Easy Queso Chicken

by Teresa on

Today is National Bacon Day according to some, but to others the Saturday before Labor day is National Bacon Day. Maybe one is National Bacon Day and the other is International Bacon Day? I don’t know and it doesn’t matter because I don’t need a special day to celebrate bacon. I love bacon any day! Frankly speaking, just about everything is better with bacon!

This is a recipe that is made so much better by adding crumbled bacon to the top. I made this for Super Bowl Sunday and it was a hit! It’s a wonderful appetizer, but we have eaten it as our main meal too. We just added a variety of fresh vegetables and fruit and dinner is done!

Ingredients for queso chicken:

Frozen breaded chicken strips – use whichever brand is your favorite one.
Queso sauce – you can make your own if you have time, otherwise just buy a jar
Bacon
Green onions
3 cheese blend
Ranch dipping sauce

How to make it:

Cook your bacon – I cook mine in the oven. It comes out perfect and much easier to clean up.

Place the chicken strips in a 9 x 13 pan.

Spread queso sauce over the top of the chicken strips.

Chop up green onions and sprinkle them on top of the chicken and queso sauce.

Crumble the cooked bacon over the top of the chicken, sauce and green onions.

Add shredded cheese over the top of everything.

Place in the oven and bake as directed on the chicken strip package.

While that’s in the oven, cut up your fresh vegies. Today we’re having cauliflower, broccoli, carrots and radishes.

Then I like to add a fruit, either fresh or a jarred variety.

10 Fun facts about bacon:

It’s good for hangovers. Bacon contains amino acids which replace neurotransmitters that are depleted when we drink too much.
It’s addictive, now I know why I like it so much!! It contains umami, which creates positive brain reactions.
It has some heart healthy benefits because it contains a lot of omega-3 fatty acids, like salmon or walnuts.
Bacon has fat, but it doesn’t have trans fat, which is the worst kind.
Bacon can be beneficial during pregnancy. It contains choline which is a chemical that benefits fetal brain development.
The average American eats 17.9 pounds of bacon every year.
Bacon scented cologne was created in 1920.
You can get bacon flavored beer, vodka and bourbon.
Four strips of bacon contain fewer calories than 2 scrambled eggs.
Oscar Meyer was the first company to bring sliced, packaged bacon to the masses.