Bacon-Ranch Chicken Skillet

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Ingredients

  • 6 slices bacon
  • 1½ lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts, halved lengthwise
  • ½ tsp salt, divided
  • ½ tsp pepper, divided
  • 1 pint grape tomatoes
  • ⅔ cup Ranch dressing
  • ½ tsp ground chipotle chile pepper (or use chili powder)
  • 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
  • 2 avocados, cubed
  • 1 (5-oz) pkg baby spinach

Instructions

  1. Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat 6 minutes or until crisp. Remove bacon, reserving 1 Tbsp drippings in skillet. Crumble bacon.
  2. Sprinkle chicken with ¼ tsp each salt and pepper. Cook chicken, in batches, in hot drippings over medium-high heat 3 to 4 minutes per side or until browned.
  3. Return all chicken to skillet. Add tomatoes and ¼ tsp each salt and pepper; cook 2 to 3 minutes or until tomatoes begin to burst.
  4. Meanwhile, combine dressing and chipotle pepper.
  5. Sprinkle cheese over chicken; cover and cook 1 to 2 minutes or until cheese melts. Top with bacon and avocado.
  6. Serve chicken over spinach. Drizzle with dressing.

Nutritional Information

Main Total
Servings 6
Calories
488
488
Fat (g) 35 35
Sat. Fat (g) 9 9
Protein (g) 35 35
Carb (g) 13 13
Fiber (g) 6 6
Sodium (mg) 705 705
T. Sugs (g) 2 2
A. Sugs (g) 1 1

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