This simple chicken dish is delish. Chicken swimming in a rich creamy garlic sauce topped with bacon and fresh tomatoes. Need I say more? This creamy baked chicken really is restaurant quality. The recipe calls for 4 chicken breast but I used 5 smaller ones for my family.
It all starts with cooking some bacon in a skillet. Once the bacon is cooked, you are going to remove all but 2 Tbsp of the bacon grease from the pan. Season your chicken with a little salt and pepper, then cook in the skillet in that bacon grease. You want to cook it just until both sides of the chicken breast have browned. Then place the chicken into a 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
Next, you are going to melt some butter in a sauce pan and whisk in some flour. Then add in some mushrooms and onion and cook for a minute. At this point, you are now going to add in the chicken broth and garlic and herb cheese spread. Continue to cook until it is all combined and the sauce is smooth. Last you pour this sauce over the chicken.
The chicken now finishes cooking in the oven at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes until the chicken is fully cooked. To serve, place on top of pasta or rice. Then sprinkle with that cooked bacon along with some diced tomatoes.
Here is what you need to make the
Creamy Baked Chicken
- BACON
- BONELESS CHICKEN BREAST
- MUSHROOMS
- ONION
- BUTTER
- FLOUR
- SALT AND PEPPER
- CHICKEN BROTH
- GARLIC AND HERB SPREADABLE CHEESE (LIKE ALOUETTE)
- ROMA TOMATOES
- SPAGHETTI OR RICE
Creamy Baked Chicken
Ingredients
- 4 slices of bacon
- 4 boneless chicken breast
- 8 oz mushrooms, sliced
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 3 tablespoon butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 4.6 oz container garlic and herb spreadable cheese (like Alouette)
- 2 large Roma tomatoes, diced
- cooked spaghetti or rice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cook bacon in a large skillet until crisp. Remove and set aside.
- Remove all but 2 tablespoon of bacon grease from skillet. Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper and cook in bacon grease until browned. Remove and place chicken in a 9 x13 inch baking dish.
- Melt butter to sauce pan and whisk in flour. Add in diced onions and mushrooms. Whisk and cook about 1 minute.
- Stir in broth and cheese spread. Continue to stir until smooth. Pour over chicken.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes.
- Serve chicken over cooked pasta or rice with sauce. Top with crumbled cooked bacon and diced tomatoes. Serves 4.
Recipe adapted from Lemon for Lulu.