Apple Bacon Baked Chicken

Chicken Breast - Meat and Poultry

This is a nice spin on traditional baked chicken and apples - bacon makes it that much better! This recipe can be easily adapted for the fall fruits or veggies you have on hand, and is delicious served with mashed sweet potatoes.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 1hr

Additional: 2hrs

Total: 3hrs15 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Apple Bacon Baked Chicken

Ingredients

½ cup dried cranberries

½ cup apple cider

1 tablespoon olive oil

4 skinless

boneless chicken breast halves

salt and ground black pepper to taste

½ cup stone-ground mustard

½ cup applesauce

4 slices bacon

halved crosswise

2 Granny Smith apples

quartered

2 sweet onions (such as Vidalia®)

quartered

Meat and Poultry

Directions

Step 1

Soak cranberries in apple cider in a bowl until cranberries are rehydrated 2 to 6 hours.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Coat bottom of a baking dish with olive oil.

Step 3

Arrange chicken breasts in the prepared baking dish; sprinkle with salt and black pepper.

Step 4

Whisk mustard and applesauce together in a small bowl; spoon over chicken breasts. Lay two half-slices of bacon atop each chicken breast. Arrange apples and onions around chicken. Add cranberries pouring any remaining apple cider over chicken. Cover dish with aluminum foil.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Remove aluminum foil and continue baking until bacon is crisp and chicken breasts are no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear about 20 more minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Nutritional Information

Apple Bacon Baked Chicken

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 371

% Daily Value *

Protein: 30.7g 61%

Carbohydrates: 37.2g 12%

Dietary Fiber: 3.7g 15%

Sugars: 26.7g

Fat: 11.9g 18%

Saturated Fat: 2.8g 14%

Cholesterol: 77.1mg 26%

Vitamin A Iu: 37.2IU 1%

Niacin Equivalents: 17.8mg 137%

Vitamin B6: 0.6mg 38%

Vitamin C: 9.4mg 16%

Folate: 17.9mcg 5%

Calcium: 71.4mg 7%

Iron: 1.8mg 10%

Magnesium: 37.1mg 13%

Potassium: 500.1mg 14%

Sodium: 663mg 27%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 15%

Calories From Fat: 107.3

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.