Cheesy Bacon Pull Apart Chicken: Gooey cheese, crisp bacon and tender chicken make up this easy and delicious appetizer, snack or can even be a whole meal!
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time20 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chicken
Servings: 4
Calories: 158.7kcal
Ingredients
About 1 pound chicken chunksnuggets, or popcorn chicken*
2cupsshredded mozzarella
1cupshredded parmesanYou can use the powdered kind too, if you like
3-4strips turkey baconcrumbled (You can also use turkey bacon bits from the grocery store if you like)
1teaspoongarlic powder
Instructions
Arrange your chicken chunks on a baking sheet as closely together as you can, but not on top of each other. Bake this in the oven at the temperature and time listed on the package directions. *If you are using leftover chicken that you made the night before (these chicken strips would be excellent for that, don't fret over them being strips vs. nuggets), just place them on a baking sheet and put them in a 350 oven for about ten minutes.
Remove from oven and generously top them with mozzarella and parmesan. Then, sprinkle garlic powder over all. Top with crumbled bacon.
Return to oven for about 5 minutes, or until cheese is fully melted.
Notes
*The chicken used for this recipe can be frozen, fresh, or leftover but they should be fully cooked and merely reheated for this recipe.