Cheesy Bacon Ranch Chicken | Low Carb Keto Recipe

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheddar

💰Cheaper: colby jack cheese

Colby jack is often less expensive and melts well.

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: pork belly

Turkey bacon is lower in fat, while pork belly is often cheaper.

Heat a saucepan over medium to high heat and add olive oil and bacon strips.

Cook the bacon for 5 to 7 minutes until crispy, allowing the fat to render down.

Remove the bacon from the pan, leaving the bacon fat behind.

Add chicken breasts to the pan, season both sides with salt and black pepper.

Cook the chicken for 10 to 15 minutes, turning every five minutes until cooked through.

While the chicken is cooking, prepare the ranch seasoning by mixing garlic powder, dried milk powder, onion powder, mixed dried herbs, dried parsley, salt, and pepper in a bowl.

Cut the cooked bacon into pieces and chop fresh chives.

Once the chicken is cooked, cover it with foil to keep it juicy.

Sprinkle the ranch seasoning over the chicken, quickly flip it over for a second, and then flip it back to seal in the seasoning.

Sprinkle grated mozzarella cheese on top of the chicken and cover with foil to melt the cheese for a minute or two.

Sprinkle the bacon pieces over the melted cheese and top with fresh chives before serving.

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