Keto Jalapeño Popper Chicken Recipe

Keto Jalapeño Popper Chicken Recipe is packed with so much amazing flavor. This chicken is layered with cream cheese, bacon and jalapeno’s for a meal sure to impress.

Keto Jalapeño Popper Chicken

The entire family loves chicken so we tend to cook a lot of recipes with chicken as a main ingredient. However, after a while it can get boring.

I came up with this Jalapeno Cream Cheese Chicken to jazz up boring chicken and boy did it do the trick! It has just enough heat to spice things up but not so much that the kid’s can’t eat it.

It’s a hit with the entire family and everyone loves the cream cheese and bacon. It is the best meal and no one will ever call chicken boring again!

If you enjoyed our Jalapeno Popper Stuffed Chicken Breasts Recipe but want a Keto and low carb option, this Jalapeno Popper Chicken with Bacon Recipe is sure to impress!

One of our favorite snacks or appetizers is this Cheese Stuffed Jalapeno Peppers Recipe.  If you enjoy recipes with jalapeno’s and cheese as much as our family does, you must try this Jalapeno Chicken Bake.

Let’s make Jalapeno Popper Chicken Casserole!

It’s rich and creamy and just the best recipe! Everyone gobbles this up and asks for seconds.

What do you serve with Low Carb Jalapeno Popper Chicken?

It’s really good with Grilled Green Beans for an easy side dish recipe. If you don’t want to fire up the grill try making these Delicious Roasted Green Beans. 

We really love bacon so sometimes we will have Bacon Wrapped Asparagus with this chicken. I mean can you really ever have enough bacon?

And some nights it’s just crazy busy so I put together a simple side salad and call it a day!

Ingredients for Keto Jalapeño popper chicken:

• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 tsp garlic salt
• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 3 jalapeno peppers
• 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated
• 1/2 cup crumbled crispy bacon

How to make Keto Jalapeño Popper Chicken Recipe:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2. Fry your bacon to make them crispy.

3. Filet the chicken breasts so they are thinner.

4. Lay the chicken flat in a 9×13 baking pan.

5. Season the chicken with the garlic salt.

6. Spread the softened cream cheese over the top.

7. Remove the seeds from the jalapeños using a spoon and then dice them up.

8. Chop up the cooked bacon.

9. Sprinkle the sharp cheddar cheese over the chicken.

10. Then top with the bacon and jalapenos.

11. Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

Allow it to cool slightly for 5 minutes and then serve. Salt and pepper to taste.

Note: Wear gloves when working with jalapenos to protect your skin. Also you can use buy precooked bacon at the store. It will save you time.

Sometimes I like to also add pepper jack cheese. Yum!

You can also add olive oil to a small bowl and brush chicken with it prior to cooking.

Keto Jalapeño Popper chicken is a great recipe and keto friendly that everyone will get excited about. 

It’s a fabulous way to jazz up boring chicken with tons of flavor in this recipe! This Keto Jalapeño Popper Chicken recipe will not disappoint.

It’s totally optional but I use a meat tenderizer to flatten the meat and it also makes it so tender. If you do not have a meat tenderizer, they are worth purchasing. 

Try this recipe today and treat your family to a special dinner. The blends of cheese with the jalapeno’s make a delicious combination that is simply wonderful in chicken.

The cream cheese makes it so rich and creamy that eating Keto is so delicious and tasty.

Tip for Keto Jalapeño Popper Chicken:

This recipe is perfect in a 9×13 casserole dish. The ones with the lid are really handy if you are taking this dish somewhere.

I use the disposable pans for really busy nights to make clean up a breeze.  It helps so much on those busy nights.

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Keto Jalapeño popper chicken

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Resting Time

5 mins

Total Time

40 mins

 

Keto Jalapeño Popper Chicken Recipe is packed with so much amazing flavor. Lots of cheese, bacon and more make this Keto Jalapeño Popper Chicken oh so good.

Course: Main

Cuisine: American

Keyword: keto jalapeno popper chicken

Servings: 7

Calories: 227 kcal

Author: Eating on a Dime

Ingredients

• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 tsp garlic salt
• 8 oz cream cheese softened
• 3 jalapeno peppers
• 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese grated
• 1/2 cup crumbled crispy bacon

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Fry your bacon to make them crispy.
3. Filet the chicken breasts so they are thinner.
4. Lay the chicken flat in a 9x13 baking pan.
5. Season the chicken with the garlic salt.
6. Spread the softened cream cheese over the top.
7. Remove the seeds from the jalapeños using a spoon and then dice them up.
8. Chop up the cooked bacon.
9. Sprinkle the sharp cheddar cheese over the chicken.
10. 10. Then top with the bacon and jalapenos.
11. 11. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

Recipe Notes

Wear gloves when working with jalapenos to protect your skin.

Also you can use buy precooked bacon at the store. It will save you time.

Allow it to cool slightly for 5 minutes and then serve.

 

Nutrition Facts

Keto Jalapeño popper chicken

Amount Per Serving

Calories 227 Calories from Fat 144

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 16g 25%

Saturated Fat 8g 40%

Cholesterol 86mg 29%

Sodium 574mg 24%

Potassium 307mg 9%

Total Carbohydrates 1g 0%

Sugars 1g

Protein 17g 34%

Vitamin A 12%

Vitamin C 9.6%

Calcium 9.3%

Iron 2.3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.