Creamy Chicken with Mushroom and Bacon

Creamy Chicken with Mushroom and Bacon

Ingredients

Chicken breasts 500 gm.

Garlic 1 clove
Green chillies split 1 nos.
Cream 200 ml.
Chicken stock 100 ml.
Cognac 100 ml.
Mushrooms 250 gm.
Raisins 100 gm.
Bacon 100 gm.
Flour 2 Tbsp.
Olive oil 2 Tbsp.
Butter 2 Tbsp.
Salt, Pepper, Red chilli powder, Thyme and parsley as per taste.

Preparation.

Mix the chicken breasts with some salt and pepper powder and apply the flour to it. Heat some butter in a pan and fry the bacon in it till crispy and keep it aside.  In the same pan fry the sliced mushrooms adding some salt and thyme and keep it aside.  Add some more butter and oil to the same pan, add the chopped garlic and chopped green chillies and saute for half a minute.  Now place the chicken breasts in the pan and fry them on both sides.  When both sides of the chicken breasts are sealed remove them from the pan place them in a baking pan.  Preheat the oven to 180°c and bake the chicken breasts till cooked.  Place a pan on the stove, add the raisins and cognac and allow to boil, add the chicken stock and allow to boil.  Now add the cream and mushrooms, mix well and heat a little.  Season the mushroom sauce with salt and pepper as per taste.

Arrange the chicken breasts over the mushroom sauce and garnish it with fried bacon and parsley.

Serve along with noodles, fried rice, fried potatoes or toasted bread.