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    Chicken with Bacon Mustard Sauce

    Published: Oct 17, 2015 / 220 Comments

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    Chicken with Bacon and Mustard Sauce - an absolute comfort food! In this recipe, chicken breast is moist, tender, and flavorful because it's smothered in the most delicious sauce ever!

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    This bacon and mustard chicken is one of my most favorite ways to cook chicken breast. It's easy and always a popular recipe with everybody who tries it!

    Ingredients you'll need for bacon and mustard chicken recipe:

    Dijon mustard
    paprika
    salt
    pepper
    bacon
    onion
    olive oil
    chicken breasts
    chicken broth

    chicken with creamy mustard sauce, bacon chicken, bacon chicken breast

    This whole dinner takes only 30 minutes to make!

    How to make bacon and mustard chicken (step-by-step photos):

    First, make the simple mustard sauce by mixing Dijon mustard with paprika, salt and pepper. Spread the mustard sauce over 3 chicken breasts and set them aside:

    spread mustard sauce over chicken

    In a large skillet cook chopped bacon just until browned:

    cooking bacon in the skillet

    Remove the bacon and add the chopped onions to the same skillet with bacon fat and cook until softened:

    cooking onions in a skillet

    Remove the onion from the skillet, and cook chicken breasts just a little bit on each side (you'll continue cooking them in the next step):

    chicken breast with mustard

    Finally, add the rest of the ingredients to the skillet, add back the bacon, cooked onions, and the chicken, and cook for 20 minutes until chicken is done:

    chicken breast in a creamy mustard sauce with bacon

    4.79 from 115 votes

    Chicken with Bacon Mustard Sauce

    If you want a delicious creamy sauce for your chicken that has not cream, try this Bacon and Mustard Chicken.  Moist, tender chicken coated with an amazing sauce!
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 20 mins
    Total Time 30 mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American
    Servings 3 servings
    Calories per serving 677 kcal
    Author: Julia

    Ingredients

    • ⅓ cup Dijon mustard
    • ¼ teaspoon paprika
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
    • 8 strips bacon uncooked, chopped
    • 1 cup onion chopped
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 2 lb chicken breasts , boneless, skinless
    • 1 ½ cups chicken broth

    Instructions 

    • Combine Dijon mustard, paprika, salt and pepper in a small bowl, to make a paste. Spread the paste evenly on both sides of chicken breasts. Set aside.
    • In a large skillet, cook chopped bacon on medium-high heat just until it starts to brown. Remove to a plate, leaving bacon fat in a skillet. To the same skillet, add chopped onion and cook in bacon fat until softened. Remove to the same plate, with bacon.
    • Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to the same, now empty, hot skillet. Cook chicken breast (with mustard paste on it), on medium heat, about 1.5 minutes on each side. The chicken will not be done as you will continue cooking it in the next step. Remove chicken to a plate.
    • To the same skillet, add 1 and ½ cups chicken broth, bring to boil, scraping the bottom of the pan. Add back bacon and onions, mix well. Add back the chicken breast, reduce the heat to low-medium and cook for about 15-20 minutes, turning chicken once, until chicken breast is fully cooked and no longer pink in the center.

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Information
    Chicken with Bacon Mustard Sauce
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    677
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    37
    g
    57
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    10
    g
    63
    %
    Cholesterol
     
    232
    mg
    77
    %
    Sodium
     
    1679
    mg
    73
    %
    Potassium
     
    1445
    mg
    41
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    7
    g
    2
    %
    Fiber
     
    1
    g
    4
    %
    Sugar
     
    2
    g
    2
    %
    Protein
     
    73
    g
    146
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    215
    IU
    4
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    16.3
    mg
    20
    %
    Calcium
     
    51
    mg
    5
    %
    Iron
     
    2.1
    mg
    12
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    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.

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    1. Debbie S.

      January 31, 2022 at 6:11 pm

      Very good! I was out of chicken broth, so I used roasted garlic broth, instead. I also added 1/4 cup of heavy cream just before serving. I omitted the salt and used pre-cooked bacon slices that I chopped. I will definitely make it again!

      Reply
      • Julia

        February 11, 2022 at 8:30 pm

        Debbie, I love your changes! Roasted garlic broth sounds delicious! Thank you for sharing your feedback and the 5-star review! 🙂

        Reply
    2. Trish

      November 14, 2021 at 2:41 am

      Cooked this tonight and had way too much salt . No need for the 1/4 teaspoon on the chicken as you get salt from the stock and the bacon . Won’t use salt and make sure it’s a reduced salt stock next time

      Reply
      • Julia

        November 18, 2021 at 4:09 pm

        Trish, thank you for the feedback - very helpful!

        Reply
    3. Reasha Lambert

      June 14, 2021 at 5:08 pm

      Made this for my family, they loved it. And omg leftovers were even better. I paired this chicken with heavy cream mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli

      Reply
      • Julia

        July 13, 2021 at 6:47 pm

        So glad you enjoyed this recipe!

        Reply
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