Hasselback Chicken

Hasselback chicken is just another reason to put a lot of cheese and bacon with chicken. This is a straightforward recipe to make and is a giant crowd pleaser.

Ingredients:

• Four chicken breasts

• 4 oz shredded sharp cheddar cheese

• 4 oz shredded Monterey jack cheese

• 1 pound of bacon, cooked

• 3/4 cup heavy cream

• 2 tsp of your favorite BBQ seasoning

• 2 jalapenos, diced

• 1 brick of cream cheese (room temperature)

• Several slices of your favorite cheeses to put in between the slits in the chicken

Instructions:

• Preheat your smoker to 350 degrees

• Take your chicken breast and make slices halfway through the chicken 1/2 an inch apart.

• Massage in 1 teaspoon over all of the chicken, be sure to get it into the slices as well.

• Cut each bacon slice into thirds.

• Alternate placing bacon and your sliced cheese into the slits of the chicken

• Chop up the remaining bacon

• In a mixing bowl combine, cream cheese, jalapenos, bbq seasoning, heavy cream, shredded Monterey Jack, and cheddar cheese.

• Top your chicken with the cheese mixture

• Place into your smoker for 40 minutes or until your chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees.

Enjoy!