Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Pesto

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs
• 1/4 cup pesto
• tablespoon sshredded mozzarella cheese
• slice sbacon

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil; mist with cooking spray.
2. Mix onion powder, garlic powder, seasoned salt, and pepper together in a bowl.
3. Sprinkle onion powder mixture over both sides of the chicken thighs. Lift up the skin to create a pocket; stuff pocket with 2 tablespoons of pesto and 1 tablespoon of mozzarella cheese. Wrap chicken with 2 slices of bacon, using bacon to seal the pocket. Place chicken thighs seam side down on the baking sheet.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until an instant read thermometer inserted into the chicken, near the bone, reads at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 1 hour.

Tips

Use the shredded cheese of your choice.