Bacon Chicken

Submitted by HoosierBjw

"Prep time depends on the thickness of your chicken breasts. My first preparation. gained a "very good" rating at home. I'm working on a sauce to add that will turn. this into a good sandwich, also."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 5

ingredients

• 6 slices bacon
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 5 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1⁄2 cup finely chopped onion
• 5 cloves of minced garlic
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄2 cup chopped parsley (optional)
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

directions

1. Cook bacon in 12" skillet until crisp.
2. Crumble bacon and set aside.
3. Pour bacon grease out of skillet, but don't wash or wipe it.
4. Add butter and olive oil to the same skillet.
5. Cook chicken breasts in this mixture over medium heat, turning once, until chicken is done.
6. Place chicken in ungreased 12x8" baking dish.
7. Cook onion and garlic in drippings remaining in skillet until the onion is softened.
8. Stir in the pepper and cooked& crumbled bacon.
9. Spoon over chicken breasts and sprinkle with parsley and cheese.
10. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes (watch closely) until cheese is melted.

Reviews

[greenbinlady]

Very Tasty! I changed it a little. I used turkey bacon, sliced red onions, chopped instead of minced garlic (we love garlic!), didn't have parsley and used freshly grated romano instead of cheddar. I just browned the chicken and then finished it in the oven with the toppings. Leftovers were awesome! This recipe is now a regular in our house.

 

[bmcnichol]

We enjoyed this. I followed the recipe as written other then I forgot to add the olive oil to the pan when cooking the chicken. I added some garlic powder to the chicken instead of the garlic cloves. I also didn't bake this, I cooked the whole meal on the stove in one pan. I didn't add the optional parsley. We thought this was very flavorful and we enjoyed it.

 

[LUVMY2BOYS]

Yum! I took some ideas from other recipes & sprinkled the chicken w/ garlic powder & seasoning salt before baking. I served it on wheat buns w/ thousand island salad dressing which gave it a great kick. I also used slices of swiss cheese instead of cheddar. Tasted like a resturant chicken sandwich! Would also taste well without the bun. Thank you!

 

[shellibaby0912]

My husband absolutely LOVES this recipe - he has raved to all his friends about it and asks often for me to make it. I think the cheddar cheese does make a difference, I grate the cheese myself and follow the recipe as given and it is perfect. Light up your spuse's taste buds and cook this!

 

[penguinluv40]

Both my husband and I thought this was a nice change to fried chicken. I was glad to see that it is a low-carb recipe as well. I used grated cheddar and mozza cheese. Very tasty.