Household-style Costco Hen Bake – The Keep At House Chef

This home made hen bake is enjoyable to make and at all times seems fairly with that beautiful braided bread. You get fluffy, buttery bread with a creamy, hen filling. This all-in-one meal can also be tremendous simple to move, making it the right dinner to drop off to family and friends. You’re going to find it irresistible!

For extra baked hen recipes, attempt our Chicken Pot Pie or our Chicken Pot Pie Casserole.

Plenty of hen bakes use canned pastry dough, which will be handy, however this dough is really easy and offers you that gentle and fluffy home made bread which you can’t get from a can. Our hen filling is made with gooey, shredded cheddar cheese, cream cheese, and crispy bacon, making it completely creamy and tacky with just a little bacon crunch.

Ingredient Notes

• Hen: This recipe makes use of 2 cups of pre-cooked hen. Rotisserie hen or leftovers works completely. You possibly can at all times bake and shred hen breasts as nicely.
• All-Function Flour: Keep on with all-purpose for greatest outcomes. Bread flour additionally works.
• Instantaneous Dry Yeast: Make sure that to make use of immediate which doesn’t require proofing in water earlier than including to the dough. For those who solely have energetic dry yeast, dissolve the identical quantity within the heat water for 5-10 minutes till frothy earlier than continuing.
• Water: You need the water to be between 100-110℉ to activate the yeast with out killing it. It ought to really feel heat to the contact, like a shower.
• Brown Sugar: Mild or darkish brown sugar can be utilized. You possibly can even use granulated sugar in a pinch.
• Olive Oil: Additional virgin olive oil is most popular for higher style, however any olive oil will work.
• Bacon: Freshly cooked bacon is right, however store-bought bacon crumbles are a handy various.
• Cream Cheese: Dice it for faster and extra even melting.
• Shredded Cheddar Cheese: Sharp cheddar is our favourite, however you possibly can combine issues up with pepper jack or mozzarella.

Hen Choices

This recipe requires shredded cooked hen. You’ve obtained a couple of choices to select from, so take your choose!

Rotisserie Hen – many grocery shops these days promote cooked rotisserie chickens which you can purchase and shred. Enjoyable truth, it’s often bought as a “loss chief,” that means they promote it for lower than it prices, making it the very best bang in your buck in relation to hen. Some shops are additionally now providing the rotisserie hen pre-shredded and packaged too!

Frozen Cooked Hen – take a look at the freezer part of your grocery retailer for pre-cooked hen strips and chunks. They’re tremendous handy!

Bake Your Personal Hen – lay hen breasts out right into a calmly greased 9×13 pan. Season with salt and pepper. Bake at 350 levels for 25 to half-hour till cooked by way of. Chop into chunks and use instantly, or freeze for later use.

Fast Skillet Hen – warmth a big heavy skillet over medium-high warmth. Add in 1 tablespoon vegetable oil. Place hen breasts into the skillet. Season with salt and pepper. Prepare dinner 5 to 7 minutes per aspect. Let cool after which shred.

No stand mixer? No downside!

You possibly can simply make this dough by hand. Begin by stirring the substances along with a wood spoon or spatula till the combination turns into too thick to stir. Then, it’s time to roll up your sleeves and knead the dough by hand.

Place the dough on a clear, calmly floured floor and knead it for about 8-10 minutes. You wish to work the dough till all of the flour is absolutely included and the dough is gentle, easy, and solely barely sticky to the contact.

It’ll take some elbow grease, however the effort is price it. Simply hold going till the dough is easy and elastic with no lumps or dry spots.

Make-Forward Choice

Put together your dough as directed. After a 30-minute rise, divide your dough into parts and wrap them tightly in plastic wrap or place in an hermetic container or resealable plastic bag. Refrigerate for as much as 3 days. The dough will proceed to rise slowly within the fridge. When prepared to make use of, let the dough come to room temperature earlier than tossing it or rolling it out.