Parmesan Cream Sauce Chicken, Bacon and Mushroom Skillet Recipe
This Parmesan Cream Sauce Chicken Bacon and Mushroom Skillet is a great meal that is full of rich flavour that satisfies cravings and wows everyone at your dinner table! What's not to love about a yummy chicken recipe in a flavourful cream sauce, yum.
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If you're not a fan of mushrooms you can skip putting them in this delicious parmesan cream sauce chicken, bacon and mushroom skillet recipe. I, however, love mushrooms and found that it brought this meal to a whole new level.
I like to have this parmesan cream sauce chicken, bacon and mushroom skillet meal with a side of any veggies and a crusty baguette to soak up the delicious sauce. This tasty recipe is definitely not for those days where you're watching what you eat, but perfect if you're looking for a rich, comfort meal. 
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Parmesan Cream Sauce Chicken, Bacon and Mushroom Skillet
Parmesan Cream Sauce Chicken and Mushroom Skillet is a great meal that is full of rich flavor that satisfies cravings and wows everyone at your dinner table!
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Ingredients
For the chicken
- 6 chicken thighs (bone-in, skin-on or off)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
For the parmesan cream sauce
- 2 tablespoon minced garlic
- 200g diced bacon
- 400g sliced cremini mushrooms
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon fresh chopped parsley
- 1 cup heavy cream OR half and half*
- ½ cup chicken broth
- ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper to taste
- Additional chopped fresh parsley for garnish
- Fresh shaved or grated parmesan for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C | 400°F.
- Combine olive oil, garlic, parsley, salt and pepper.
- Rub the oil mixture over the chicken & completely coat.
- Heat oven proof skillet or pan on medium high heat. Sear chicken skin-side down first, until skin is crisp and golden brown. Rotate and sear the other side (about 2-3 minutes per side).
- Transfer to oven and roast until completely cooked through, about 25-30 minutes.
- When chicken is cooked, remove from skillet & set aside. Pour out of skillet half of the liquid left in the pan.
- Using the same skillet, sauté the garlic in the reserved liquid in the skillet over medium heat, stirring frequently until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add bacon and cook until it just starts to crisp. Add mushrooms and herbs and cook until mushrooms start to soften.
- Pour in the cream, chicken broth and parmesan; simmer until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes.
- Season with pepper.
- Add the chicken back into the pan; allow to simmer for 1-2 minutes in the cream to take on the flavours.
- Garnish with parsley and shaved or grated parmesan, if desired. Serve over rice, pasta, with vegetables or my favourite with a baguette to soak up the yummy sauce.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
6Amount Per Serving: Calories: 654Total Fat: 49gSaturated Fat: 20gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 27gCholesterol: 253mgSodium: 1097mgCarbohydrates: 8gFiber: 1gSugar: 3gProtein: 48g
Please note that we can not guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information. They are a best guess calculation.
I was inspired to make this recipe after seeing something similar on Cafe Delites but I modified it as I didn't want it as heavy a garlic presence and adjusted some of the other herbs to suit my tastes. You can see their recipe here.
Make sure to check out some of our other yummy recipes like our Chicken Kebabs with Za'atar recipe below.
I love all of the ingredients in this. I will be making this soon!
Oh this sounds sinful. Definitely need to try this now that we have snow in WI. It would be a great cold weather dinner meal!
This looks hearty and delicious! The family would be all over this recipe!
This looks delicious and all of the things that my family likes. This recipe is a pin for me.
This looks so delicious! I wasn't hungry until I saw this post! I am totally pinning this recipe!
Just shared this on my family’s recipe thread! Sounds so good!!
We LOVE chicken ???? Baked, fried, sautéed, boiled for soup, etc. I had to pin this and share it on my Facebook page. Most of these ingredients, I use in my own recipes. For example, garlic, mushrooms, Parmesan cheese, bacon ???? and of course, chicken! That’s why this is a dish I would love to make!
Thank you for sharing!!
Not a fan of mushrooms and can't have garlic, but those can be easily omitted. This dish looks absolutely delicious! Might have to make a version of it tonight!
Just the name of this recipe is mouthwatering. Thank you for all the great recipes. Yet another one I have to try
This looks magnificent....lots of great ingredients. I could also see forgetting the chicken and just making the sauce and putting it over pasta, or making that sauce for fish... yum, lots of ways. thanks, I'll definitely be making this.
This does sound really good, and it would be nice for company, too!
We eat a lot of chicken and my family would like this.
I'm always looking for new meals to add to our rotation, and this looks delicious! We will have to try it soon!
I am going to have to try this recipe out. I just love Parmesan, Chicken and Bacon. This sounds super delicious.
I simply must try this recipe because it has a ton of my favorite ingredients!
This looks amazing and versatile. I could eat it with zucchini or spaghetti squash.
I am for SURE going to end up making this just as instructed in the directions because I know we will love it already just because we love every ingredient in it and even more so the combination of those ingredient/flavors together! YUMMY!
I couldn't help but giggle to myself when you said it is just not a meal you want when you are watching what you eat because that would depend on your eating plan. For weight loss goals and health we are eating Keto and this is PERFECT! YAY! So for US, it will be an indulgently delicious guilt free on plan dinner! Win/win! Thanks for sharing.
My family would enjoy this Parmesan Cream Sauce Chicken, Bacon And Mushroom Skillet Recipe. I love any recipe that contains mushrooms, so this would be a hit for me.
This really looks good. I'll have to give it a try.
This looks really good!! I will need to make this soon
I would like to try this out! Looks really tasty! Thanks!
This looks so delicious and makes a beautiful presentation.
Ok that looks so good, i gotta try that.
Need I say that the bacon makes this dish more delicious?
This looks super delicious! I'm always on the lookout for new main dish recipes.
Looks and sounds so good. The ingredients sounds perfect together. I would love to make this for my parents.
Wow this recipe sounds delicious!! I love all of these ingredients and I bet they taste amazing together! I can't wait to try this, yum! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe. 🙂
This recipe looks absolutely amazing! This is a recipe I'd love to try for my family. I think we would all really enjoy this.
I would happily make this for my family or for company. Super delicious looking.
This looks so rich and delicious, I'd love to try it.
This looks absolutely delicious. I would like to try this recipe.
This looks so yummy and I will have to try out the recipe 🙂
Oh my gosh, this sounds so yummy, I will have to try it! I love anything with chicken and bacon.
This recipe looks delish! I love anything that has a cream says and who doesn’t like bacon. Lol. Will try this chicken dish this weekend
That looks so good. When the snow stops I'll go to the store for the ingredients.
This recipe sounds delicious! The picture is really appealing. I can hardly wait to try it!
I am always looking for new recipes to try for dinner. This actually looks delish and I am definitely going to try it out. Thank you!
This looks amazing. Thanks for a great idea for dinner!
I can actually taste all the flavors of this recipe just by looking at the great photo! Wow. Can't wait to make this!
This recipe looks and sounds amazing and I ca'r wait to make it. Thanks.
Oh this sounds and looks so very yummy!
This sounds awesome! Though I would have to alter it some since I don't really care for mushrooms. I will have to find a substitute
I love the way this one sounds and I bet it's delicious. All my favorite things. Parmesan Chicken and bacon with mushrooms sounds so good to me.
This creamy chicken dish is full of flavors that I love. And there are some substitutes for the heavy cream to lighten up the recipe a bit.
My family loves recipes with chicken & mushrooms and I want to try this recipe for sure.
Sounds delicious & easy to make. I think my family would like it!
Wow this sound delicious! Immediately showed to my wife! Hint hint!
Thanks so much for sharing this recipe. I saved it and will be trying this for sure.
I know my family would love this recipe. I looks amazing and I am having out of town guests next weekend so I will surely give this a try!
This sounds delicous and my family will devour this! Pinned and can't wait to try it!
This recipe looks amazing. I know that my kids would eat this up. I need to make this.
This looks delicious my family would enjoy this.I love how quick you can make this.
This looks delicious and sounds like it will be full of flavor. Pinned it to try for later
WOW this looks ssso yummy! I can't wait to try this recipe! Thank you 😀
That looks so delicious! I can't wait to try it.
My family would enjoy this it looks delicious.
I'm making this this weekend!
Let us know how you like it 🙂
This looks like a meal that my family might actually eat. I am trying to cut back on carbs. This looks like it might be really good.
This looks Liked a great chicken recipe that my family would love.
This looks delicious. I'm trying to eat less beef and more chicken now.
Looks delicious. I would make this on a cold winter's day!
This sounds like a great dish to make for the family. I love using chicken thighs in these recipes they add so much flavor