Smothered Chicken

5.00 (5)
⏱ 10 mins 🍽 4 serving(s) 🏷 Chicken

This delicious smothered chicken recipe is a real crowd pleaser. Chicken breasts are flattened, seasoned and pan fried before being topped with mushrooms, a Mexican cheese blend, green onions and crumbled bacon. The dish is then covered to melt the cheese and finish cooking, resulting in a wonderfully rich and satisfying meal that comes together in only 10 minutes.

Smothered Chicken

Ingredients

  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
  • garlic powder
  • seasoning salt
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 (4 1/2 ounce) jar sliced mushrooms, drained
  • 1 cup shredded Mexican blend cheese (4 oz.)
  • 1/2 cup chopped green onion
  • 1/2 cup bacon, crumbled

Method

  1. Flatten the chicken breast halves to a thickness of 1/4 inch.
  2. Season the chicken with garlic powder and seasoning salt.
  3. Heat the vegetable oil in a large non stick skillet and brown the chicken for 4 minutes, then turn it over.
  4. Arrange the drained mushrooms, chopped green onion, shredded cheese and crumbled bacon over the chicken.
  5. Place a lid on the skillet and cook for about 4 minutes, until the cheese has melted and the chicken juices run clear.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium453500 mg

Recipe details

CategoryChicken
AuthorSkeeter