Easy Smothered Chicken Breasts
Description
Chicken breasts are topped with caramelized onions, bacon, and melted Colby-Jack cheese for a rich and flavorful dinner any night of the week.
Ingredients
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1/2 cup all-purpose flour
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1/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs
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2 teaspoons garlic salt
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1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
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4 (6 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, pounded thin
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8 bacon strips
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1 onion, sliced
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1/4 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
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1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or more to taste
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1/4 cup packed brown sugar
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1/2 cup shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese
Directions
1
Mix flour, bread crumbs, garlic salt, and black pepper together in a bowl. Coat each chicken breast with flour mixture.
2
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.
3
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.
4
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.
5
Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
6
Arrange chicken breasts on a baking sheet; top each breast with 2 bacon slices. Top with caramelized onion and Colby-Monterey Jack cheese.
7
Broil chicken breasts until cheese is melted and bubbling, 1 to 3 minutes.