Cheesy Bacon Pull Apart Chicken Recipe
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We have these coupons that we bought as part of a fundraiser for something or another that my niece was involved in. Anyway, they are Domino’s pizza coupons so while I am writing my book, we’ve started getting carryout pizza on Saturday nights. You know, big weekend plans and all that…
Well, the past few times my husband has gone after our little half price pizza, he has come home with a tiny box of this cheesy pull apart chicken stuff, sprinkled with bacon. Apparently, this has become his weekly treat. I gotta admit, it is pretty good. Seeing as how he has grown to love it so much, I decided to make my own version, so that is what I am sharing with you today. As with most homemade things, you get twice as much for half the price, which is always a plus!
Recipe Ingredients:
- Shredded Mozzarella
- Any type of bacon you like
- Shredded Parmesan
- Garlic Powder
- Chicken nuggets of some kind*
A Note About The Chicken
*You can make your chicken bites from scratch (maybe make this recipe the night before and double it so you have extras in the fridge) or buy them in the store to save money. Any type of chicken nugget or popcorn chicken will do but I went for Chicken Breast Chunks so we’d have that wonderful bite of actual pieces of non-formed chicken.
Technically, the Domino’s version of this has tomatoes in it somewhere. However, I’ve never tasted or spotted any form of tomatoes in it. I don’t know if my Domino’s leaves this out, if my eyesight and taste buds have joined together and decided to fail me completely, or if the aliens are eating all the tomatoes out of our order before Ricky gets it home, but I’ve never spied even the tiniest tomato particle. So I made this based on what I have tasted.
Arrange your chicken chunks on a baking sheet as closely together as you can, but not really on top of each other. Bake this in the oven at the temperature and time listed on the package directions.
If you are using leftover chicken that you made the night before (these chicken strips would be excellent for that, don’t fret over them being strips vs. nuggets), just place them on a baking sheet and put them in a 350 oven for about ten minutes.
Remove from oven and give them a very generous sprinkling of mozzarella and parmesan. Then, sprinkle garlic powder over all.
Top with turkey bacon.
Return to oven for about 5 minutes, or until cheese is fully melted.
Enjoy!
Ingredients
- About 1 pound chicken chunks nuggets, or popcorn chicken*
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella
- 1 cup shredded parmesan You can use the powdered kind too, if you like
- 3-4 strips turkey bacon crumbled (You can also use turkey bacon bits from the grocery store if you like)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Arrange your chicken chunks on a baking sheet as closely together as you can, but not on top of each other. Bake this in the oven at the temperature and time listed on the package directions. *If you are using leftover chicken that you made the night before (these chicken strips would be excellent for that, don't fret over them being strips vs. nuggets), just place them on a baking sheet and put them in a 350 oven for about ten minutes.
- Remove from oven and generously top them with mozzarella and parmesan. Then, sprinkle garlic powder over all. Top with crumbled bacon.
- Return to oven for about 5 minutes, or until cheese is fully melted.
Notes
Nutrition
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Thank you for your great recipes. My husband, like yours, loves that chicken…but I never thought about doing it myself! ( hand plant to the head!!)
I absolutely love the new option of pinning a recipe for later, on the front page of the newsletter. It is so easy to use, and a lot less hassle of trying to find the recipe on Pintrest, and then pinning it.
It is truly a blessing for you to be able to share your family with all of us. Please continue to do so!!
I will never forget how Awesome Brady was to Jax! From the time we first met (Little Caesars… Not a Dominos!). He has always been so nice and good to Jax! Even with the age difference! It wasn’t too long after we met and we were heading to Shaggys for a fundraiser for Brady’s school. Jax was looking forward to hanging out with Brady, but I remember telling him on the way over, “Now Jax, this fundraiser is for Brady’s school, so Brady is going to be there with all of his school friends, so you probably won’t see a whole lot of him tonight…” Well, as soon as we walked in the door, Brady ran up, grabbed Jax and led him over to where he was sitting with all of his school friends and introduced him to everyone… And Jax felt so cool to be sitting with Brady and all of his school friends! Made his night (and mine too!). Brady is just THAT awesome! You’ve raised a great one!
(P.S… And Katy too… But I’ll leave that story for another post!)
When I hear a kid is taking Latin I know it’s good news right there!!
🙂 Thank you Shelzp!!
Love your stories. I click on your posts as much to share your life as to share your recipes.
Ohh, thank you so much Marcy!!! I hope you have a great day!!
Hi Christy so good to see lovely photos of Brady, he will be a fine man one day soon and you will wonder where the time went. My son is now 25 and a dad himself. I could not ask for a better person than my son, he is kind, caring, considerate, truthful, has integrity, a funny sense of humor and is so patient with his little daughter. I am a proud mum as I know you must be too.
Hi Judi! I am finding out just how quickly the time really does pass!! What a wonderful son you have!!
Our kids are all grown and have families of their own so now it’s the grandkids that are growing up too quickly. I have always been really close to our oldest grandson (he’s 16 now also) and until he turned about 13 he was at Granny and Grandpa’s house EVERY weekend or school holiday. He was my running buddy for whatever adventure we could think up. I REALLY miss him coming over all the time (-sniff-) but, like you, I am so very proud of the young man he is becoming. He is going to school half a day – to the vo-tech a half a day – and works early evenings most days. He has out grown me and his Grandpa and that’s how it should be. One of our best memories of his being over all the time was our trying new things in the kitchen – I’ll have to try this wonderful sounding recipe and make it for him on one of his rare visits (and then give him the recipe – he’s a pretty good cook, too).
Keep on with your stories (which I love – it’s like listening to my best friends or family talking) – if they bother some people – that’s their loss!
Hey Twila! I am with you,I know that is how it is supposed to be, but it does still stings a bit doesn’t it?
It does sting – BIG TIME – sometimes, but that’s how life is! It truly makes me enjoy the times we get together! Cherish the growing up years – they fly by way to fast!!
Your “son story” was wonderfully expressed. 🙂 Can’t wait to try this recipe! And why some folks would want to get right to the recipe, well, they might be pressed for time. I occasionally go straight to the recipe, but love when my time is free to go back and listen to your stories! I love them as much as the recipes!
Thank you so much Laura!!! I am so glad to hear that you are enjoying the recipes and the stories!!