Smothered Chicken

Suzy make this for me on my birthday, and it was so delicious. Thanks Suzy for sharing the recipe!

Honey Mustard Marinade
1/2 cup dijon mustard
1/2 cup honey
1 1/2 tsp vegetable oil
1/2 tsp lemon juice

Chicken
4-5 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 tbls vegetable oil
2 cups sliced mushrooms
2 tbls butter
salt and pepper
5-10 slices bacon, cooked
2 cups shredded colby jack cheese
2 tsp finely chopped parsley

Using and electric mixer, combine marinade ingredients in small bowl. Whip mixture for about 1 minute. Place chicken in gallon-size ziplock baggie and pour about 2/3 of marinade over the chicken and marinade in the refrigerator for about 2 hours. Chill the reminder of marinade until later.

While chicken is marinading, cook bacon and saute the sliced mushrooms in 2 T butter.

Heat frying pan over medium heat with 1 T of oil. Sear chicken in pan for about 4 minutes per side or until golden brown.

Evenly coat the bottom of the baking dish with a portion of the set-aside marinade. Remove Chicken from frying pan and place into baking dish and brush top side with marinade, them season with salt and pepper. Stack 1-2 pieces of bacon on each chicken breast. Spoon he sauteed mushrooms on the bacon evenly. top with cheese and parsley. Serve with any remaining marinade.

Bake at 375 for 30 minutes or until cooked and cheese is melted.

Suzy