Ingredients
2
2 servings
- •cooking spray
- •½ teaspoon onion powder
- •½ teaspoon garlic powder
- •½ teaspoon seasoned salt
- •½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- •2 skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs
- •¼ cup pesto
- •2 tablespoons shredded mozzarella cheese
- •4 slices bacon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil; mist with cooking spray.
- Mix onion powder, garlic powder, seasoned salt, and pepper together in a bowl.
- Sprinkle onion powder mixture over both sides of the chicken thighs. Lift up the skin to create a pocket; stuff pocket with 2 tablespoons of pesto and 1 tablespoon of mozzarella cheese. Wrap chicken with 2 slices of bacon, using bacon to seal the pocket. Place chicken thighs seam-side down on the baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the chicken, near the bone, reads at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 1 hour.
Nutritional Facts
Per 2 servings
- Calories: 466
- Carbohydrate: 4g
- Fat: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 33g
- Sugar: 0g
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