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Bacon Mushroom Chicken

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"Really good, really easy with the great flavor of bacon! Serve with rice or buttered noodles. Note: If you don't want to use heavy cream in the recipe, use 1 teaspoon flour mixed with 2 teaspoons water instead!" — Sara Blanchard

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2 tablespoons butter, melted
2 bone-in chicken breast halves, with skin
1 teaspoon seasoning salt
1 clove garlic, crushed

2 thick slices bacon
1/2 cup mushrooms, halved
1/4 cup heavy cream

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Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Pour melted butter into a 9x13 inch baking dish. Add chicken, skin side down; sprinkle with seasoning salt and garlic. Turn chicken over, season, and lay bacon strips on top. Sprinkle with mushrooms.
Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes to 60 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.
Remove chicken, bacon and mushrooms to a platter and keep warm. Pour juices from baking dish into a small saucepan and whisk together with cream over low heat until thickened. Pour sauce over chicken and serve warm.

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PREP 15 mins
COOK 1 hr
READY IN 1 hr 15 mins

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Jan 29, 2004

This was a very good recipe but I made some changes. First I cooked the chicken in a smaller dish, cooked the thick cut bacon for three minutes in microwave before topping the chix and finally broiled the chix and bacon for 2 minutes at end. It was a beautiful golden brown. Nobody likes limp bacon. You must add flour to the drippings or it will be extremely greasy. Add as much flour as needed to soak up grease and don't take out the mushrooms. Add more heavy cream to make sauce. You want extra of this sauce!! This makes a wonderful sauce and I am an expert gravy maker.

—DABTGB

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Apr 22, 2003

Ugh! It was very bland! With everyone's stellar review, I was expecting more! This just turned out to be a fatty greasy mess!

—H2OSMILES

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Apr 08, 2006

Oh goodness, this recipe is great! Very little prep work for such a great entree! I cut off the bone in the breast before cooking because I don't like having to do it while I'm eating. (I still left the skin on too keep the chicken moist.) Also, I'm actually a little health concious (trying to cut the fat where I can without sacrificing taste). I used PAM spray instead of the 2 tablespoons of butter. It didn't effect the taste at all. I used a teaspoon of seasoning salt and 1 clove of garlic for EACH chicken breast to give it more flavor. I cooked for about 30 minutes in the oven instead of the 45-60 as recommended. Then I brushed off the mushrooms off the chicken to the sides of the dish and placed under a broiler for 5 more minutes (to crisp the skin and bacon). I also added a little bit of cornstarch/water slurry to the sauce after I added the cream to help the thicken the sauce. But it came out wonderfully after a little bit of tweaking. Definitely a keeper!

—ATOMICLUSH

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Aug 11, 2003

I used skinless boneless breasts and the family really enjoyed this dish. The sauce at the end is a must, do not skip that part of the recipe.

—HALFFINGR

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Jan 24, 2003

Easy and delicious. Sauce was too runny, next time I'll thicken it with a bit of cornstarch.

—KIMAR

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Oct 01, 2003

Because I had previously tried a butter chicken recipe and found it to be bland, I marinated this chicken with a lemon pepper marinate about 2 hours prior to cooking. I used Mrs. Dash with Garlic as the seasoning and rubbed black pepper on the bacon. I used a full 4 oz. can of sliced mushrooms and sprinkled the entire dish with a little mozarella cheese about 10 minutes before removing from the oven. This was the best dish I've tried thus far and it's going in my recipe book!

—SCOTT BEVERLY

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Oct 09, 2003

This was very quick to prepare and easy to make. Best of all you can make it with things you already have on hand. I did use 1/3 cup half and half, 1/3 cup whole milk and 1-1/2 tablespoon flour to replace the cream. I also put the mushrooms and bacon in with the drippings to make the sauce. I was in a hurry to get the chicken done so I upped the temp to 375 and placed foil over the top of the pan after baking the chicken for 20 minutes.

—BaysChick

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Mar 25, 2006

I used boneless, skinless chicken and worried it wouldn't taste as good- boy was I wrong! This recipe is delicious!

—SNEJDL

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Nutrition

Calories
774 kcal
39%

Carbohydrates
2.7 g
< 1%

Cholesterol
241 mg
80%

Fat
60.6 g
93%

Fiber
0.3 g
1%

Protein
52.7 g
105%

Sodium
1011 mg
40%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Bacon Mushroom Chicken

Serving Size: 1/2 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 2
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 774
Calories from Fat: 545

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 60.6g 93 %
Saturated Fat 25.8g 129 %
Cholesterol 241mg 80 %
Sodium 1011mg 40 %
Potassium 672mg 19 %
Total Carbohydrates 2.7g < 1 %
Dietary Fiber 0.3g 1 %
Protein 52.7g 105 %
** Sugars 0.3g
Vitamin A 22 %
Vitamin C 2 %
Calcium 8 %
Iron 20 %
** Thiamin 31 %
Niacin 263 %
Vitamin B6 83 %
Magnesium 24 %
Folate 8 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.