Skillet Country Chicken

By dbfv101

Ingredients

• 3 slices thick-cut bacon
• 2 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper, divided
• 1 1/2 cups frozen Southern-style hash brown potatoes
• 1/2 cup sliced green onions

Details

Servings 2
Adapted from cookingclub.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Cook bacon in large nonstick skillet over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes or until crisp. Drain on paper towels; reserve drippings in skillet.

2. Sprinkle chicken with 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and 1/8 teaspoon of the pepper. Heat bacon drippings over medium-high heat until hot. Cook chicken 3 to 4 minutes or until browned on one side; turn. Sprinkle potatoes around chicken; cook 3 to 4 minutes or until chicken is browned on other side.

3. Turn chicken; stir green onions into potatoes. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, covered, 5 to 8 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in center. Remove chicken.

4. Meanwhile, crumble bacon; stir into potato mixture. Increase heat to medium-high; cook, uncovered, 1 to 2 minutes or until heated through and potatoes are lightly browned. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Serve potato mixture spooned over and around chicken.

2 servings

PER SERVING: 435 calories, 24.5 g total fat (8.5 g saturated fat), 35.5 g protein, 17.5 g carbohydrate, 105 mg cholesterol, 1420 mg sodium, 2.5 g fiber