Asian-Style Chicken Breasts and Bacon

Name: Asian-Style Chicken Breasts and Bacon
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons Chinese five-spice powder; 177 milliliters chicken or beef stock or low-sodium broth; 118 milliliters dry white wine; 4 larges garlic cloves, sliced 1/8 inch thick; 227 grams lean slab bacon, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces; 2 Tbsps peanut oil; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground pepper; 2 scallions, cut into 1-inch lengths; 227 grams skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces; 1 Tbsp soy sauce; 227 grams white mushrooms, stems discarded, caps quartered

Asian-Style Chicken Breasts and Bacon might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 246 calories, 27g of protein, and 11g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up chicken breasts, mushrooms, peanut oil, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a small saucepan, combine the stock and five-spice powder and simmer over low heat for 3 minutes. Set the stock aside.

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In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil.

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Cooking Oil

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Add the bacon and cook over low heat, turning a few times, until most of the fat is rendered and the bacon is browned, 15 to 20 minutes.

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Bacon

Transfer the bacon to a large plate.

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Bacon

Add the garlic to the bacon fat in the skillet and cook over low heat until golden, about 5 minutes.

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Bacon Drippings

Garlic

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Add the garlic to the bacon.

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Add the chicken breast pieces to the skillet, season with salt and pepper and cook over moderate heat until they are browned and just cooked through, about 8 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Chicken Breast

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Transfer the chicken to the plate.

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Whole Chicken

Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil in the skillet.

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Add the mushrooms and cook over moderate heat until all of their liquid has evaporated and they start to brown, about 8 minutes.

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Mushrooms

Transfer the mushrooms to the plate.

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Mushrooms

Add the wine to the skillet and simmer over moderately high heat until it is reduced by half, about 4 minutes.

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Wine

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Add the soy sauce, spiced stock, bacon, garlic, chicken and mushrooms to the skillet and cook, stirring, until heated through.

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Soy Sauce

Whole Chicken

Garlic

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Stock

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Add the scallions.

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Green Onions

Transfer to a platter and serve.

Serve With: Steamed rice.

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Cooked Rice

Wine Recommendation: A bright, fruity yet subtle Pinot Noir is a good match for the earthy mushrooms, pungent soy sauce and smoky bacon here. Look for the 2000 Patricia Green from Oregon or the 2000 Felton Road from New Zealand.

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