Household-style Costco Rooster Bake - The Keep At Dwelling Chef

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

For extra baked rooster recipes, strive our Chicken Pot Pie or our Chicken Pot Pie Casserole.

Why Our Recipe

Higher than Costco’s model, together with a simple do-it-yourself bread dough.
The creamy rooster inside is loaded with bacon and cheese.
We make ours family-style to maintain issues simple and able to serve.

Two pieces of Chicken Bake (Family Style) stacked on top of each other with Bacon and cheese on a cutting board.

A number of rooster bakes use canned pastry dough, which could be handy, however this dough is very easy and offers you that mild and fluffy do-it-yourself bread which you could’t get from a can. Our rooster filling is made with gooey, shredded cheddar cheese, cream cheese, and crispy bacon, making it completely creamy and tacky with a bit bacon crunch.

Ingredient Notes

Ingredients for Chicken Bake (Family Style).

Rooster: This recipe makes use of 2 cups of pre-cooked rooster. Rotisserie rooster or leftovers works completely. You may at all times bake and shred rooster breasts as properly.
All-Goal Flour: Follow all-purpose for finest outcomes. Bread flour additionally works.
Immediate Dry Yeast: Be sure that to make use of immediate which doesn’t require proofing in water earlier than including to the dough. In case you 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: Further virgin olive oil is most well-liked for higher style, however any olive oil will work.
Bacon: Freshly cooked bacon is good, however store-bought bacon crumbles are a handy different.
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.

Rooster Choices

This recipe requires shredded cooked rooster. You’ve acquired just a few choices to select from, so take your choose!

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

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

Bake Your Personal Rooster – lay rooster breasts out right into a evenly greased 9×13 pan. Season with salt and pepper. Bake at 350 levels for 25 to half-hour till cooked via. Chop into chunks and use immediately, or freeze for later use.

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

Process shot of Ingredients for Chicken Bake (Family Style) being put together and braided.

No stand mixer? No drawback!

You may simply make this dough by hand. Begin by stirring the elements 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, evenly floured floor and knead it for about 8-10 minutes. You need to work the dough till all of the flour is totally integrated and the dough is comfortable, clean, and solely barely sticky to the contact.

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

A hand holding a slice of Chicken Bake (Family Style).

Make-Forward Possibility

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.