Creamy Beer Cheese Chicken With Crispy Bacon
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Creamy Beer Cheese Chicken With Crispy Bacon
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Creamy Beer Cheese Chicken With Crispy Bacon is ready in less than 20 minutes! Beer and cheddar cheese in a creamy sauce with bacon AND chicken? What's not to love! AN ORIGINAL CAFE DELITES RECIPE
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Ingredients
Chicken:
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts large
- 1 /2 cup lager
- 2 teaspoons garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch cracked pepper
Sauce:
- 150 grams Bacon diced
- 2 tablespoons butter optional
- 1 onion large, diced
- 1 stalk celery finely chopped
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 ¼ cup milk I use 2%, but you can use skim or full cream
- ½ cup lager
- ½ cup low sodium chicken stock good quality
- ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon vegetable stock powder
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 dash hot sauce
- ⅔ cup shredded cheddar (add more to suit your tastes)
- 1 pinch salt to taste, if desired
- 1 pinch pepper to taste, if desired
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Instructions
- Combine lager, garlic, salt and pepper in a shallow bowl. Add in the chicken breasts, cover with plastic wrap and allow to marinade in the refrigerator for 2 hours if time allows, or over night for a deeper flavour.
- When ready to cook, take out of the fridge for at least 20 minutes before cooking. Heat skillet or pan over medium - high heat. Drain chicken from marinade and fry breasts in a small amount of oil until golden browned on both sides and completely cooked through the centre (about 6-8 minutes per side, depending on the thickness of your chicken breasts). Fry in batches of two if you need to.
- Transfer chicken to a warm plate.
- In the same pan, cook bacon until crisp, (about 6 minutes). Transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to let drain.
- To the remaining bacon fat in the pan, add the onion and celery, and cook until soft, about 6 minutes. (If there is no remaining bacon fat, melt the butter in the pan instead). Then add garlic and cook until fragrant, (about 1 minute).
- Pour in the beer and allow to reduce slightly (about 3-4 minutes).
- Add in the flour and cook until golden, (about 3 minutes), then slowly add the stock, whisking until flour has combined with the liquid. Whisk in the the milk and let simmer, while whisking occasionally, until thickened.
- Stir in Worcestershire sauce, stock powder, mustard and hot sauce.
- Remove from heat and stir in cheese. Mix until cheese has melted, then stir in ¾ of the crumbled bacon. Taste test and add any extra salt, pepper, cheddar or beer.
- Arrange chicken back into the pan and allow to warm through. Garnish with chives or parsley and the remaining bacon.
Notes
- *Substitute milk for heavy cream, reduced fat cream, half and half or evaporated milk.
- *If you don't have time to marinade your chicken, a good 20 minute soak is enough time for the beer mixture to absorb into the chicken. Just pierce your chicken pieces all over with the tip of a sharp knife and allow a good soak for as long as you can. If time DOES allow, then try to let it sit over night in the beer marinade.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
424kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
15g
(5%)
Protein
41g
(82%)
Fat
19g
(29%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
115mg
(38%)
Sodium
1.846mg
(0%)
Potassium
697mg
(20%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
569IU
(11%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
261mg
(26%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 424 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 424kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 41g | 82% |
| Fat | 19g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 115mg | 38% |
| Sodium | 1.846mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 697mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 569IU | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 261mg | 26% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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