Chicken Normandy (Bacon & Apple Chicken)
Recipe: #17575
February 24, 2015
Categories: Sauce, French, 5-Minute Prep, Sunday Dinner, No Eggs, Wine, more
"If you have looked at many of my recipes, then you already know the Grandparentsdotcom newsletters are a primary source of my recipes. A January 2015 issue listed the "Top 10 Favorite Recipes" of 2014 & this recipe was ranked #1. Described as a simple & sophisticated chicken dinner, this version of the French chicken & apple dinner uses bacon to liven up the works. What else would you expect from a recipe in a cookbook called "Bacon 24/7"? Chef Theresa Gilliam suggests serving it w/mashed potatoes, on which you dollop the delectable sauce. Enjoy!"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (272.8 g)
- Calories 511.6
- Total Fat - 24.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 9.1 g
- Cholesterol - 174.1 mg
- Sodium - 972.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 17.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.1 g
- Sugars - 7.7 g
- Protein - 53.8 g
- Calcium - 36.8 mg
- Iron - 2.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 2.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 8 min. Transfer to paper towels, reserving rendered bacon fat in the skillet. Season the chicken on all sides with salt & pepper. Dredge the chicken w/flour, shaking to remove the excess. Cook the chicken in the reserved bacon fat over medium heat until it is golden brown & nearly cooked through, about 6 min per side. Remove the chicken from the skillet & keep it warm while you prepare the sauce.
Step 2
Cook the onions in the skillet until they are soft & translucent, about 6 min. Add the sherry & simmer to reduce it slightly. Add the cider & simmer until reduced by half, about 5 min. Add the apples, thyme & cooked bacon to the sauce & stir to combine. Stir in the cream & add the chicken breasts w/any juices that may have collected to the skillet. Simmer until the chicken is fully cooked, about 5 added min.
Step 3
NOTE: IMO fresh mushrooms would make a lovely addition to this recipe.
Tips
- No special items are required.