This recipe’s smothered chicken and gravy part is all done in one pan. The only reason to have more dishes is because you absolutely must serve this with mashed potatoes! (Find my recipe for My Secret Ingredient For the Best Mashed Potatoes).

To simplify this recipe it is basically 3 steps:

• Make bacon
• Fry the coated chicken in the bacon grease
• Make gravy with the drippings
• Combine everything and serve with mashed potatoes.

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Smothered Chicken Ingredients

• 5 slices of bacon
• 3 chicken breasts
• 1/2 cup cornstarch (or flour if you don’t need gluten-free)
• Rosemary
• Thyme
• Onion powder
• Garlic powder
• paprika
• Lawry’s Seasoning Salt
• Avocado Oil
• 1 1/2 cup milk
• 2 cups chicken broth

Directions

1. In a large skillet, fry the bacon until crispy. Remove the bacon from the pan, leaving the bacon drippings in the pan. Crumble the bacon and set aside.
2. Butterfly the chicken breasts and use a meat tenderizer to flatten the chicken.
3. In a shallow bowl combine the cornstarch and a healthy shake of each of the listed spices: rosemary, thyme, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, and Lawry’s Seasoning salt.
4. Dredge the chicken through the cornstarch until well-coated.
5. In the skillet with the bacon drippings add avocado oil and place over medium heat.
6. Add the chicken to the skillet, but don’t overcrowd the skillet. You will probably want to cook it in two batches. Cook 4–5 minutes per side, until fully cooked with an internal temperature of 165°. I recommend putting a lid on the skillet while it cooks, to speed up the cooking without burning the outside.
7. Once all the chicken is cooked, remove from the skillet.
8. Add the milk to the leftover cornstarch bowl. Stir to combine the milk with the cornstarch. Add the milk to the skillet with the bacon and chicken drippings.
9. Heat over low heat while using a sauce whisk and stirring constantly. Slowly add the chicken broth. The sauce should quickly thicken. Keep stirring and chicken broth until you are happy with the thickness.
10. Add the chicken and bacon bits back to the skillet.
11. Serve over mashed potatoes (Find my recipe for My Secret Ingredient For the Best Mashed Potatoes)