Description
This Smothered Chicken recipe is a comforting dish featuring golden seared chicken breasts smothered in a rich and savory gravy, topped with crispy bacon. Perfect for a cozy family dinner.
Ingredients
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Bacon:
- 5 strips thick cut bacon
Chicken:
- 2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts
Chicken Dredge:
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup breadcrumbs plain or Italian
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 3/4 teaspoon black pepper
Gravy:
- 4 Tablespoons Butter
- 4 Tablespoons Flour
- 2.5 cups chicken broth (consider low sodium)
- 1 beef bouillon cube or 1 tsp beef better than bouillon
- 1/3 cup half and half (half milk, half cream)
- 1 teaspoon low sodium soy sauce (can sub Worcestershire sauce)
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1/4 teaspoon ground sage
- 2-3 drops Kitchen Bouquet (optional)
Instructions
- Cook the Bacon: Fry bacon until crispy, then remove and set aside.
- Slice & Pound the Chicken: Slice chicken breasts in half lengthwise and pound to 3/4 inch thickness.
- Coat the Chicken: Generously coat chicken in flour mixture.
- Cook the Chicken: Fry chicken in bacon drippings and oil until golden.
- Make the Roux: Melt butter, add flour, and gradually whisk in broth and half and half.
- Add remaining gravy ingredients: Slowly add bouillon, soy sauce, and seasonings.
- Simmer: Return chicken to pan, add bacon, cover and cook over low heat.
- Garnish and Serve: Garnish with parsley and serve with mashed potatoes.
Notes
- Nutritional information is per serving and is based on using all of the breading and oil without any ingredient being discarded.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 475 kcal
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 1120mg
- Fat: 27g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 33g
- Cholesterol: 110mg
