Bacon-Cheese Topped Chicken Recipe

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Mushrooms, bacon strips and Monterey Jack cheese top these tender marinated chicken breasts that provide a flavorful dining experience with a just a little fuss. I get compliments whenever I serve them. They're one of my family's favorites. -Melanie Kennedy Battle Ground, Washington

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Bacon-Cheese Topped Chicken Recipe
  • Prep: 40 min. + marinating Bake: 20 min.
  • Yield: 4 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 4-1/2 teaspoons canola oil, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • Dash paprika
  • 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
  • 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
  • 8 Wright® Brand Bacon strips, partially cooked
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  • 2 teaspoons minced fresh parsley

Directions

  • In a small bowl, combine the mustard, honey, 1-1/2 teaspoons oil and lemon juice. Pour 1/2 cup into a large resealable plastic bag; add the chicken. Seal the bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 2 hours. Cover and refrigerate the remaining marinade.
  • Drain and discard marinade from chicken. In a large skillet over medium heat, brown chicken in remaining oil on all sides. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and paprika. Transfer to a greased 11-in. x 7-in. baking dish.
  • In the same skillet, saute mushrooms in butter until tender. Spoon reserved marinade over chicken. Top with cheeses and mushrooms. Place bacon strips in a crisscross pattern over chicken.
  • Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 170°. Sprinkle with parsley. Yield: 4 servings.

Originally published as Bacon-Cheese Topped Chicken in Taste of Home February/March 2005, p30

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Reviewed on May. 10, 2011 by Diane916

EXCELLANT!! My kids loved it, want me to make it again tomorrow night. Easy and fast to make. One of the best dishes I've made in a long time.

Reviewed on May. 06, 2011 by shessuchariot

This recipie was pretty good. I can see why the reviewer below mentioned it being greasy though, it does seem to use alot of oil and fats. So to avoid that entirely, I just didn't make it with all of that oil. I only put 3/4 tsp. of oil in the marinade (which by the way I used 1/4. c. of honey and mustard each and had plenty) and I didn't use oil to brown the chicken (just put cooking spray in the pan and it came out fine), nor did I need to add butter to the mushroom mix (I cooked it in the remaining marinade in the pan from browning the chicken). I also added onions to the mushroom mixture like others suggested & I really liked it that way. Also, for the mustard I used spicy brown rather than dijon, which was awsome and actually tasted like honey mustard. I used 3/4C. of both cheeses rather than a whole cup. This really cut down the fat and tasted just as good. As much as I love honey mustard next time I make the recipie I plan on using BBQ sauce instead and grilling the chicken before baking.

Reviewed on Apr. 23, 2011 by skipperstrucking

Sauce was good, but the chicken was dry and greasy. Not a pleasing dish but it did sound good from reading the recipe. As for all the positive reviews. (What are you people thinking?)

Reviewed on Apr. 17, 2011 by kitchenmouseof5

Awsome, my family loves it. I did not have dijon mustard so I used regular mustard and I crumbled bacon over it instread of strips. The chicken is sooo tender.

Reviewed on Apr. 02, 2011 by Selene K

Wonderful combination of flavors. First time making it so I didn't change a thing. Next time I might add onions with the mushrooms as others have suggested. The marinade is amazing especially after baking. Thanks for this go to recipe.

Reviewed on Mar. 15, 2011 by LoveToMunch

AMAZING! Everyone in the family loved it-from 5 year olds to 40-ish year olds. Will definitely make this again and again.

Reviewed on Mar. 08, 2011 by LoveToMunch

Kids and adults alike loved this!

Reviewed on Jan. 22, 2011 by cook4everNlovinit

I make this over and over and my husband and 3 kids never get tired of it. I used two tablespoons of regular mustard instead because I didn't have the other kind and it was lot better that when I tried this dijon mustard. Even my kids said not to use dijon because by using less regular mustard, it was 100% better. The best chicken recipe ever!

Reviewed on Dec. 09, 2010 by jordie89

Excellent! I might use less honey next time, but it was still wonderful. Will definitely make again.

Reviewed on Nov. 03, 2010 by kluesner5

Another fantastic recipe. I left mushrooms off for my boys, but my husband and I loved it the way it is. GREAT.

 
 
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