BBQ, Avocado, Bacon and Cheddar Chicken takes just 5 ingredients and 15 minutes to cook. Easy, cheesy, and totally irresistible!
“This was a big hit at my house tonight! Was told to make them regularly. It was easy and quick to prepare and tasted delicious.”
We’re in the middle of sleep training my youngest which means by the time dinner rolls around I have roughly 1/2 a working brain cell — give or take 1/2 a brain cell.
That said, I’m so glad to have the recipe for BBQ, Avocado, Bacon and Cheddar Chicken in my back pocket. This 5 ingredient, 15 minute, 1 skillet recipe is easy enough to make in ones sleep.
Easy Chicken Cutlet Recipe
This recipe takes some of my favorite flavors and textures including sizzling bacon, creamy avocado, gooey cheddar cheese, and smokey BBQ sauce and piles it high atop chicken cutlets.
I love slicing chicken breasts in half to create chicken cutlets because it not only stretches a chicken breast to feed more people, but cutlets cook in half the time as a regular chicken breast.
We eat this low-carb, gluten free, mouthwatering chicken with big side salads and call it dinner. Quick, super satisfying, and did I mention nearly easy enough to make in your sleep?!
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How to Make this Recipe
Start by browning bacon that’s been cut in half in a large skillet over medium heat. Remove the bacon to a paper towel lined plate to drain then remove all but 1 Tablespoon grease from the skillet and turn the heat up slightly.
Next, add salt and pepper to chicken cutlets that have been cut from 2 chicken breasts (just cut them in half width wise) and add to the skillet. Saute until golden brown on one side, 2-3 minutes, then flip.
After flipping, spread your favorite BBQ sauce over the top of each cutlet.
Now add the rest of the goodies: 2 cooked bacon halves followed by avocado slices and freshly shredded cheddar cheese.
Place a lid on top of the skillet then continue cooking until the cheese has melted, 2 minutes or so. Since the chicken is cut so thin it will be cooked through in no time.
Plate the chicken then serve with a big side salad, or roasted or Air Fried veggies.
Whatever’s on the side, I hope you LOVE this easy and scrumptious BBQ, Avocado, Bacon and Cheddar Chicken. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 4 slices bacon, cut in half
- 2 chicken breasts, ~1lb, sliced in half widthwise to create cutlets
- salt and pepper
- 1/3 cup BBQ sauce
- 1 avocado, thinly sliced
- 4 oz freshly shredded cheddar cheese
Directions
- Add bacon halves to a large, 12″ skillet over medium heat then saute until browned. Remove bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain then remove all but 1 Tablespoon bacon grease from the skillet and turn the heat up slightly.
- Season chicken cutlets on both sides with salt and pepper then add to the skillet and saute until golden brown on one side, 2-3 minutes. Flip then spread a heaping Tablespoon BBQ sauce on top of each cutlet, followed by 2 halves of bacon, 1/4 of the avocado slices, and 1/4 of the shredded cheese. Place a lid on top of the skillet then cook until the cheese has melted and chicken is cooked through, 2 minutes. Transfer onto plates then serve.
Nutrition
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This was a big hit at my house tonight! Was told to make them regularly. It was easy and quick to prepare and tasted delicious.
I’m thrilled to hear this, Chip!! Thank you so much for your feedback and recipe rating!
Kristen – your recipes make me happy! I line up one or two each week to include in the rotation. It’s so nice to have a variety to look forward to! In the queue right now – this one, Mongolian beef noodle bowls and then bbq chicken quesadillas. Thanks!!
A fabulous line up! I hope you love each and every one – thank you so much for cooking along with me!
I absolutely loved this recipe. It was so quick and easy and full of wonderful flavor.
Love this recipe. What are the macros? Carb, protein, fat…
These are SOOOO good! The recipe is so easy to put together too.
This is a great and simple meal. Plus my wife loves avocados. This was definitely delicious with a few added ingredients…
Winner winner! My hubby gave this 2 thumbs way up!
Big hit tonight, I couldn’t believe how fast chicken cooked. Thanks!
Yeah those cutlets are such a dream for busy weeknights!
Thank you! I pinned so much and what fun to read! Keep up the great work. My daughter is taking me to Italy later this year and I just can”t wait ;)
Kristin, I tell my people, “It’s from Iowa Girl Eats!” if they are unsure about what I am serving on Experiment Night (I came up with that name, because when they were little, they hated it when I tried new recipes, but I explained that I am a cook who can’t get bored and needs to experiment…as long as they knew it was coming, they seemed okay with it). Anyway…..this recipe was POPULAR. AND EASY. And YUMMY. Definitely a keeper:)
Oh my goodness! I do the same thing!! When I make a new recipe for dinner they will invariably disect it before they even try eating it – unless I tell them it is an Iowa Girl Eats recipe, then all is well! They just dig in and know it will be tasty.