Easy Alice Springs Chicken

This Alice Springs chicken casserole is a quick and easy copycat recipe made with chicken breasts wrapped with hickory-smoked bacon, baked, and covered with cheese.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 568 Calories

Ingredients

• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
• 2 limes, halved
• 4 slices hickory-smoked thick-cut bacon
• 1.5 cups shredded mild Cheddar cheese

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Place chicken breasts in a baking dish; season with salt and pepper.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is just slightly pink in the center, about 25 minutes. Remove from the oven.

Step 4

Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat, turning occasionally, until most of the fat has rendered, about 5 minutes. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate. Wrap 2 bacon strips around each chicken breast in the baking dish.

Step 5

Sprinkle chicken with Cheddar cheese. Continue baking until cheese is melted, 2 to 5 minutes. Serve with limes.

Step 6

Return chicken to the oven and continue baking until bacon is crispy and chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).