CHICKEN IN CREAMY BACON SAUCE

CHICKEN IN CREAMY BACON SAUCE

This is a recipe that is a very easy skillet dish for super yummy chicken cutlets. The Creamy Bacon Sauce is so good that I’m trying very hard to think what else I can use it for. I cut two large chicken breasts in half horizontally to make the chicken cutlets. This way they cook more quickly and evenly and feed more people.

Ingredients:

6 strips bacon, cut into small pieces

2 large chicken breasts, cut in half

as if going to stuff them and cut through

Chopped green onions, cilantro, OR

parsley for garnish

Breading:

¹/₄cup Gluten-Free Bake Mix 2, OR (60 mL)

almond flour

2 tbsp Parmesan cheese (30 mL)

¹/₂tsp Italian seasoning (2 mL)

³/₄tsp salt (3 mL)

¹/₄tsp black pepper (1 mL)

Creamy Bacon Sauce:

1 tbsp butter (15 mL)

1 tsp minced garlic (5 mL)

¹/₂cup chicken broth (125 mL)

1¹/₂tsp lemon juice (7 mL)

1 cup heavy cream, OR 3/4 cup coconut milk (250 mL)

Instructions:

In large frying pan, place cut up bacon (use kitchen scissors) and fry until cooked. Set aside. Reserve bacon fat.

Breading: In small bowl, combine Gluten-Free Bake Mix 2, page___, OR almond flour, Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, salt and black pepper. Spoon breading over chicken cutlets on both sides.

In large nonstick frying pan, in some bacon fat, cook chicken cutlets on both sides on medium high heat about 4 to 5 minutes each side, or until golden brown. Reduce heat if the bacon fat splatters. Set chicken aside.

Creamy Bacon Sauce: To the frying pan add buter and garlic and stir-fry about 1 minute. Add chicken broth and lemon juice; cook 3 to 4 minutes. Add cream, OR coconut milk when it bubbles.

Add chicken and bacon to the sauce and cook another 5 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked. Garnish with chopped green onions, OR parsley, OR cilantro, if desired.

Helpful Hints: To reduce calories, you could reduce the cream in the recipe by half and replace with chicken broth or water, or simply use less sauce over your portion, or use the coconut milk option. This recipe makes a lot of sauce.

Yield: 4 servings

1 serving

453.7 calories

40.2 g protein

29.8 g fat

0 g fiber

4.5 g net carbs

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