Bacon-Wrapped Chicken and Potato Melts
Bacon-Wrapped Chicken and Potato Melts
Ingredients
For the Cream Cheese Mixture
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 3 eggs, yolks separated and strained
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
For the Melts
- 1 cup hard cheese, grated (such as mozzarella or cheddar)
- 12 slices bacon, thinly sliced
- 2 potatoes, medium, peeled and thinly sliced into rounds
- 1 chicken breast, boneless, skinless, patted dry and sliced into thin strips
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground, or as needed
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika, smoked, or as needed
For Serving
- 1/4 cup BBQ sauce, for drizzling, or as needed
- 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped, for garnish, or as needed
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 400°F. Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
⏱️ 10 min•🌡️ 400
- 2
In a medium bowl, combine the softened cream cheese, strained egg yolks, and finely chopped fresh parsley. Mix thoroughly with a spoon until smooth and well combined. Set aside.
⏱️ 5 min
- 3
In a separate mixing bowl, combine the grated hard cheese with the prepared cream cheese mixture. Mix until fully incorporated.
⏱️ 3 min
- 4
Take an empty 8-ounce cream cheese container (or a similar small, oven-safe mold) and line its interior with 3-4 slices of bacon. The bacon slices should overlap slightly and extend beyond the rim of the container, flaring out. Press the bacon gently against the sides to form a mold.
⏱️ 5 min
- 5
Begin layering the ingredients inside the bacon-lined mold. Start with a layer of thinly sliced potatoes at the bottom. Season the potatoes lightly with black pepper and paprika.
⏱️ 2 min
- 6
Add a layer of the sliced chicken breast on top of the seasoned potatoes. Season the chicken with a pinch of black pepper and paprika.
⏱️ 2 min
- 7
Spread a layer of the prepared cream cheese and grated cheese mixture over the chicken.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Repeat the layering process: potatoes (seasoned), chicken (seasoned), and then the cream cheese mixture. Finish with a final layer of seasoned potatoes on top.
⏱️ 3 min
- 9
Fold the overhanging bacon slices from the sides of the mold over the top of the layered ingredients, completely enclosing the filling to form a compact bundle.
⏱️ 2 min
- 10
Carefully invert the bacon-wrapped bundle onto the prepared baking tray, so the wrapped side is now the base. Repeat steps 4-9 to create 3 more bundles for a total of 4 servings.
⏱️ 5 min
- 11
Bake the bundles in the preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until the bacon is crispy and golden brown, the chicken is cooked through, and the potatoes are tender.
⏱️ 40 min•🌡️ 400
- 12
Remove from the oven. Let the melts rest for a few minutes before serving. Drizzle with BBQ sauce and garnish with fresh basil, if desired.
⏱️ 5 min
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Bacon-Wrapped Chicken and Potato Melts
Ingredients
For the Cream Cheese Mixture
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 3 eggs, yolks separated and strained
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
For the Melts
- 1 cup hard cheese, grated (such as mozzarella or cheddar)
- 12 slices bacon, thinly sliced
- 2 potatoes, medium, peeled and thinly sliced into rounds
- 1 chicken breast, boneless, skinless, patted dry and sliced into thin strips
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground, or as needed
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika, smoked, or as needed
For Serving
- 1/4 cup BBQ sauce, for drizzling, or as needed
- 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped, for garnish, or as needed
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 400°F. Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
⏱️ 10 min•🌡️ 400 - 2
In a medium bowl, combine the softened cream cheese, strained egg yolks, and finely chopped fresh parsley. Mix thoroughly with a spoon until smooth and well combined. Set aside.
⏱️ 5 min - 3
In a separate mixing bowl, combine the grated hard cheese with the prepared cream cheese mixture. Mix until fully incorporated.
⏱️ 3 min - 4
Take an empty 8-ounce cream cheese container (or a similar small, oven-safe mold) and line its interior with 3-4 slices of bacon. The bacon slices should overlap slightly and extend beyond the rim of the container, flaring out. Press the bacon gently against the sides to form a mold.
⏱️ 5 min - 5
Begin layering the ingredients inside the bacon-lined mold. Start with a layer of thinly sliced potatoes at the bottom. Season the potatoes lightly with black pepper and paprika.
⏱️ 2 min - 6
Add a layer of the sliced chicken breast on top of the seasoned potatoes. Season the chicken with a pinch of black pepper and paprika.
⏱️ 2 min - 7
Spread a layer of the prepared cream cheese and grated cheese mixture over the chicken.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Repeat the layering process: potatoes (seasoned), chicken (seasoned), and then the cream cheese mixture. Finish with a final layer of seasoned potatoes on top.
⏱️ 3 min - 9
Fold the overhanging bacon slices from the sides of the mold over the top of the layered ingredients, completely enclosing the filling to form a compact bundle.
⏱️ 2 min - 10
Carefully invert the bacon-wrapped bundle onto the prepared baking tray, so the wrapped side is now the base. Repeat steps 4-9 to create 3 more bundles for a total of 4 servings.
⏱️ 5 min - 11
Bake the bundles in the preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until the bacon is crispy and golden brown, the chicken is cooked through, and the potatoes are tender.
⏱️ 40 min•🌡️ 400 - 12
Remove from the oven. Let the melts rest for a few minutes before serving. Drizzle with BBQ sauce and garnish with fresh basil, if desired.
⏱️ 5 min