Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Melty Bacon Swiss Chicken
Bacon and Swiss make chicken especially tempting when the cheese has melted over the top. The savory seasoning underneath keeps the chicken itself part of the appeal. Serve it straight from the dish, with a little parsley or the suggested cool ranch dressing if you like.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Total
- 30 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 7 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Chicken · Pork
- Cuisine
- American
- Cooking method
- Baking · Baked & roasted
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 30 minutes or less
A few quick notes
1. Prepare the lined dish
Line the baking dish with lightly greased foil before adding the seasoned chicken and its toppings.
2. Season before layering
Coat breasts with Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt and pepper before laying bacon and cheese over them.
3. Bake without a cover
The assembled dish bakes uncovered until the chicken is fully cooked through, then is served immediately.
Get to know the ingredients
Evenly pounded breasts
Pound the boneless skinless breasts to the listed half-inch thickness before seasoning and placing them in the dish.
Bacon not too crisp
The bacon is listed slightly undercooked rather than too crispy before it is layered over the chicken.
Swiss cheese slices
Each breast receives a Swiss slice over its bacon layer before the dish goes into the oven.
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Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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The last little job
Serve while the Swiss is melted
Once the chicken is cooked through, serve immediately and scatter with freshly chopped parsley if you'd like.
A little more help as you go
A cool dressing option
Try serving ranch dressing alongside if you enjoy a cool, creamy sauce with the chicken.
Bacon lies beneath the cheese
Place two bacon slices over each breast, then add the Swiss on top before baking.
A few questions you might have
Do I mix the Swiss into a sauce?
Use slices directly over the bacon-topped breasts; the cheese melts over the chicken while the dish bakes.
Is parsley required?
Freshly chopped parsley is optional at serving, added after the chicken has cooked through in the oven.
Does the chicken need pan-searing first?
The directions place seasoned breasts straight into the prepared baking dish before adding bacon and Swiss.
What oven temperature is specified?
Preheat to 375 degrees before preparing the foil-lined, lightly greased dish and assembling the chicken.
Can I use chicken pieces of different thicknesses?
The ingredient note specifies breasts pounded to half an inch, so prepare them to that thickness before assembling.
Any more cooking tips?
If you area sauce/ranch dressing lover, I HIGHLY recommend serving these melty swiss and bacon chicken with a side of cool and creamy ranch dressing – so amazing!
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: lecremedelacrumb.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.