Nice N Easy Creamy Chicken and Bacon

Submitted by Stardustannie

"A tasty quick n easy meal thats sure to impress. My family enjoys this served over creamy mashed spuds and veg."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 200 g bacon, rashers cut into strips
• 750 g chicken breasts, halved though the middle if thick pieces
• 3⁄4 cup cream
• 3⁄4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon cornflour
• 2 tablespoons coarse grain mustard
• 5 spring onions, sliced (inc green part)

directions

1. Brown bacon and chicken pieces in large saucepan.
2. Mix cream, mustard, water, and cornflour in jug and add to chicken and bacon. Let simmer for 5-10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
3. Add spring onions and simmer for a further 2 minutes or until sauce has thickened.

Reviews

[CajunBaby]

This is the perfect light pasta recipe! And so easy. Like some of the other posters, I used 2% milk because I had no cream on hand. With cornstarch it doesn't seem to matter, and the result is a very light but savory sauce. What's also great about this recipe is that you can keep it simple as written or add other veggies -- I had some leftover fresh green beans that I sliced into bits and added, along with a splash of white wine to deglaze the pan. This is a keeper -- my husband and I loved it!

 

[Jewelies]

This is sooo good! I mucked up though as I thought I needed chicken stock instead and before I realized that it was water the chicken stock was already in the jug mixed with everything. Also cheated and served over pre-crumbed chicken schnitzels. Fabulous, thank you!

 

[Karen Elizabeth]

Made this last night after a busy weekend. Very quick and easy to prepare, and the family loved it, a real keeper!! DD couldn't believe how easy it was, to have such good flavour. I must confess a minor change ... I added about a half cup of dry white wine, mixed it with the cornflour, and instead of spring onions, which I didn't have, I sliced white mushrooms thinly, and added them towards the end, so that they simmered in the sauce, without becoming overcooked. I served it over brown rice, with steamed green beans and roasted butternut as sides. Thanks, Stardustannie, for a real keeper!

 

[Dotty2]

Great tasting recipe that we really enjoyed. Quick and easy to make. I made no changes and will make this again soon. Thanks for sharing

 

[erobbins4]

Very tasty and so simple. I will admit, some of the terms threw me for a loop and I may not have followed the directions exactly as they were intended. First off I don't know what rashers of bacon are, so I used bacon cut into 1/2 inch pieces. Second, I don't know what cornflour is, but am assuming it is the same as corn starch. I didn't have cream, so used 1% milk and it was fine, I also had to use dijon mustard rather than coarse grain. Still very tasty. I worried about the chicken and bacon cooking at different rates so I browned the bacon and removed it from the pan. I then browned the chicken in the bacon drippings. I removed the chicken and deglazed the pan adding the chicken and bacon back in and thickening. I reserved some of the bacon to sprinkle on top. I served over spaghetti. The mustard really gives the dish a nice little twist that makes it nicer than plain cream sauce.