Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Chicken breast, wrapped in bacon, smothered in barbecue sauce and topped with melted cheese. A British pub classic, easy to make at home!
Ingredients
4 chicken breasts
8 rashers/strips streaky bacon smoked or unsmoked – your preference
240 ml (1 cup) BBQ sauce Use good quality store-bought, or my quick homemade BBQ sauce (I used homemade).
Also:
50 g (1/2 packed cup) grated/shredded mature cheddar cheese
50 g (1/2 packed cup) grated/shredded mozzarella cheese
To serve:
chips or mashed potatoes
veggies such as carrots, green beans or broccoli
Instructions
✅Preheat the oven to 200C/400F (fan).
✅Wrap each chicken breast in two rashers/strips of bacon and place in a shallow baking dish.
✅Place in the oven and cook for 25 minutes – until the chicken is cooked through and no longer pink in the middle.
✅Remove the dish with the chicken from the oven. Spoon the BBQ sauce on and around the chicken.
✅Sprinkle the chicken with the cheddar and mozzarella.
✅Place back in the oven for 5 minutes, until the cheese has melted.
✅Serve the chicken with mashed potatoes or chips and vegetables.
Chicken breast, wrapped in bacon, smothered in barbecue sauce and topped with melted cheese. A British pub classic, easy to make at home!
Ingredients
4 chicken breasts
8 rashers/strips streaky bacon smoked or unsmoked – your preference
240 ml (1 cup) BBQ sauce Use good quality store-bought, or my quick homemade BBQ sauce (I used homemade).
Also:
50 g (1/2 packed cup) grated/shredded mature cheddar cheese
50 g (1/2 packed cup) grated/shredded mozzarella cheese
To serve:
chips or mashed potatoes
veggies such as carrots, green beans or broccoli
Instructions
✅Preheat the oven to 200C/400F (fan).
✅Wrap each chicken breast in two rashers/strips of bacon and place in a shallow baking dish.
✅Place in the oven and cook for 25 minutes – until the chicken is cooked through and no longer pink in the middle.
✅Remove the dish with the chicken from the oven. Spoon the BBQ sauce on and around the chicken.
✅Sprinkle the chicken with the cheddar and mozzarella.
✅Place back in the oven for 5 minutes, until the cheese has melted.
✅Serve the chicken with mashed potatoes or chips and vegetables.
