Chicken with Cider & Bacon Sauce

Name: Chicken with Cider & Bacon Sauce
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 lb boneless, skinless chicken; 1/4 tsp slt; 1/4 tsp freshly cracked pepper; 2 slice chopped thick bacon; 1/4 cup minced sweet onion; 1/2 cup apple cider; 1/4 cup apple ale; 1/2 cup fat free, less sodium chicken broth; 3 1/2 tbsp butter; 2 1/2 tbsp granulated sugar; 3/4 tsp Saigon cinnamon; 1/4 tsp salt; 4 tbsp heavy cream; 1 splash of spiced rum (I prefer Bacardi Oakheart); 1 apple, largely diced (I used a honeycrisp); 1 slice chopped thick-cut bacon

HardDog1110 @cook_2825785

San Antonio, TX

Delightfully surprised at how good this dish was. Easy to make and is quick.

HardDog1110 @cook_2825785

San Antonio, TX

Delightfully surprised at how good this dish was. Easy to make and is quick.

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Ingredients

45 mins

5 servings

Chicken
2 lbboneless, skinless chicken
1/4 tspslt
1/4 tspfreshly cracked pepper
2 slicechopped thick bacon
1/4 cupminced sweet onion
1/2 cupapple cider
1/4 cupapple ale
1/2 cupfat free, less sodium chicken broth
Spiced Apple Side
3 1/2 tbspbutter
2 1/2 tbspgranulated sugar
3/4 tspSaigon cinnamon
1/4 tspsalt
4 tbspheavy cream
1splash of spiced rum (I prefer Bacardi Oakheart)
1apple, largely diced (I used a honeycrisp)
1 slicechopped thick-cut bacon

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Steps

45 mins

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FOR THE CHICKEN:
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Place chicken on a firm surface and flatted with a mallet o Rollin pin to 1/2 inch thickness.
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Sprinkle chicken with salt an pepper on both sides.
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Cook bacon in a large pan over medium heat until crisp.
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Remove bacon and placed on paper towels to extract some grease.
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Add chicken to the drippings in the pan; cook for 6 minutes per side, or until done.
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Remove chicken and cover with foil to keep warm.
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Add onion to the pan; saute for 2 minutes or until tender, stirring constantly.
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Add cider, ale, and broth; bring to a boil, scraping pan to loosen brown bits.
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Cook until broth mixture is reduced to 1/2 cup (about 5 minutes).
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Stir in cooked bacon. Turn off heat and serve over chicken.
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FOR THE SPICED APPLES:
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In a small sauce pan, melt butter over medium-low heat.
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Add sugar, cinnamon, salt, heavy cream, and rum; mix to incorporate.
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Add apple slice and cook until tender.
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Place beside the chicken and top with bacon pieces.