Bacon and Mushroom Smothered Chicken
What can be better than bacon and mushrooms on chicken smothered with cheese and honey mustard sauce? Kind of a rhetorical question but this chicken recipe is fabulous and easy to make.
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Servings: 4
Ingredients
Chicken
- 4 boneless and skinless chicken breasts
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1½ cups Zesty Italian dressing
- 2 tsp cumin
- 1 pound applewood smoked bacon diced
- 1 8oz package baby Bella mushrooms sliced
- 1 cup cheddar cheese grated
- 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese grated
Honey Mustard
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- ⅓ cup honey
Instructions
Chicken
- Flatten the chicken with a meat mallet to about ¼ inch thick
- Salt and pepper the chicken and place in a plastic zipper bag
- Mix the Italian dressing and cumin in the plastic zipper bag, seal, and marinate for 2-3 hours
- Grill the chicken over medium-high heat until it reaches 160℉
- While the chicken is grilling, preheat oven to 350℉
- Also while the chicken is grilling, fry the bacon in a large skillet until done
- Add the mushrooms to the bacon and sauté until tender
- Remove the chicken from the grill and place in a glass baking dish
- Cover each piece of chicken with the bacon / mushroom mixture, followed by the cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese
- Place the chicken in the oven until the oven until the cheese is melted
- Serve with honey mustard
Honey Mustard
- Mix mayonnaise and mustard in a bowl
- Add honey, mix well
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