Smothered and Covered Cheesy Bacon Chicken

 Bacon.

Bacon and Cheese.

Bacon, Cheese and Chicken!

You just can’t go wrong with that combination! I mean really, it’s better than finding a great deal on wholesale shoes. And you ALL know how much us women love shoes.

This is one of the favorites around here, I mean really, who wouldn’t love chicken smothered in tomatoes, bacon and cheese?

Ingredients:

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

6 slices bacon, cut into pieces

1 can diced tomatoes, drained

1 onion, chopped

1 TBSP minced garlic

1/2 tsp. salt

1/8 tsp. pepper

1-1/2 cups shredded cheese of choice, I used 5 cheese Italian

Directions:

Cook bacon and onions in a skillet until the onions are tender and the bacon is done. Pour bacon grease out of skillet, but don’t wash or wipe it.  Saute chicken breasts in the skillet over medium heat, turning once, until chicken is almost cooked and just barely pink in the middle. The internal temperature should be around 155 degrees F. This should take about 8-10 minutes. Place chicken in an 8 X 10 baking dish.

Place the bacon and onions back in skillet along with drained diced tomatoes, minced garlic, salt and pepper and cook on medium high for about 4-5 minutes. Spoon over the chicken breasts and then sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until chicken is thoroughly cooked.