smothered chicken
This Southern smothered chicken Recipe is comfort food at its best. It features crisp bacon, lightly breaded chicken breasts, and lusciously creamy seasoned gravy from common pantry spices. The family is always delighted to see this recipe cooking in the skillet when they come home from work and school.
prep time
5 Min
cook time
40 Min
method
Stove Top
yield
4 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 4 slices uncooked bacon
- 4 - boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth
- 1/2 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley or thyme
How To Make smothered chicken
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Step 1Cook the bacon in a skillet over medium heat until brown and crispy. Chop the bacon up and set it aside. Reserve the bacon grease.
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Step 2Whisk together the flour, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, salt, pepper, ginger, and cinnamon. Set aside 1/4 cup of the flour mixture.
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Step 3Pat the chicken dry with paper towels. Dredge the chicken in the remaining flour mixture, shaking off the excess. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in the skillet with the bacon grease over medium heat. Add the chicken to the skillet and cook until it is golden brown on both sides. Plate the chicken.
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Step 4Melt enough butter in the skillet to have 4 tablespoons of fat in the skillet. Turn the heat to medium-low. Whisk in the flour that you set aside. Continue whisking and cooking for about 3 minutes, scraping the brown bits off the bottom of the skillet.
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Step 5Slowly add the milk and chicken broth, alternating between the two while whisking constantly. Add the chicken back to the pan and simmer for 10 minutes to warm the chicken and finish cooking it. Sprinkle with the chopped bacon and garnish with fresh parsley or thyme.
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