Name: Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Pesto
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Cooking spray -; Onion Powder - ½ teaspoon; Garlic powder - ½ teaspoon; Seasoned salt - ½ teaspoon; Ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon; Skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs - 2; Pesto - ¼ cup; Shredded mozzarella cheese - 2 tablespoons; Bacon - 4 slices

Recipe information

Cooking:

10 min.

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Ingredients for - Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Pesto

1. Cooking spray -

2. Onion Powder - ½ teaspoon

3. Garlic powder - ½ teaspoon

4. Seasoned salt - ½ teaspoon

5. Ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon

6. Skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs - 2

7. Pesto - ¼ cup

8. Shredded mozzarella cheese - 2 tablespoons

9. Bacon - 4 slices

How to cook deliciously - Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Pesto

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil; mist with cooking spray.

2. Stage

Mix onion powder, garlic powder, seasoned salt, and pepper together in a bowl.

3. Stage

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.

4. Stage

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.