Smothered Chicken Breasts

🧂 Ingredients

• 4 (6 oz) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• ¼ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp lemon pepper seasoning
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 8 strips bacon
• 1 onion, sliced
• ¼ cup packed brown sugar
• ½ cup heavy cream
• ½ cup shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese

Instructions

• 1 Season the chicken breast halves with salt and lemon pepper on both sides
• 2 Heat the vegetable oil in an oven-safe skillet and brown the chicken breasts on
  both sides. Cook them until the juices run clear. Set aside and preheat the oven
  to 350 F
• 3 In the same skillet, cook the bacon until brown and crispy. Remove from the
  skillet, place on a plate lined with a paper towel, and crumble. Discard the
  excess bacon fat from the skillet, but leave about a teaspoon.
• 4 Add the sliced onion and brown sugar to the skillet and cook until caramelized
• 5 Once caramelized, turn the heat off and add the heavy cream.
• 6 Return the chicken breasts to the skillet and top with the crumbled bacon
• 7 Sprinkle the cheese on top and bake until the cheese is melted and bubbly

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