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    Chicken Thighs with Creamy Bacon Mushroom Thyme Sauce

    By Julia | Updated: Aug 26, 2021 | Published: Mar 08, 2016 | 357 Comments

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    Chicken Thighs with Creamy Bacon Mushroom Thyme Sauce - this is one of the best chicken thigh recipes I ever made. Easy, delicious, and perfect for bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs! This is KETO friendly, high-fat, low-carb, gluten free chicken recipe.

    Chicken Thighs with Creamy Bacon Mushroom Thyme Sauce (close-up) in a stainless steel skillet

     

    Chicken thighs are baked to perfection and then complemented with flavorful creamy mushroom and bacon sauce with lots of fresh thyme. Pure comfort food - chicken dark meat is always delicious in a creamy sauce!

    What makes this chicken recipe KETO friendly

    • This meal contains high amount of fat from heavy creamy, chicken thighs, and bacon. All these ingredients have high fat, low sugar content.
    • Mushrooms are extremely low-carb and a great way to add flavor to keto recipe.
    • This recipe contains foods that are high in protein but low in carb, such as chicken thighs.

    4 Chicken Thighs with Creamy Bacon Mushroom Thyme Sauce in a stainless steel skillet

    Fresh thyme is key in this recipe. I used about 5 sprigs of snipped fresh thyme, and also a couple of sprigs more for garnish, on top of chicken thighs and mushrooms:

    2 Chicken Thighs with Creamy Bacon Mushroom Thyme Sauce in a stainless steel skillet

    How to cook bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs:

    Start by browning the chicken thighs in a large skillet, then bake them in the oven, for about 20 minutes until completely cooked through.

    cooking chicken thighs in a large skillet

    How to make Creamy Bacon Mushroom Thyme Sauce:

    In the mean time, while the chicken thighs bake, start making the sauce by cooking the mushrooms and combining them with the chopped cooked bacon:

    cooking bacon and mushrooms in a large skillet

    Add the cream and snipped fresh thyme to bacon and mushrooms, and make the delicious sauce:

    add cream to mushrooms and bacon to make cream sauce

    Spoon the sauce over the cooked chicken thighs, and your dinner is ready!

    best baked chicken, how to bake chicken, chicken thighs with bacon and mushrooms

    Other KETO friendly chicken recipes

    Broccoli Bacon Cheddar Chicken Bake

    Bacon Cream Cheese Cheddar Chicken

    KETO friendly pork recipes

    Bacon and Mushroom Smothered Pork Chops

    Low Carb Creamy Pork Chops in Parmesan Sauce

    creamy chicken thighs with mushrooms and bacon
    4.79 from 333 votes

    Chicken Thighs with Creamy Bacon Mushroom Thyme Sauce

    One of the best recipes to cook chicken thighs is to smother them in a creamy bacon mushroom and thyme sauce.  So easy and yummy!  KETO friendly, high-fat, low-carb, gluten free chicken recipe.
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 30 minutes mins
    Total Time 40 minutes mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories per serving 609 kcal
    Author: Julia

    Ingredients

    Chicken thighs

    • 4 chicken thighs , skin-on, bone-in
    • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
    • salt and pepper
    • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning dried thyme, oregano

    Mushroom sauce

    • 6 oz white mushrooms
    • 5 slices bacon cooked, chopped
    • 1 cup heavy cream
    • ⅛ teaspoon salt
    • 5 sprigs fresh thyme

    Instructions 

    • Preheat oven to 350 F.
    • Season both sides of chicken thighs generously with salt and pepper and Italian herb seasoning mix (usually a combination of dried thyme, oregano and other herbs). Heat vegetable oil on medium-high heat in a large skillet. Add chicken thighs skin-side down. Cook for about 5 minutes, on the skin side until nicely browned.
    • Transfer chicken thighs, skin side up, to the foil-lined baking sheet and bake at 350 F for about 20 minutes or until chicken thighs are completely cooked through and no longer pink in the center.
    • In the mean time, make the mushrooms sauce:
    • Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet on medium heat. Add sliced mushrooms (without salting - to ensure the mushrooms get caramelized) and cook on medium heat for about 3 minutes flipping once.
    • Add chopped cooked bacon to the skillet.
    • Add heavy creamy, ⅛ teaspoon salt and snipped fresh thyme, bring to boil, stir, immediately reduce to simmer and simmer for about 2 minutes on very low heat for flavors to blend and sauce to reduce a bit. Taste and add more salt if needed.
    • When chicken is done baking and chicken thighs are completely cooked through, add cooked chicken thighs to the skillet and spoon the sauce and the mushrooms on top of chicken thighs.

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    Nutrition

    Nutrition Information
    Chicken Thighs with Creamy Bacon Mushroom Thyme Sauce
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    609
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    55
    g
    85
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    25
    g
    156
    %
    Cholesterol
     
    210
    mg
    70
    %
    Sodium
     
    366
    mg
    16
    %
    Potassium
     
    465
    mg
    13
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    4
    g
    1
    %
    Protein
     
    24
    g
    48
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    1020
    IU
    20
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    3.2
    mg
    4
    %
    Calcium
     
    61
    mg
    6
    %
    Iron
     
    1.5
    mg
    8
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Nutrition Disclaimer:

    The nutritional information on this website is only an estimate and is provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed. It should not be used as a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

    Keyword creamy chicken thighs, keto chicken recipes, keto chicken thighs
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    1. Paula Porter

      February 14, 2025 at 4:25 pm

      This chicken was very good. We thoroughly enjoyed it! My husband's first comment was, "mommy this is a keeper". I agree wholeheartedly! Thank you for sharing.

      Reply
    2. kathleen

      January 29, 2025 at 12:08 pm

      We LOVED this dish -- my whole kitchen smelled amazing while it was cooking. i served it with parmesan crusted asparagus and carolina gold rice. DELICIOUS!

      Reply
    3. Cranmike

      October 05, 2024 at 8:40 pm

      Excellent. I may have cooked a little too much bacon. ( used thick cut)
      Also used boneless skinless thighs. Less work when dining. Overall a great supper.

      Reply
      • Julia

        October 18, 2024 at 4:35 pm

        Thank you so much for your review - I appreciate it! 🙂

        Reply
    4. Amanda Charles

      September 15, 2024 at 2:12 am

      This was AMAZING! I followed the recipe exactly other than adding sliced onions with the mushrooms. I served it over rice so I doubled the sauce. All 3 of us LOVED it. Thank you for a great recipe. This is a keeper for sure.

      Reply
      • Julia

        September 16, 2024 at 6:24 pm

        Hi Amanda, I love the addition of onions and that you serve this over rice. so yummy! ❤️

        Reply
    5. Lynne

      September 14, 2024 at 5:33 pm

      I cooked the chicken in a fry pan to brown. Plated it and put on the side while I made the sauce in the pan. I did add some onions and Costco’s Bacon crumbles to the pan along with the other ingredients plus Parmesan/Romano cheese. Once done I added the chicken back into the pan to simmer on low until chicken was fully cooked. I layered with rice, chicken and pored the sauce on top. My family and I totally enjoyed this recipe. Will be definitely be making it again!

      Reply
      • Julia

        September 16, 2024 at 6:31 pm

        I love the way you prepared it - thank you for sharing your process! ❤️ This is delicious with rice!

        Reply
    6. Barb

      September 12, 2024 at 12:31 pm

      This is my go-to chicken thigh recipe. We love it. It never fails to impress.
      Thanks for sharing it.

      Reply
      • Julia

        September 16, 2024 at 6:46 pm

        Wow, Barb, I am so flattered! 🙂 Thank you for your wonderful review!

        Reply
    7. Danika

      July 26, 2024 at 3:36 pm

      Made this as a pasta and added onions to the mushrooms to caramelize, made enough for left overs and my family finished it in one night! definitely adding this to top household favourites. Served with roasted cauliflower and broccoli for some more veggies 🙂 thank you!

      Reply
      • Julia

        August 04, 2024 at 6:58 pm

        Yay, Danika, glad it was a hit! I love the addition of mushrooms to the sauce!

        Reply
    8. Linda Towey Krayton

      June 21, 2024 at 9:17 pm

      Julia. Could you have your recipes download for a recipe size card. I have been re writing ✍️ all. Just made the chicken and creamy mushrooms sauce. Absolutely delicious and my 93 year old mom went back for seconds . She doesn't eat much anymore. Thank you and let me know how to get your recipes on card size

      Reply
      • Julia

        June 25, 2024 at 4:43 pm

        Hi Linda, have you tried using the print buttons (at the top of the recipe or within the recipe card?). It should give you a clean recipe card view like this and then you can scale it down when printing to any size you want. For example, here is the recipe card for this particula recipe:

        https://juliasalbum.com/wprm_print/chicken-thighs-with-creamy-bacon-mushroom-thyme-sauce

        Reply
    9. Jen

      February 25, 2024 at 4:34 pm

      Delicious! Cooked for 25 min as one person suggested. Added some paprika for a darker color sauce and served with pasta. Whole family requested again!

      Reply
      • Julia

        March 12, 2024 at 7:10 pm

        Jen, I love your tweaks - thank you for sharing them! 🙂

        Reply
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