Smothered Chicken Breasts

Name: Smothered Chicken Breasts
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 8 bacon strips; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 59 milliliters packed brown sugar; 118 milliliters shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese; 118 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons garlic salt; 0 teaspoons Italian seasoning; 0 teaspoons lemon-pepper seasoning; 1 onion, sliced; 0 teaspoons red pepper flakes, or more to taste; 0 teaspoons salt; 59 milliliters seasoned bread crumbs; 680 grams skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, pounded thin

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Smothered Chicken Breasts a try. This recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 4 servings with 593 calories, 49g of protein, and 28g of fat each. If you have bacon strips, seasoned bread crumbs, lemon-pepper seasoning, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the brown sugar you could follow this main course with the Brown-sugar Pound Cupcakes With Brown-butter Glaze as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Mix flour, bread crumbs, garlic salt, and black pepper together in a bowl. Coat each chicken breast with flour mixture.

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Chicken Breast

Black Pepper

Breadcrumbs

Garlic Salt

All Purpose Flour

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Bowl

Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes.

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Bacon

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Frying Pan

Remove bacon with a slotted spoon, reserving bacon drippings; drain bacon on paper towels.

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Bacon

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Slotted Spoon

Paper Towels

Cook and stir coated chicken breasts in the bacon drippings until chicken is no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, about 5 minutes per side; remove and keep warm.

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Bacon Drippings

Chicken Breast

Whole Chicken

Cook and stir onion, lemon-pepper seasoning, Italian seasoning, salt, red pepper flakes, and brown sugar in the same skillet until onion is golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.

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Lemon Pepper