Source:

Lisa

Serves/Makes:4

Ingredients

• Honey Mustard Marinade:
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) Creamy Dijon Mustard (can use Hellman's Dijonnaise creamy Dijon mustard)
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) honey
• 1-1/2 tsp (7 ml) vegetable oil
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) lemon juice
• Chicken:
• 4 boneless chicken breast skinned
• 1 can sliced mushrooms (drained)
• 3/4 tsp (4 ml) seasoned salt
• 6 slices peppered bacon
• 1 cup (225 ml) Monterey Jack cheese (or Queso baby jack cheese)
• 1 cup (225 ml) reduced fat cheddar cheese
• 2 tsp (10 ml) parsley flakes

Preparation

• Thoroughly combine mustard, honey, oil and lemon juice in small bowl.
• Place the chicken breasts on a plate and sprinkle both sides lightly with the seasoned salt.
• Pour about 1/3 of marinade over the chicken breasts and marinate (covered) in the refrigerator, for about 2 hours, turning once or twice.
• Chill remaining marinade until later.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees (200 C.).
• Fry bacon until crisp, drain, crumble and set aside.
• Discard all but a small amount of bacon drippings and saut mushrooms for a few minutes.
• Remove mushrooms and set aside.
• Re-heat the remaining drippings left in the skillet using medium heat. (If necessary, add 1 tsp (5 ml) oil.)
• Sear the chicken in pan for 3-4 minutes per side or until golden brown.
• Remove chicken and place in a casserole dish, which has been sprayed with cooking spray.
• Brush each seared chicken breast with a little of the reserved honey mustard marinade (not the portion the chicken marinated in), being sure to save at least one-half to serve as a side.
• Cover the breasts with the cooked bacon.
• Spoon the saut ed mushrooms on the bacon, being sure to coat each breast evenly.
• Combine the two cheeses and spread evenly over the chicken.
• Bake 10 minutes or until the cheese is thoroughly melted and starting to bubble.
• Sprinkle each chicken breast with 1/2 tsp (2 ml) parsley before serving.
• Place extra marinade in small bowl to serve as a dipping sauce.
• Note: if not using peppered bacon, add some pepper, to taste, before covering with the bacon.

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