Outback Steakhouse's Alice Springs Chicken

Bay Laurel's Note:

Serious comfort food from your own kitchen. You don't have to leave the house to get the food you want. I know when went to Outback, this is what I always ordered. Now, why bother. Its easy to put together. Sometimes I don't even bother marinating the chicken and its just as good. No gratuity please. Save your money and fill your tummy. Prep time excludes marinating time.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 4

Yield: 4.0 chicken ...

• 1 (12 ounce) jar honey mustard dressing
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 cups mushrooms, sliced
• 2 tablespoons butter
• salt and pepper
• 1 dash paprika
• 12 slices bacon, fully cooked
• 1 cup monterey jack cheese, shredded
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded

Directions:

1. Pour about 1/4-1/2 of honey mustard in a bowl and add the chicken.
2. Set in the refrigerator to marinate for 2 hours or, better yet, overnight.
3. Save remaining honey mustard in a sealed container in 'fridge to use as a dipping sauce later.
4. Preheat oven to 375 F
5. Heat up the oil in a frying pan on the stove and sear each chicken breast 3-4 minutes per side until golden brown.
6. Transfer chicken to oven safe pan and brush with honey mustard.
7. Salt and pepper breasts.
8. Add butter to frying pan and saute mushrooms.
9. Stack bacon across each breast, spoon mushrooms on each breast and then approx ½ cup of cheese on each.
10. Cover pan with foil or lid and bake 7-10 minutes to melt cheese. Dust with paprika and serve with honey mustard.

Reviews

[QueenJellyBean]

This is a good recipe and not too complicated to make. We left the mushrooms off...just cuz our kids don't like mushrooms...and it was still super yummy!

[Chef #506817]

Holy cow! I've never gotten this at Outback (who gets chicken at a steak place), so I wasn't quite sure about it. I'll just put it this way...my 2 year old ate everything and she usually just stares at her food. Highly, HIGHLY recommended.

[Peachie Keene]

Wow, this was a BIG hit! It certainly competes well with the real Alice Springs Chicken - Great job Bay Laurel!! The only thing I will be doing differently next time is to slightly pre-fry the bacon prior to placing it on top of the chicken. We weren't fond of the limpness of the bacon. I tried broiling it towards the end for several minutes, hoping that it would crisp up the bacon a little, but the bacon remaind the same and the cheese crisped instead. Otherwise it was very tasty! Mmm Mmmm... I served it with Smashed Potatoes With Goat Cheese & Chives and Broccoli Salad. Made for PAC Spring 2009 :)