Served with a rich and creamy sauce, these chicken thighs make a simple yet special main dish.
Chicken in Mustard Cream Sauce
- Prep Time 40 min
- Total 40 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 2 slices bacon, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 4 boneless chicken thighs
- 2 tablespoons chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons whipping cream
- 2 oz cream cheese, softened, cut into cubes
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
- Fresh thyme sprigs, if desired
Instructions
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Step1In 10-inch nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium-high heat 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add garlic and chicken. Reduce heat to medium. Cover; cook 10 to 15 minutes, turning once, until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (at least 165°F). Remove chicken to plate; cover to keep warm.
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Step2Drain drippings, reserving bacon and garlic in skillet. Reduce heat to medium-low. Carefully stir in broth and whipping cream; cook and stir until hot. Using whisk, slowly stir in cream cheese and mustard until cheese is melted and sauce is smooth. Stir in chopped thyme. Cook about 3 minutes longer, stirring occasionally, until sauce just starts to boil and is thickened.
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Step3Serve sauce with chicken. Garnish with thyme sprigs.
Nutrition
230
Calories
17g
Total Fat
18g
Protein
2g
Total Carbohydrate
1g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 230
- Calories from Fat
- 150
- Total Fat
- 17g
- 26%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 39%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 80mg
- 26%
- Sodium
- 340mg
- 14%
- Potassium
- 220mg
- 6%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 2g
- 1%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 1g
- Protein
- 18g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 8%
- 8%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 2 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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