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Old 02-04-2010, 11:47 AM
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Default Creamy Apple Bacon Chicken

Heres a new one that turned out incredible, and for those of you trying to slim down the waist a bit, it has less than 8 carbs in it per serving, this will make technically 3 servings, but I eat it in 2

First you slice up an apple into 1/4 inch slices. Then put 2 tbsp's off oil into a pan, I use olive oil, and then brown the apples in the pan. You dont want them soft, The firmer the better, but get some brown to them. Then remove the apples and put them off to the side

Then dump another tbsp of oil or even bacon grease into the pan, and now put 1 pound of cubed fresh boneless chicken breast in the pan and begin browning that. Once you get it browned, pour 1/4 cup of white wine in the pan to deglaze along with 1/4 cup of apple juice, 1 cup of heavy cream and a teaspoon of fresh thyme. Mix it all together in the pan and let it simmer until the liquid is reduced and almost gone.

Then make some bacon strips, 3 or 4 is plenty (I only use turkey bacon because of the no fat no carb content) and crumble the bacon up.

Put down a bed of browned apples, put the chicken over the top and put the crumbeled bacon over the top of that and you have an amazing meal.

This can even be done without the apple. If you are unsure how to decently brown an apple, I would recommend skipping it, as a mushy, oily apple isnt as good as a firmer browned apple, but I wouldnt say they are bad.

If you want to impress that special someone, it makes a great looking plate, with the red of the apples and beautifully browned chicken and the thyme. She will think you really went out of your way and it really only takes about 20 minutes

Give it a try and see what you think

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Browned apples and chicken, I'm trying to taste it now. Sounds different, good, have to give it a try.
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Old 02-09-2010, 10:43 PM
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Jeff this sounds pretty good...and if you'll allow, I'd like to make a suggestion. I added some caramelized onions to it...I let them cook slowly, and deglazed once with a little apple juice, then added all of the onions and drippings to the reduction. I served with steamed asparagus. Tip tip ol' chum.


The trick to sauteing the apples is to have the oil and pan at the right temp...and to do the apples in small enough batches or a big enough pan so as to not drop the temp of the pan and oil. Does that make sense? If tyhe apples cool the oil and pan off enough when added, they won't "saute", they will steam instead. However, if the pan is too hot, the oil will scorch and smoke, turn bitter, and the apples will scorch too. If the olive oil is smoking, it is too hot. You want to hear that sizzle...the whole time.
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Hey, I thought were all on diets here. Man this sounds yummy !
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Old 02-10-2010, 10:28 PM
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Hey, I thought were all on diets here. Man this sounds yummy !
I am, thats where this recipe came from. Extremely low carb and low fat. Give it a try. Not to mention it is pretty high in proteins, Im thinking around 40 or so per serving. Eating or drinking lots of protein while working out will help spike your metabolism, burning off that weight.

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