This Jalapeno Popper Chicken Skillet is a tasty full dinner version of jalapeno poppers. Made with chicken breasts, bacon, cream cheese, jalapeno peppers and cheddar cheese, this chicken skillet recipe is an easy to make low carb dinner recipe.
Jalapeno Popper Chicken Skillet
I love jalapeno poppers. Depending on my mood depends on how I make them. Sometimes I make sausage stuffed jalapeno peppers other times I just use cream cheese and cheddar cheese and wrap them in bacon.
However they take a bit of time to make so I wanted something with the amazing flavors of jalapeno poppers but with an easy to make dinner recipe.
Easy Chicken Dinner Recipe
Everything HAS to be easy for me to make it. With 4 kids, homeschooling, working and everything else that life involves I need easy. The great thing about making chicken skillet recipes is that they are SUPER easy to make.
I find that Chicken is the easiest meat for me to make when it comes to busy nights. It is a meat that everyone in my house loves, but it is also very easy to come up with different recipes that have different flavors.
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What to Serve with Jalapeno Popper Chicken Skillet
This easy chicken skillet recipe has lots of side dish options that pair well with it. Normally we do a salad but if you are looking for other low carb side dish options, check these out!
Jalapeno Popper Chicken Skillet Ingredients
- 2.5 pound chicken breast
- 5 ounces cream cheese
- 8 ounces bacon (roughly 6 slices)
- 3/4 cup diced and seeded jalapeno peppers
- 1.5 cups cheddar cheese
How to Make Jalapeno Popper Chicken Skillet
Cook bacon in skillet on medium heat until cripsy and set aside. While bacon is cooking cut chicken breast into bite sized pieces.
When bacon is done remove it from skillet, add the chicken to the pan and cook in the bacon grease.
Cook for 8 minutes on medium heat and then add in the diced jalapeno peppers.
Continue cooking until chicken is done cooking. While chicken is cooking, cut the cream cheese into chunks and shred your cheddar cheese.
When chicken is done, turn temperature down to low and add the cream cheese and stir until the cream cheese is melted.
Sprinkle the cheddar cheese on top of and put a glas skillet lid on top until cheese is melted.
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Jalapeno Popper Chicken Skillet
Ingredients
- 2.5 pound chicken breast
- 5 ounces cream cheese
- 8 ounces bacon roughly 6 slices
- 3/4 cup diced and seeded jalapeno peppers
- 1.5 cups cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Cook bacon in skillet on medium heat until cripsy and set aside. While bacon is cooking cut chicken breast into bite sized pieces.
- When bacon is done remove it from skillet, add the chicken to the pan and cook in the bacon grease.
- Cook for 8 minutes on medium heat and then add in the diced jalapeno peppers.
- Continue cooking until chicken is done cooking. While chicken is cooking, cut the cream cheese into chunks and shred your cheddar cheese.
- When chicken is done, turn temperature down to low and add the cream cheese and stir until the cream cheese is melted.
- Sprinkle the cheddar cheese on top of and put a glas skillet lid on top until cheese is melted.
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