Description
A delightful dish featuring tender chicken, earthy mushrooms, vibrant spinach, and crispy bacon in a rich, creamy sauce.
Ingredients
- 🍗 Chicken breasts – 4 pieces (about 1.5 lbs or 680 g)
- 🥓 Bacon – 6 strips
- 🍄 Mushrooms – 8 oz (225 g), sliced
- 🥬 Fresh spinach – 4 cups (about 120 g)
- 🧄 Garlic – 3 cloves, minced
- 🧅 Onion – 1 medium, diced
- 🥛 Heavy cream – 1 cup (240 ml)
- 🧂 Salt – to taste
- 🧂 Pepper – to taste
- 🛢️ Olive oil – 1 tablespoon (for cooking)
Instructions
- Prepare all ingredients by washing spinach, slicing mushrooms, dicing onion, and mincing garlic.
- Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crispy, about 5-7 minutes. Remove and drain on paper towels.
- Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper, then sear in the same skillet for 6-7 minutes on each side until golden brown and cooked through. Remove and let rest.
- Sauté diced onion and minced garlic in the skillet for 2-3 minutes until translucent. Add sliced mushrooms and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Add fresh spinach to the skillet and stir until wilted, about 2 minutes.
- Pour in heavy cream, stirring to combine, and let simmer for 2-3 minutes until slightly thickened. Adjust seasoning as needed.
- Return cooked chicken to the skillet, crumble bacon on top, and let everything simmer together for an additional 2-3 minutes to heat through.
Notes
- Use fresh ingredients for the best flavor.
- Don’t overcrowd the pan while cooking.
- Season at every stage of cooking for enhanced flavor.
- Let the chicken rest before slicing for juiciness.
- Experiment with different types of bacon for varied flavors.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 120mg
Keywords: Chicken, Mushrooms, Spinach, Bacon, Creamy Sauce, Easy Recipe