Creamy Chicken and Bacon

 

 

Like Bacon?

Like Chicken?

Like Pasta?

You get them all in this dish!

 

Okay, so it may not be the healthiest dish ever,

But it's a great winter warm up kind of meal.

 

Cut the bacon into little pieces.

Then fry it until it's good and crispy.

Remove the bacon from the pan.

Drain most of the grease.

Save a little if you want a little extra kick of bacon flavor. 

 

Fry the chicken in the bacon grease or

Olive Oil.

 

Turn once so both sides get a little browned.

 

Mmmmm. Bacon!

 

Sour Cream and Cream of Chicken Soup

 

While chicken is browning,

Mix the Sour Cream and Soup.

Add Some Milk.

Mix some more.

 

Add the Bacon.

Add Mushrooms if desired.

 

Stir gently to mix.

 

Add the soup mixture to the chicken.

 

Cover the Pan

Cook on medium low until chicken is cooked and

Sauce is heated through.

This takes around 30 minutes.

Proper temperature for chicken is 165 degrees Fahrenheit.

 

While chicken is cooking,

Prepare a pound of pasta.

We used spaghetti,

But any pasta will do.

 

After mixture is heated through

And chicken is thoroughly cooked,

Add 2 cups of grated cheese to the pan.

We used an Italian blend.

Cover and cook an additional 5 minutes to melt cheese.

Add a little more milk if sauce needs thinned.

 

Put pasta on a plate.

Add a chicken breast

And sauce to taste.

Season as desired.

 

Enjoy!

 

Here's the Recipe:

 

1/2 Pound Bacon

4 - 6 Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts

8 oz. Sour Cream

1 Can (10.5 oz.) Cream of Chicken Soup

4-6 Ounces Milk

4 - 8 oz. Sliced Mushrooms

2 Cups Shredded Cheese

 

Cut bacon into small pieces. 

Fry until crisp.

Remove bacon from pan and drain.

Reserve 2 T. bacon grease in pan.

Discard remaining bacon grease.

 

Add chicken breasts to bacon grease.

Cook on medium until lightly browned.

Turn chicken.

Cook to brown other side.

 

Meanwhile, mix sour cream, soup and milk together.

Add bacon and mushrooms and gently stir.

 

When chicken is browned on both sides,

Add soup mixture to pan.

Cover and cook about 30 minutes on medium low.

 

While chicken cooks, Prepare Pasta.

 

When chicken reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit or more,

The sauce should be heated through.

 

Add shredded cheese.

Cover and cook another 5 minutes.

 

Dish pasta onto individual plates.

Top with chicken then sauce.

Season as desired.

Enjoy!

 

This can be skinnied up by using reduced fat sour cream and soup.

Shredded cheese can be reduced, and you can use less bacon too.

 

If this sounds good to you,

I hope you'll give the recipe a try.

Then let me know what you think.

What special twists did you add to make it great?

 

Thanks for reading!!

 

 

Bacon!

Come and get it!!

 

Last holiday season I began offering Bacon Lip Balm.

It was my single biggest holiday seller.

 

Recently, Bacon Lotion Bars were introduced.

 

Now you can get

A Bacon Combo.

 

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

 

And I hope you saved room for bacon.

 

Thanks for reading!

National Pig Day is March 1st

March 1, 2012 is National Pig Day!  You can see more about it by clicking on the link.

To celebrate National Pig Day, I’m offering my Smiling Pig Soaps at 33% off now through March 1^st.   Don’t miss out on this great pig sale.  Click here to check it out.

Also pig-related, but not on sale is SoapArt Crispy Sizzling Bacon Lip Balm.

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All Things Bacon Festival Draws 5000 Bacon Enthusiasts

This past weekend, the 5^th Annual All Things Bacon Festival was held in Des Moines, Iowa. 

You can read a short report on it here http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/46443423/ns/local_news-des_moines_ia/t/best-bacon-sold-out-crowd-packs-fairgrounds-event-celebrating-all-things-bacon/

I wasn’t able to attend, but from the news report, it appears they had a full house.  From the newsclip I saw on TV, it looked like a fun time. 

Maybe next year I can take my bacon flavored lip balms and share some bacony goodness without the calories.  They don’t contain any bacon, but they do smell just like bacon. Yum! Bacon without the fat and calories.

Here’s what one happy SoapArt customer said about these little gems, “good stuff! My husband and brother loved the bacon lip balm and will be wanting more! Thanks ( I do hope that any stray dogs don't chase them when they're wearing it! )”