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Chicken Pepper Bacon Melts - Tender fried chicken layered with roasted peppers, bacon and cheese! An easy, delicious weeknight meal.

The name of this recipe – Chicken Pepper Bacon Melts – really says it all. This is a simple and delicious weeknight dinner that the entire family will love!

To make these Chicken Pepper Bacon Melts, boneless skinless chicken breasts are portioned, then pounded to about a quarter of an inch thick. (This allows the chicken to cook quickly and evenly, and it also tenderizes the poultry too!) The breasts are then coated and fried until golden brown.

Chicken Pepper Bacon Melts - Tender fried chicken layered with roasted peppers, bacon and cheese! An easy, delicious weeknight meal.

Once fried, the chicken is layered with a sauce made from our homemade condensed cream of chicken soup, sautéed red bell peppers, sweet onions, and bacon. Finally a slice of Fontina cheese is laid on top.

Bake the Chicken Pepper Bacon Melts in the oven until heated through (about 10 to 15 minutes) and the cheese is melted on top – and you’re done!

Chicken Pepper Bacon Melts - Tender fried chicken layered with roasted peppers, bacon and cheese! An easy, delicious weeknight meal.

Served with your favorite salad or vegetable on the side, these Chicken Pepper Bacon Melts are sure to become a family favorite!

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Chicken Pepper Bacon Melts

Yield: 4–6 servings 1x
Prep: 30 minsCook: 30 minsTotal: 1 hour
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound bacon slices (8 strips)
  • 1 large red bell pepper, about 8 ounces cut into thick strips
  • 8 ounces (in weight) sweet onion such as Vidalia, cut into thick strips (one medium to large onion)
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 whole eggs
  • 2 tablespoons whole milk
  • 1 1/2 cups bread crumbs
  • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast cut into four portions and pounded to 1/4 inch thick
  • Oil for frying
  • 3/4 cup condensed cream of chicken soup, see our homemade recipe here
  • 1/4 cup whole milk or light cream
  • 4 thick slices Fontina cheese, total 8 ounces

Instructions

  1. In a large sauté pan, cook bacon to just under crisp (still slightly chewy). Drain on paper towels and reserve bacon fat.
  2. Leave two tablespoons of bacon fat in the pan and reserve the remaining fat for later in this recipe.
  3. Heat the pan to medium heat and add peppers and onions and cook over medium for ten minutes. Pour into a bowl and set aside.
  4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  5. Add salt and pepper to flour and place in a pie plate.
  6. Place the two eggs and two tablespoons of milk in a large bowl and whip.
  7. Place bread crumbs in a second pie plate.
  8. After chicken has been pounded, dip in flour, shake off excess, dip in egg then in bread crumbs and hold on a plate or platter.
  9. In the same pan you used to cook the peppers and onions, add remaining bacon fat and top it off with vegetable oil to about one half inch deep. Heat to 350 degrees using a candy thermometer to test.
  10. Line a sheet pan with foil.
  11. Fry two pieces of chicken at a time browning on each side and removing to waiting sheet tray. It is not necessary to cook completely through as it will finish in the oven so cook just to a nice golden brown on both sides.
  12. Mix the condensed cream of chicken soup with the quarter cup of milk or cream and microwave until hot. Divide this over the tops of each fried chicken portion.
  13. Next, divide the cooked onion and peppers evenly over the tops of the portions.
  14. Top each with two slices of bacon and then divide the cheese between each portion.
  15. Bake uncovered for 10-15 minutes or until the cheese has fully melted and starting to brown.
  16. Remove from oven and serve with your favorite side.

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Chicken Pepper Bacon Melts - Tender fried chicken layered with roasted peppers, bacon and cheese! An easy, delicious weeknight meal.

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Martha is part of the husband-wife team that creates A Family Feast. She loves to cook and entertain for family and friends, and she believes that serving a great meal is one of the best ways to show someone that you care. Martha is a self-taught home cook, who loves to read cookbooks and try new recipes. After a decades-long career in business and online marketing, she now runs A Family Feast full-time. Her specialties are baking, desserts, vegetables and pasta dishes.

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  1. Rachel Billington says

    Posted on 6/18/22 at 9:33 am

    The chicken and bacon pepper melts are a firm family favourite in my household, there is so many flavours in one dish, and they work well together

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Martha says

      Posted on 6/18/22 at 9:56 am

      So glad to hear that Rachel! Thanks for taking the time to write to us today!

      Reply
  2. Melissa says

    Posted on 8/17/20 at 9:14 pm

    Excellent recipe! My whole family loved it! Will be adding to our regular rotation.

    ★★★★★

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    • Martha says

      Posted on 8/18/20 at 7:14 am

      Thanks Melissa!

      Reply
  3. Stephanie, One Caring Mom says

    Posted on 7/9/18 at 12:24 pm

    The name drew me into this recipe. I’m a huge fan of chicken, peppers and bacon so I can’t imagine that you can go wrong with this. My mouth is watering just thinking about how good this will be!! I can’t wait to check out your cream of chicken soup recipe, too. It looks amazing.

    Reply
    • Martha says

      Posted on 7/9/18 at 12:58 pm

      Thanks Stephanie!

      Reply
  4. Tim and Janet says

    Posted on 4/10/18 at 4:58 pm

    Do you have any suggestions for a cheese to substitute for the Fontina cheese you use?

    Reply
    • Martha says

      Posted on 4/11/18 at 8:10 am

      Hi Tim and Janet – Any easy to melt cheese would work as a substitute for Fontina…provolone, gouda, mozzarella, or even a good deli American cheese. Hope that helps!

      Reply
  5. Martha says

    Posted on 1/19/17 at 8:26 am

    Hi Brittany – We don’t currently provide nutritional information on our recipes but it is something we may add in the future. In the meantime, there are some free tools online such as MyFitnessPal, etc where you can calculate the information you need. Hope that helps!

    Reply
  6. Holly Wilson says

    Posted on 3/29/16 at 12:10 pm

    These are delicious! Even my picky eaters loved them. I did not put the cream of chicken soup on them, but they were still fantastic. Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
    • Martha says

      Posted on 3/29/16 at 7:25 pm

      Thanks Holly! As a mom of a very picky eater (the irony…food blogger parents with a picky eater) I’m thrilled your family enjoyed the recipe! Thanks for writing today!

      Reply
  7. Mary says

    Posted on 3/25/16 at 7:38 pm

    Oh, do these look good! This will be a big hit on our family. Pinned. Thanks for sharing. Happy Easter!

    Reply
    • Martha says

      Posted on 3/26/16 at 8:09 am

      You’re very welcome Mary! Happy Easter to you too!

      Reply

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