Chicken in a Creamy Bacon and Mushroom Sauce

Tasty indulgent and definitely comfort food, this chicken in a creamy bacon and mushroom sauce is perfect if you love creamy chicken sauces!

At the moment I'm trying to make quick and easy meals and that is why this chicken dish appealed. After all, who doesn't love easy time saving recipes that are perfect for weeknights?

Now before you start telling me that this recipe is not my usual spicy style then let me tell you something. Sometimes, just sometimes I have a craving for rich creamy sauces and this chicken in a creamy bacon and mushroom sauce definitely satisfied those cravings! I definitely like to eat healthily most of the time but I do allow myself a little indulgence too!

Trust me, this chicken with creamy bacon and mushrooms is so good! The bacon flavours the chicken and keeps it moist as it is cooking. The chicken juices as well as the extra bacon pieces mean the sauce is also deliciously flavoured with bacon. It's the kind of meal you could make for a special occasion as well as a simple midweek meal! It is a very easy and tasty dish with almost no preparation. The oven does most of the work and the sauce is a breeze to make at the end.

Ingredient notes for oven baked chicken in a creamy bacon mushroom sauce

To make this recipe you'll need:

• Chicken - I use skinless chicken breasts for this.
• Mushrooms
• Bacon - Use smoked or unsmoked, streaky or back bacon. It's up to you.
• Garlic - The garlic needs to stay in its skin otherwise it can burn in the oven. It adds a lovely flavour to the sauce
• Double cream - I add about 100ml but you can use a little less and you'll still get a lovely creamy sauce.
• Cornflour - I use this to thicken the sauce.
• Stock - You can use chicken or vegetable stock.
• Seasoning - A little salt and black pepper

How do you make this creamy chicken recipe?

This recipe couldn't be easier to prepare. I simply lightly oil a baking tray and place the chicken breasts onto it. I put a piece of bacon on top of each chicken breast. Then I put the mushrooms, garlic and more pieces of bacon around the chicken before baking it in the oven.

Once it comes out of the oven, take the chicken breasts out of the pan and add the stock and cream. If you're using a metal roasting tin you can put the tin on the hob. Then stir in the cornflour with a little water until thesauce thickens. Finally taste and season it well and serve the sauce with the chicken.

Can you use a ceramic roasting tin?

Yes. Just put the bacon pieces, mushrooms and juices from the chicken into a small saucepan, add some cream and stock and heat it through. To thicken it, stir in the cornflour mixed with water. All the flavour comes from the mushrooms and bacon. Just add a little back pepper and salt if you need to. If you feel the sauce is salty enough from the stock and bacon, don't feel you have to add more though.

Can you adapt this creamy chicken bacon and mushroom recipe?

If you want to make the sauce a little healthier then you can use less cream. Just a couple of tablespoons of double cream are enough to give a lovely creamy taste and texture. Use a little more stock in place of the cream. You can also replace the double cream with single cream or creme fraiche.

This meal also works with pork chops instead of chicken.

Storing and reheating the leftovers

Any leftovers can be kept in the fridge for up to three days in an airtight container. You can reheat them in the oven in a covered dish or in the microwave.

Can you freeze the leftovers?

Yes, you can freeze any leftovers for up the two months although sometimes creamy sauces go a little grainy when they are defrosted and reheated.

What to eat with this chicken in creamy bacon mushroom sauce?

I love to eat this with potatoes, either mashed potato, baked potato, roasted potatoes or even chips, depending on our mood!

I also usually serve it with some extra vegetables. I like broccoli, peas or green beans with it.

A great way to use up leftover cream

As I said earlier, I don't often use cream in savoury recipes. The reason I created this recipe in the first place was because I had a little leftover cream after making chocolate pots. I hate to waste things and a creamy savoury sauce was the ideal recipe to use it in. Another great creamy sauce recipe is my lemon and parsley sauce for fish recipe, which could also be served with chicken.

 

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