Bacon Chicken

Here is another of my recipes from my book that i created sometime ago. It is a really simple recipe and who does not like Bacon.

Bacon Chicken

Ingredients

1 3lb Chicken cut up
1/2 lb bacon, chopped
1/2 cup of smoked ham cut into strips
3 tomatoes diced and seeded
2 large red peppers, cut into rings and seeded
2 onions diced
1/3 cup pimentos
1/4 cup fresh Italian Parsley, chopped and stems removed
4 to 6 cloves of garlic, minced
3 table spoons olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste.

Directions

In a large deep skillet that can be covered, add bacon over medium high heat and render off the fat. Remove bacon once crispy and set aside.

Next add chicken to skillet with bacon fat and brown on each side, about 15 minutes or so. Remove chicken and set aside. Drain off some of the bacon grease, leave about a table spoon in the pan. Add olive oil followed by the onions, peppers, garlic and pimentos and saute until soft, about 10 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and add the tomatoes and ham to the skillet and saute for an additional 10 minutes.

Reduce heat to low and add the chicken back to the skillet and cover and cook for about 30 minutes or until chicken is done. Remove from heat, transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with the parsley, crispy bacon and serve.

Note: both the bacon and the ham can be salty so additional salt might not be needed.

Enjoy Cooking