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.
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This chicken dish was a huge hit in my house!!! So easy to make and everyone loved it! It’s going right into our meal rotation.
Wow. You weren’t kidding. This came together SO fast, was SO easy, and was SOOOO delicious. It’s going in the regular rotation for sure. We ate it with a side salad- a perfect weeknight meal.
Oh I’m so glad to hear it, Leigh Anne!!! Thanks so much for leaving feedback! :)
This look delish! And I would love a family post on sleep training you did with both boys. I always enjoy real life stories and experiences to add to all the articles and books I’m reading. Have an almost 3 month old and am thinking/worrying about the “putting down awake” concept a loT! Love everything you post- food and family! :)
Wow! This looks amazing! I can’t wait to try it out!
This could not have come at a better time – we are also doing sleep training with our 4 month old, and any quick and easy dinner is necessary with a) sleep deprivation and b) 2 other kiddos underfoot. This looks dreamy!
Good luck, Mama!! I hope you love the meal, too!
Perfect chicken dinner for when I don’t want to use the oven and need a quick meal!
Yes, exactly! Great for the spring/summer as the temperatures begin to heat up!
Can you give some suggestions on make your own baby food? I want to make some for my grand daughter and would love some suggestions.
You bet, Kristi! I wrote a whole post about it when my oldest was young! https://iowagirleats.com/2014/05/05/how-to-make-your-own-baby-food-blendtec-blender-giveaway/
That looks really good, but my cook is not big on avocado and cheese, so we’ll see if he’ll try it. He’s great at grilling chicken thighs in BBQ sauce. That’s one of my favorite meals.
BACON + Cheddar is a match made in heaven!! This is a great combo- my boyfriend would LOVE it. He’s a bacon fiend!
Me too! ;) Hope you guys love it!
I can’t wait to try this recipe, looks perfect for busy week nights. I have a 3 year old and almost 4 month old so evenings get chaotic. What kind of sleep training are you doing? I have been thinking that’s in our near future as well. Good luck Momma!
I put him down awake (no pacifier, with an arm out of the swaddle to suck his fingers if he can,) then let him try and put himself to sleep. If he cries I go up at 5 minutes to soothe (kisses, chest rub, etc) for a minute, then leave, let him cry for 7 minutes, go in and soothe, then 10 minutes, etc. So far he hasn’t gone past the second 7 minute cry session so fingers crossed he can keep it up! ??
Thank you! I love this plan as I need to end the rocking to sleep.
It’s hard because rocking to sleep works so well (and is soooo sweet and snuggly!!) but, for us, sleep training has really paid off with both boys. I know CIO even modified like we do is not for everyone, but Cam is already sleeping through the night since we started this last week!
Yum! Chicken breast is our fave, my husband doesn’t like the texture of thighs. This looks great! Do you have any bacon brand suggestions? I try to pick brands without nitrates, but some of them cook up terribly.
Yes! I am a mega fan of Applegate Low-Sodium Sunday Bacon – it’s the only kind I buy:
15 minutes and one pot meal? Count me in. Plus, melted cheese and avocado. YUM!
This looks delicious and hearty! I’d probably have to stick some sort of potato on the side to get the SO to eat it, but herbed potato wedges would probably go great with this!