Chicken breast, wrapped in bacon, smothered in tangy barbecue sauce and topped with melted cheese. A British pub classic that you can easily make at home for a quick weeknight dinner.
No pans are needed – we cook it all right in the baking dish.
Use shop-bought barbecue sauce, or you can make my 10 minute homemade BBQ sauce.
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Sitting in a pub garden on a hot day eating Hunters chicken with a pile of salty chips and a cold beer.
I can’t wait for those days. Hopefully soon we can all be enjoying family meals out again.
In the meantime, I’m controlling the cravings by making it at home. Sometimes with chips, or sometimes with a big bowl of buttery mashed potato.
I love how quick and easy this recipe is – a few minutes of prep, then the oven does all the work.
📋 What do we need?
- Chicken – chicken breasts are best, as thighs are a little small. Be sure to trip the chicken breast of any fatty bits you don’t want to eat.
- BBQ sauce – you can use homemade BBQ sauce or store-bought.
- Bacon – use rindless streaky bacon – these thin strips are best for wrapping around the chicken
- Cheese – I use a mixture of grated mozzarella (gives a nice stretch) and strong cheddar (for flavour).
📺 Watch how to make it
**Full recipe with detailed steps in the recipe card at the end of this post.**
👩🍳PRO TIP If you’re using shop-bought BBQ sauce you can pep it up with a little honey, smoked paprika and/or chilli powder for a sweet, smoky or spicy version (you could use one, two or all three if you like!).
🍽️ What to serve it with
You can serve this Hunters Chicken Recipe with:
Just 5 ingredients and 30 minutes you’ve got a family-pleasing dinner on the table.
Also, if you’ve never tried it, a hunters chicken wrap is a real crowd please too!
To make this, cut the cooked hunters chicken into slices and serve hot in tortilla wraps or soft flatbreads with crispy lettuce and red onion 👌
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Hunters Chicken
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.4 chicken breasts, 8 rashers/strips streaky bacon
- 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.240 ml (1 cup) BBQ sauce
- Sprinkle the chicken with the cheddar and mozzarella.50 g (1/2 packed cup) grated/shredded mature cheddar cheese, 50 g (1/2 packed cup) grated/shredded mozzarella cheese
- Place back in the oven for 5 minutes, until the cheese has melted.
- Serve the chicken with mashed potatoes and vegetables.chips or mashed potatoes, veggies
Video
Notes
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- Crumbled Lancashire, Cheshire or Wensleydale for a bit of tangy-ness
- Gouda or Gruyere for a slight nutty flavour
- Crumbled Stilton if you’re a blue-cheese lover
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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A great recipe, a lovely meal, had it with small roast potatoes and green beans, perfect.
Wow Wow yummy
The best Hunters chicken recipe – I’ve tried loads but this is just perfect! Another brilliant recipe from Kitchen Sanctuary!
Just enjoyed every mouthful of the Hunters Chicken. Halved the amount as only two of us. I added a couple of slices of mozzarella, by pocketing into the chicken breast. Absolutely delicious, thank you, we will be having this again!