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Creamy Beer Cheese Chicken With Crispy Bacon
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
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 30 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Karina Carrel📖 cafedelites
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- pan
- skillet
- whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
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.
garlic (minced)4 clovessalt1 teaspoonsalt (to taste, if desired)1 pinchcracked pepper1 pinchpepper (to taste, if desired)1 pinch
2
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.
3
Transfer chicken to a warm plate.
4
In the same pan, cook bacon until crisp, (about ⏱️ 6 minutes). Transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to let drain.
5
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).
onion (large, diced)1butter (optional)2 tablespoonsgarlic (minced)4 cloves
6
Pour in the beer and allow to reduce slightly (about ⏱️ 3-4 minutes).
7
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.
flour2 tablespoons
8
Stir in Worcestershire sauce, stock powder, mustard and hot sauce.
9
Remove from heat and stir in cheese. Mix until cheese has melted, then stir in 3/4 of the crumbled bacon. Taste test and add any extra salt, pepper, cheddar or beer.
salt1 teaspoonsalt (to taste, if desired)1 pinchcracked pepper1 pinchpepper (to taste, if desired)1 pinch
10
Arrange chicken back into the pan and allow to warm through. Garnish with chives or parsley and the remaining bacon.
Nutrition Facts
calories
424 kcal
fat Content
19 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
5 g
sodium Content
1.846 mg
protein Content
41 g
trans Fat Content
0.2 g
cholesterol Content
115 mg
carbohydrate Content
15 g
saturated Fat Content
10 g
unsaturated Fat Content
5 g
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