Hasselback Chicken

5 from 2 votes

Hasselback Chicken stuffs bacon, zucchini, and cheese between the slices. A delicious low carb dish for a fancy occasion.

Prep Time10

Cook Time25

Total Time35

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 324kcal

Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray an 8x8-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
Make 5-6 slices, about ¾ inch apart, into the top side of the chicken. Be sure NOT to go all the way through when slicing. You want your chicken breast to stay as a single serving piece.
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
Combine the ranch seasoning mix, dried parsley flakes, salt, and black pepper in a small bowl.
2 teaspoons ranch seasoning mix, ½ teaspoon dried parsley flakes, ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Season each of the sliced chicken breasts with the seasoning mix. Be sure that you get the seasoning down into the openings of each of the slices.
Gently open up each of the slices in the chicken breasts and add a piece of Canadian bacon and a slice of zucchini. Depending on how wide your pieces of chicken are, you may be able to fit two slices each of the Canadian bacon and zucchini.
3 ounces Canadian bacon, ½ cup zucchini
Once the Hasselback chicken has been stuffed, transfer them (fillings side up) to the prepared baking dish. Top each of the chicken breasts with ¼ cup each of the shredded Monterey jack cheese. Push some of the cheese into the crevices so your other filling still shows through when baked.
½ cup Monterey jack cheese
Bake for 25 minutes or until the internal temperature of the thickest part of the chicken reaches 165°F, and the cheese is lightly browned. Allow the chicken to rest for 2-3 minutes before serving.

Storage:

To Store: This Hasselback chicken is best served while warm. Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container for up to 2 days in the refrigerator.
To Reheat: Reheat in the oven or microwave until heated through.

Tips:

You can place the hasselback chicken under the broiler for 2-3 minutes to brown the cheese a little more, if desired, without overcooking the chicken.
Be sure that when you are choosing your pieces of boneless skinless chicken breast, you use two pieces that are very similarly sized. If your pieces are on the larger side, you may have to add a couple extra minutes to your cooking time. You do not want to use thin cutlet pieces for this recipe.
Gruyere, or Swiss cheese are great substitutes for the Monterey jack cheese.
This recipe can easily be doubled for a family of 4. You will need to bake your pieces in a 9x13-sized baking dish if making more than two servings.