Canadiana Chicken
- 4 chicken breasts, skinless and boneless
- 4 mushrooms
- 3 slices bacon
- 1/2 white onion
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon sage
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 4 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 cup water
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Slice chicken breasts partway through for stuffing, finely chop mushrooms and onion.
- In small skillet, sautee onions in butter and brown sugar until caramelized. Set aside in bowl.
- Fry bacon in large skillet, remove and sautee mushrooms in bacon fat.
- Chop bacon and mix with onion, sage, 1 tbsp maple syrup and strained, cooked mushrooms.
- Stuff chicken, flour lightly and brown in remaining bacon grease.
- Arrange chicken in baking pan. Mix together 3 tbsps maple syrup with water and pour over chicken.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, turning once. Add more water/syrup if pan is drying up, to prevent burning.
- Serve with reheated, leftover stuffing spooned on top each breast and drizzle with sauce from pan and maple syrup.
- Mashed potatoes or colcannon are a good complement - spoon sauce over potatoes as well.
chicken breasts, mushrooms, bacon, white onion, butter, brown sugar, sage, flour, maple syrup, water
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/canadiana-chicken-510525 (may not work)