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smothered chicken

smalltownwoman avatar
Recipe by
Beth Pierce
@smalltownwoman
Ofallon, MO

Southern style Smothered Chicken is comfort food at its best with crisp bacon, lightly breaded chicken breasts, and a lusciously creamy seasoned gravy that will leave you licking your plate. The family is always delighted to see this recipe cooking in the skillet when they come home from work and school. This is one of my favorite chicken dishes and one that pairs well with a lot of sides but I love to serve it with mashed potatoes, Southern Green Beans, and biscuits.

yield 4 serving(s)
prep time 5 Min
cook time 40 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For smothered chicken

  • 4 slice
    bacon
  • 4
    chicken breasts
  • 1 c
    flour
  • 1 tsp
    onion powder
  • 1 tsp
    garlic powder
  • 1 tsp
    paprika
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1/4 tsp
    fresh ground black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp
    ground ginger
  • 1/4 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 2-3 Tbsp
    butter
  • 1 1/2 c
    whole milk
  • 1 1/2 c
    chicken broth
  • 1/2 Tbsp
    fresh chopped parsley or thyme

How To Make smothered chicken

  • 1
    Cook the bacon in a skillet until brown and crispy. Chop the bacon up and set it aside. Reserve the bacon grease.
  • 2
    Whisk together the flour, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, salt, pepper, ginger, and cinnamon. Set aside 1/4 cup of the flour mixture.
  • 3
    Dredge the chicken in the remaining flour mixture. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in the skillet with the bacon grease over medium heat. Add the chicken to the skillet and cook until it is golden brown on both sides. Plate the chicken.
  • 4
    Melt enough butter in the skillet to have 4 tablespoons of fat in the skillet. Turn heat to medium low. Whisk in the flour that you set aside. Continue whisking and cooking about 3 minutes; scraping the brown bits off the bottom of the skillet.
  • 5
    Slowly add the milk and chicken broth alternating between the two while whisking constantly. Add the chicken back to the pan and simmer for 10 minutes to warm the chicken and finish cooking it. Sprinkle with the chopped bacon and fresh parsley or thyme.
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