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Creamy Tuscan Chicken with Crispy Bacon

Here's a mouth-watering chicken dish packed with the goodness of sun-dried tomatoes and luscious cream sauce studded with crispy bacon. It's low carb, gluten free and perfect for any occasion. Enjoy it hot with your favorite green veggies like steamed asparagus, spinach or broccoli!
3
55 min
TOTAL TIME
1126
CALORIES
$3.32
PER SERVING
Creamy Tuscan Chicken with Crispy Bacon
Ingredients
14 INGREDIENTS
4 SERVINGS
Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Large Chicken Breasts
2 lbs large chicken breasts
halved horizontally
Bacon
8 strips bacon
cooked and crumbled
Sun Dried Tomatoes
6 oz sun dried tomatoes
Garlic
4 cloves garlic
minced
Salt
1 tsp salt
Heavy Cream
1 cup heavy cream
Black Pepper
1 tsp black pepper
Fresh Basil
1 tbsp fresh basil
chopped
Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
Steamed Asparagus
steamed asparagus
for serving
Paprika
1 tsp paprika
Olive Oil
2 tbsp olive oil
Milk
1 cup milk
Directions
CHICKEN
15 min
PREP TIME
40 min
COOK TIME
55 min
TOTAL TIME
1
In a large pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add minced garlic and sun-dried tomatoes, and saute for 1 minute, until the garlic is fragrant.
2
Remove the sun-dried tomatoes and garlic from the pan, leaving the oil. Add in the chicken breasts seasoned with salt and paprika. Cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes on each side.
3
Cover the pan, remove it from heat, and let the chicken cook in its own juices until it's fully cooked and no longer pink in the center. Remove the chicken from the skillet.
CREAM SAUCE
4
In the same skillet, add heavy cream and bring to a boil. Add mozzarella cheese, immediately reduce to simmer, stirring constantly until the cheese melts.
5
Gradually add 1 cup of milk, whisking to keep the sauce smooth.
6
Add the sauteed sun-dried tomatoes and garlic back into the sauce. Mix in chopped basil and crushed red pepper.
ASSEMBLY
7
Place the cooked chicken breasts back into the skillet. Sprinkle with crumbled bacon and reheat until warm. Plate up with a side of steamed asparagus.
Health Info
Macros
33g
CARBS
80g
FAT
71g
PROTEIN
Allowed on these diets
GLUTEN FREE
LACTOSE FREE
LOW CARB
Contains these allergens
MILK
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