Dixie Chicken

Yes I have been travelling with work and busy again.... apologies as normal but all is back to normal in the House of Murray for a few weeks at least.  Junior football is nearly finished for the year also so we will have some more free time on the weekends shortly.

This dish is perfect for a mid week wonder as it was very easy to make and for a recipe with very few ingredients the flavour was amazing.  The sauce, even though made from soup, was creamy and enveloped the flavours of the vegetables and the thyme while the chicken remained tender and juicy.

Dixie Chicken

(recipe adapted from Taste.com)

 

Serves: 4

ProPoints per serve: 11

 

750 grams (8) chicken thigh cutlets, skin removed

salt

freshly ground black pepper

1 red capsicum, diced

1 green capsicum, diced

cooking spray

250 gram button mushrooms, sliced

125 grams Weight Watchers bacon, roughly chopped

420 gram can cream of mushroom soup

1/3 cup light thickened cream

2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves, roughly chopped

Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius.

Place chicken into an 8-cup capacity oven proof dish in a single layer. Season with salt and pepper.  Place capsicum on chicken.

Cover a large frying pan with cooking spray and heat over medium heat until sizzling. Add mushrooms and bacon. Cook, stirring, for 3 to 4 minutes or until tender. Add soup and cream. Stir until well combined. Bring to the boil. Remove from heat. Stir in thyme. Pour over chicken.

Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until cooked through.

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