Hasselback chicken is tiktock famous! When boneless chicken breasts are sliced and stuffed with cream cheese, ranch seasoning, Buffalo sauce and topped with melted cheese and crisp crumbled bacon it is easy to see why this Buffalo chicken recipe is an easy and delicious hit!
If you love the buffalo chicken flavors as much as I do you are going to want to make buffalo chicken dip egg rolls, buffalo chicken ranch pizza and buffalo chex mix. Hidden Valley Ranch lovers are going to want to add my seasoned Ranch Cheez-its and my recipe for Mississippi pot roast in the crock pot!
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🍗 Hasselback Chicken Ingredients needed:
Here is a visual overview of the ingredients in the recipe. Scroll down to the recipe at the bottom for quantities.
- 4 Chicken Breasts, approximately 3-4oz each
- 4 oz Cream Cheese
- Salt and Pepper, to taste
- 2 teaspoons Ranch Seasoning
- ½ cup Buffalo-style Hot Sauce
- ½ cup Shredded Cheese
- 4 Tablespoons Crumbled Bacon
📝 Ingredient notes:
- Chicken breasts - boneless skinless is what I use here. By having the ribs removed from the chicken you are better able to slice through the chicken for stuffing.
- Cream cheese - I am using full-fat cream cheese but a low fat cream cheese will work as well.
- Ranch Seasoning - I use Hidden Valley Ranch Seasoning, like the kind you use to make the dressing or dip, but if you have a favorite brand go ahead and use that one.
🔄 Substitutions
If you are out of cream cheese soft goat cheese would be delicious!
🔪 How to make Hasselback Chicken, basic instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F.
- Cut several slits, ½" apart, along the top of each chicken breast and about halfway through the chicken, being careful not to cut all of the way through. (see Chef Note)
- Fill each cut with cream cheese and season with salt, pepper and ranch seasoning.
- Place the chicken in a 9" x 13" casserole dish and pour the buffalo-style hot sauce over the stuffed chicken breasts.
- Cover with foil and bake for 25-30 minutes.
- Remove chicken from the oven, top with shredded cheese and bacon bits and replace chicken back in the oven until cheese melts, approximately 5 minutes.
📷 Making Buffalo Ranch Stuffed Chicken, photo instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F.
2. Cut several slits, ½" apart, along the top of each chicken breast and about halfway through the chicken, being careful not to cut all the way through.
3. Fill each slit with cream cheese, approximately ½ Tablespoon in each slice.
4. Place the chicken in a 9" x 13" casserole dish that has been sprayed with nonstick pan spray and season the chicken with salt, pepper and ranch seasoning.
5. Pour the buffalo-style hot sauce over the stuffed chicken breasts.
6. Cover with foil and bake for 25-30 minutes. Be sure the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165F.
7. Remove chicken from oven and top with shredded cheese and bacon bits. Place chicken back in the oven until cheese melts, approximately 5 minutes.
8. Serve with your favorite side dish. I would suggest oven-roasted asparagus, crispy, smashed brussels sprouts or twice baked potato casserole.
👩🍳 Chef Tip
When slicing the chicken breasts in the Hasselback style, be sure to not slice all the way through. To help prevent the knife from going all the way through, place a bamboo chopstick on either side of the raw chicken breast and slice until the knife hits the chopsticks.
Hasselback Chicken Recipe (TikTock)
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Ingredients
- 4 Chicken Breasts (approximately 3-4oz each)
- 4 oz Cream Cheese
- 1 packet Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Packet
- Salt and Pepper (to taste)
- ½ cup Buffalo Sauce
- ½ cup Shredded Cheese
- 4 Tablespoons Bacon (crumbled)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to
400 °F - Cut several slits, ½" apart, along the top of each chicken breast and about halfway through the chicken, being careful not to cut all of the way through.4 Chicken Breasts
- Fill each slit with cream cheese, approximately ½ Tablespoon each.4 oz Cream Cheese
- Season chicken with salt, pepper and ranch seasoning.Salt and Pepper
- Place the chicken in a 9" x 13" casserole dish and pour the buffalo-style hot sauce over top.½ cup Buffalo Sauce
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165F.
- Remove chicken from oven and top with shredded cheese and bacon bits.½ cup Shredded Cheese, 4 Tablespoons Bacon
- Place chicken back in the oven until cheese melts, approximately 5 minutes.
Notes
Nutrition
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Sarah Mock is a classically trained Chef and graduate of Johnson & Wales University. A culinary blogger for 13 years Sarah helps the home cook prepare her recipes with professional results.
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