smothered chicken breasts

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs
• 2 teaspoons garlic salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 4 (6 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, pounded thin
• 8 bacon strips
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or more to taste
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup shredded colby-monterey jack cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• mix flour, bread crumbs, garlic salt, and black pepper together in a bowl. coat each chicken breast with flour mixture.
• place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. remove bacon with a slotted spoon, reserving bacon drippings; drain bacon on paper towels.
• cook and stir coated chicken breasts in the bacon drippings until chicken is no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, about 5 minutes per side; remove and keep warm.
• cook and stir onion, lemon-pepper seasoning, italian seasoning, salt, red pepper flakes, and brown sugar in the same skillet until onion is golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.
• set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• arrange chicken breasts on a baking sheet; top each breast with 2 bacon slices. top with caramelized onion and colby-monterey jack cheese.
• broil chicken breasts until cheese is melted and bubbling, 1 to 3 minutes.