Creamy Mushroom Chicken

5 from 1 vote

This easy-to-make recipe features tender chicken breasts smothered in a rich and creamy mushroom sauce. The dish is packed with flavor thanks to the addition of bacon. Serve this comforting meal over your favorite pasta, rice, or couscous for a delicious and satisfying dinner.

Course Main Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword bacon, chicken, mushrooms, pasta

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 30

Total Time 45

Servings servings

Calories 842kcal

Author Laura

Equipment

Ingredients

4 or 5 slices bacon
4 chicken breasts
salt & pepper
2 Tbsp butter
1 large onion diced
8 oz mushrooms sliced
21 ½ oz cream of mushroom soup two cans 10 3/4 oz each
¼ cup chicken broth
⅔ cup Monterrey jack cheese shredded
8 oz spaghetti, fettuccine (what I used) or linguine
parsley optional for garnish

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large skillet, cook the bacon. Place bacon on a paper towel lined pate to drain and set aside. Leave bacon drippings in the pan.
Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
Add butter to the pan and cook chicken breast until brown on both sides. Remove from the pan and place in a 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
Add the onion to the pan and cook for 1 minute. Then add the mushrooms and cook until the mushrooms and onion are tender.
Add the soup, chicken broth and cheese. Heat until the cheese is melted.
Spoon the sauce over the chicken in the 9 x 13 dish.
Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
While the chicken bakes, cook the pasta.
Crumble reserved bacon.
Serve chicken on top of the cooked pasta with sauce and sprinkle with crumbled bacon and parsley if desired..

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