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Chicken Thighs with Creamy Bacon Mushroom Thyme Sauce

Published: Mar 08, 2016 | 242 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.

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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.

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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:

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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.

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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:

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

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

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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

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Chicken Thighs with Creamy Bacon Mushroom Thyme Sauce
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 

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.

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 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
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 5 sprigs fresh thyme
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. In the mean time, make the mushrooms sauce:
  5. 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.
  6. Add chopped cooked bacon to the skillet.
  7. Add heavy creamy, 1/8 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.
  8. 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.
Nutrition Facts
Chicken Thighs with Creamy Bacon Mushroom Thyme Sauce
Amount Per Serving
Calories 609 Calories from Fat 495
% Daily Value*
Fat 55g85%
Saturated Fat 25g156%
Cholesterol 210mg70%
Sodium 366mg16%
Potassium 465mg13%
Carbohydrates 4g1%
Protein 24g48%
Vitamin A 1020IU20%
Vitamin C 3.2mg4%
Calcium 61mg6%
Iron 1.5mg8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

What I have been cooking in my kitchen:
3 Years Ago: Chicken Penne Pasta and Mushrooms with Vodka Sauce
4 Years Ago: Creamy Chicken Mushroom Pasta with Basil and Garlic
5 Years Ago: Banana Walnut Bread

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  1. Mark

    Mar 22, 2021 at 1:33 am

    Made it tonight. Added spring onions to the sauce, and used chicken breast portions, quartered. Perfect.

    Reply
  2. Marcy

    Mar 21, 2021 at 8:38 pm

    This was an instant hit at my house. I sent it to my daughters and sister. All have agreed it was a hit at their homes too. Thank you for sharing this recipe!!

    Reply
  3. Joel C McDowell

    Mar 16, 2021 at 12:25 pm

    Easy and delicious !!

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  4. Russ Dymond

    Mar 07, 2021 at 6:56 pm

    Just had this for dinner. So good I may have it for breakfast. Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
  5. Lisa

    Feb 21, 2021 at 9:08 pm

    Could you substitute the heavy cream with coconut cream?

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  6. Brenda Rothchild

    Feb 05, 2021 at 7:15 pm

    Outstanding recipe. I added some chicken broth to the mushroom mixture, otherwise followed the recipe exactly. So easy and outstanding taste. Will definitely make again.

    Reply
  7. Catalina Morris

    Feb 03, 2021 at 4:25 pm

    This recipe looks amazing! I only have boneless skinless breasts on hand. What adjustments to cooking time would I need to make?

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