Hunters Chicken

Name: Hunters Chicken
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Chicken – boneless skinless chicken breasts.; BBQ Sauce – try and grab a good quality sauce as it makes up a big bulk of the recipe.; Cheese – cheddar is traditional and typically what I use.; Bacon – streaky bacon, smoked or unsmoked.; Seasoning – I like to season the chicken in smoked paprika, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, black pepper and salt. You can get away with salt and black pepper though if that’s what you have on hand.; Chives – to garnish, for an extra pop of colour and flavour.

4 steps

Prep:5minCook:35min

Hunters Chicken is THE perfect midweek meal. It requires minimal prep and is ready in around 30mins. Plus, it never fails on flavour

Updated at: Tue, 06 Jan 2026 07:41:46 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories123.6 kcal (6%)

Total Fat5.5 g (8%)

Carbs4.1 g (2%)

Sugars2.7 g (3%)

Protein14 g (28%)

Sodium404.6 mg (20%)

Fiber0.3 g (1%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

boneless skinless chicken breasts

BBQ Sauce

try and grab a good quality sauce as it makes up a big bulk of the recipe

Cheese cheddar

is traditional and typically what I use

streaky bacon smoked

or unsmoked

smoked paprika

Seasoning, I like to season the chicken in You can get away with salt and black pepper though if that’s what you have on hand

to garnish, for an extra pop of colour and flavour

Instructions

Step 1

Typically hunters chicken is layered as chicken topped with bacon, then BBQ sauce then cheese. It does the trick, but I find wrapping the chicken in bacon gives you a far better result. This not only helps keep the chicken from drying out, but it also brings the dish together a bit more, instead of the toppings just sliding off a plain chicken breast.

Step 2

When wrapping the chicken, just make sure the end of each bacon strip is tucked underneath the chicken. Just to ensure it doesn’t unravel in the oven. You can make Hunters Chicken in a large cast-iron skillet or a shallow baking dish.

Step 3

So after you’ve baked the chicken you’ve essentially got yourself chicken wrapped in bacon, which ain’t all that bad. But a Hunters Chicken ain’t a Hunters Chicken without the BBQ sauce and cheese.

Step 4

Once you’ve smothered the chicken in sauce and cheese, I recommend popping it under the grill to melt the cheese. You could place it back in the oven and melt it that way, but you run the risk of the chicken overcooking by the time the cheese melts.

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