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My Stuffed Chicken with Asparagus & Bacon has only 3 ingredients and a 5-minute preparation but it will impress your dinner company time after time.

Stuffed Chicken with Asparagus & Bacon on a white plate with a side salad

Stuffed Chicken with Asparagus Wrapped in Bacon – Low Carb, Keto, Grain-Free, Gluten-Free, THM S

I love just about anything wrapped in bacon and this bacon wrapped asparagus chicken did not disappoint. My kids gobbled it up, asparagus and all.

Stuffed Chicken with Asparagus Wrapped in Bacon cut in half on a white plate

When I was in Costco yesterday I was staring at the chicken tenders and thinking about how using those to make a classic stuffed chicken would be so easy. Just add in a filling and wrap the whole thing in bacon to hold it together.

Then there is no need to pound out the chicken or cut it. The tenders cook evenly, stay moist, and provide the perfect backdrop for almost any flavor.

bacon, chicken, asparagus in a baking sheet

So, I came home, made this recipe, took photos, and started to type it out. And I discovered I’m not quite the genius I thought I was. There are several bacon-wrapped chicken and asparagus recipes out there on google already.

BUT I still think mine is the best because of the use of chicken tenders to cut down the prep work.

strips of bacon with chicken and asparagus on top

I wrapped these up right on the baking sheet I was planning to cook them on.  No extra dirty dishes for me. Having a family of 7 and an apartment size dishwasher means I try to keep the dishwashing to a minimum whenever possible.

Stuffed Chicken with Asparagus & Bacon on a baking sheet

Whenever I make asparagus I snap the bottoms off as close to the end as I can. This leaves more delicious asparagus to enjoy then if I just cut off the bottom of all of them at once.

Cooked bacon wrapped asparagus chicken

My suggestion is to serve this easy meal with some keto mashed cauliflower, a simple green salad, and low carb sangria.

Stuffed Chicken with Asparagus Wrapped in Bacon - Low Carb, Keto, Grain-Free, Gluten-Free, THM S - My Stuffed Chicken with Asparagus & Bacon has only 3 ingredients and a 5 minute preparation but it will impress your dinner company time after time.

 

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Stuffed Chicken with Asparagus & Bacon
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
45 mins
 

My Stuffed Chicken with Asparagus & Bacon has only 3 ingredients and a 5-minute preparation but it will impress your dinner company time after time.

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4
Calories: 377 kcal
Author: Taryn
Ingredients
  • 8 chicken tenders about 1 lb
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 12 asparagus spears about .5 lb
  • 8 pieces bacon about .5 lb
Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400.

  2. Lay two pieces of bacon out on a baking sheet. Place 2 chicken tenders on top. Season with a little salt and pepper. Add 3 spears of asparagus. Wrap the bacon around the chicken and asparagus to hold it all together. Repeat.

  3. Bake for 40 minutes until the chicken is cooked through, the asparagus is tender, and the bacon is crisp.

Nutrition Facts
Stuffed Chicken with Asparagus & Bacon
Amount Per Serving
Calories 377 Calories from Fat 225
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 25g 38%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Cholesterol 109mg 36%
Sodium 798mg 33%
Potassium 646mg 18%
Total Carbohydrates 3g 1%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Sugars 1g
Protein 32g 64%
Vitamin A 9.7%
Vitamin C 5.5%
Calcium 2.2%
Iron 10.4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Comments

  3. I noticed you do not have the amount per serving for any of your recipes. How can one know how many servings of each recipe you can have without going over your macros?
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      • My mistake I didn’t see the servings at the top. However I was referring to the amount per serving which is not listed on any of the recipes. How do you know how many ounces, cups, grams you may have when it isn’t listed?
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        • I'm sorry but I do not calculate that. I don't use macros myself but try to provide them as a courtesy to my readers. In any recipe, you can weigh the final product on a kitchen scale and divide by the servings listed. In most, you should be able to just eye it up. This calls for 8 chicken tenders which makes 4 pieces of stuffed chicken. A serving is one piece of stuffed chicken.
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  4. The green salad suggested in the description called simple green salad, link goes to a greek salad, not at all looking like the salad you have on the top pic of this dish. I am really new to this cooking healthy and especially this Keto diet. How do I make the salad that is pictured on top?
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    • Hi Jeff, the salad in the pictures is just spring mix (any grocery store sells it pre-mixed) with a few grape tomatoes. I just spritz it with olive oil and drizzle on a bit of vinegar. Sorry, there isn't a specific recipe.
      Reply

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