One Skillet Chicken with Bacon and Green Beans
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4.8
One Skillet Chicken with Bacon and Green Beans
Description
One Skillet Chicken with Bacon and Green Beans is a hearty dish featuring boneless skinless chicken breasts cooked alongside chopped, crisp bacon. The bacon fat imparts a rich flavor to the chicken and vegetables. French green beans are added and simmered in a sauce made with chicken broth, white wine, shallots, garlic, and fresh thyme. The combination gives a savory and slightly tangy sauce that reduces as the green beans cook to crisp tenderness. The chicken is seared until cooked through, yielding juicy cutlets with a seasoned crust from kosher salt and black pepper. The bacon and pan drippings provide a smoky undertone that enriches the overall flavor.
The dish is served by plating the chicken breasts alongside the green beans, seasoned with salt and fresh pepper. The pan juices can be stirred into the reduced sauce to enhance moisture and taste.
Its one skillet preparation makes this recipe efficient, marrying protein and vegetables in a flavorful broth that brightens with white wine and fresh thyme. This makes it suited for a convenient yet satisfying meal.
Ingredients
- 4 Bacon chopped, center-cut strips
- 1 pound boneless (skinless chicken breasts, cut lengthwise into thin cutlets)
- kosher salt
- black pepper freshly ground
- 2 tablespoons shallot minced
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- ¾ cup chicken broth low-sodium
- ½ cup white wine such as Sauvignon Blanc (use broth for Whole30 or Paleo, crisp
- 1 teaspoon thyme chopped fresh
- 8 ounces green beans French
Instructions
- Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add the bacon and sauté until brown and crisp. Remove bacon pieces with a slotted spoon, transfer to a paper towel lined plate and set aside. Discard the majority of the bacon grease, leaving a very thin coating in the pan.
- Season both sides of the chicken pieces with 1/4 tsp salt and black pepper and add to the skillet. Cook 4 minutes per side, or until cooked through. Transfer to a plate and tent with foil.
- Add the shallots to the now empty skillet and sauté 1 minute, scraping up brown bits. Add the garlic and sauté 30 seconds more. Add the broth, wine and thyme and stir. Add the green beans, increase the heat to medium-high and cook for about 8 minutes, or until the sauce has reduced and the green beans are crisp tender, stirring occasionally.
- Transfer the chicken breasts and green beans to a serving platter. Season beans with 1/8 teaspoon salt and fresh pepper. Pour chicken juices into sauce with 1/8 teaspoon salt, stir and cook for an additional 30 seconds. Pour sauce over the chicken and green beans and top with chopped bacon.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 211 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 3oz chicken, 1/2 cup green beans | |
| Calories | 211kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Protein | 29g | 58% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Cholesterol | 75mg | 25% |
| Sodium | 334mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.8
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