HOUSTON CHICKEN
1 boneless chicken breast
Salt, pepper and other seasonings, to taste
1-2 tablespoons My Favorite BBQ Sauce
1-3 slices thin bacon, chopped coarsely (see my comments below)
1-2 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded (see my comments below)
Pound the chicken breast flat and place on a foil lined baking sheet. Season on both sides. Spoon the barbecue sauce on the chicken. Place the raw bacon pieces on top of the barbecue sauce. Bake at 400º 10-15 minutes until the chicken is almost done. At this point the bacon will be cooked but not browned. Take the baking pan out of the oven and raise the oven rack to the highest setting. Turn the oven to Broil and broil the chicken 3-4 minutes to brown the bacon watching it very closely. Sprinkle the cheese over the top and broil just long enough to melt the cheese.
Makes 1 serving
Per Serving: 285 Calories; 14g Fat; 36g Protein; 1g Carbohydrate; 0g Dietary Fiber; 1g Net Carb
This recipe was originally posted HERE at Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes. The nutritional counts are only approximate. They will vary depending on the barbecue sauce that you use and how much bacon and cheese you put on top.
When I make this these days, I usually make either four small breasts or two large breasts cut in half. After pounding, seasoning and adding the barbecue sauce to the chicken, I simply arrange uncut strips of bacon over each piece of chicken in a single layer. I top each breast with about three strips of bacon and place any extra bacon strips from the package on the pan between the breasts. You really need to use the thin kind of bacon for this or it won't cook properly by the time the chicken is done. After broiling the bacon to brown and crisp it, I scatter an entire 8 ounce bag of shredded cheese over the chicken and put it back in the oven to melt it. It's a lot of cheese but it's really good with that much and the bits of cheese that fall between the pieces of chicken are yummy.
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