BACON-WRAPPED CHICKEN PESTO

Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Pesto image

I made this for a quick, yummy anniversary dinner and served with garlic Parmesan rice.

Provided by lexidoodlebug

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Thigh Recipes

Time 1h10m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

cooking spray
½ teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon seasoned salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
2 skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs
¼ cup pesto
2 tablespoons shredded mozzarella cheese
4 slices bacon

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil; mist with cooking spray.
Mix onion powder, garlic powder, seasoned salt, and pepper together in a bowl.
Sprinkle onion powder mixture over both sides of the chicken thighs. Lift up the skin to create a pocket; stuff pocket with 2 tablespoons of pesto and 1 tablespoon of mozzarella cheese. Wrap chicken with 2 slices of bacon, using bacon to seal the pocket. Place chicken thighs seam-side down on the baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the chicken, near the bone, reads at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 465.9 calories, Carbohydrate 4 g, Cholesterol 105 mg, Fat 34.8 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 33.3 g, SaturatedFat 10.3 g, Sodium 991.5 mg, Sugar 0.4 g