I have brought you Hasselback Potatoes and Hasselback Pesto Bread, but there is a new recipe in town: Cheesy Hasselback Chicken!
You can’t beat a dinner that looks fancy but only uses a few ingredients. This hasselback chicken definitely fits the bill! You can have stuffed chicken ready for the oven in only about 10 minutes, and your family or guests will ooh and ahh when they see this pretty chicken on their plates.
I got the idea of hasselback chicken from hasselback potatoes, and of course this all made me wonder where that name came from. I was sure it was somehow inspired by David Hasselhoff, but I was sadly mistaken. I guess you can’t find time to sell Lean Pockets AND develop potato recipes…
David Hasselhoff was the Lean Pockets spokesman for a while. I’m serious.
Actually, hasselback potatoes originated in Sweden at a restaurant called Hasselbacken, thus the name. This hasselback chicken, however, originated in my kitchen, and I can’t wait for you to try it!
I made the ham and cheese-stuffed chicken pictured here with colby jack cheese for the kids, and I used pepper jack for the grownups. You can use just about any melty cheese you’d like! I’m such a spice lover that I might slide some pickled jalapenos between the ham and cheese next time to kick up the pepper jack a little. This is so easy to make, so tasty, so pretty, so… Just try it, OK?!
| Prep Time | 10 minutes |
| Cook Time | 20 minutes |
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- 4 thick boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 4-6 oz. deli-sliced ham cut into strips about 1" by 2"
- 4 slices cheese cut into strips about 1" by 2" (colby jack, pepper jack, cheddar, provolone, etc.)
- seasoned salt
- freshly ground black pepper
Ingredients
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Slice slits about 1" apart in chicken breasts almost all the way through, leaving the bottom surface connected. Slide strips of ham and cheese into each slit.
- Sprinkle chicken liberally with seasoned salt and pepper to taste. Place on a baking sheet lined with a silicone mat or aluminum foil sprayed with cooking spray.
- Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through. Serve and enjoy!
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I can not WAIT to try the Hasselback Cheesy Chicken! I am 19 days out of a gastric bypass and I do believe I have just found my first real meal! Looking forward to more ymmy, healthy recipes!
Oh thank you! I hope your recovery is going well and that the recipe works out for you!
My maiden name was Hasselback, so finding recipes with that name in them is surprising. Recipes my mother never knew!!
Oh how nice! You should slice and stuff everything you cook to stay true to your name :) Thanks, Jeanette!
Made this tonight with a bacon and cheese! I browned slightly to get a nice crust on it before I baked it. Also made a “gravy” mixture with a can of cream of mushroom soup, little bit of chicken broth, sauteed mushrooms, onions & garlic and poured on top about half way through the cooking time. Was so juicy and tender! Thanks Andi! :)
Thanks, Katie! You really took this one to the next level! I’m sure your version was delicious.
Excelente plato. Por favor compartamenlo. Gracias.
Muchas gracias, Ingrid!
Happy Friday! Just letting you know I featured this recipe in my Deliciously Healthy Low-Carb Recipes Round-Up for April 2015. Great recipe; I hope a lot of my readers will click over here and try it!
Thank you so much, Kalyn! You’re the best! I’ll share it all over the place :)
Can’t wait to make this. Looks and sounds so good. Thank you
Thanks, Gina. I hope you love it!
I made these for supper yesterday. I didn’t have ham but did have bacon. Cut the strips into 4ths. They were delicious! We are eating leftovers tonight. Yum!
You can never go wrong with bacon. I’ll have to try your version next. Thank you, Dalene!
to avoid cutting all the way thru the chicken breast when slicing across – lay the breast along side a wooden spoon handle. Cut just to the wooden handle.
Great tip, Judy. Thank you!