Alice Springs Chicken Recipe - an Outback Copycat dish you can make right at home. Honey mustard marinated chicken piled with tender mushrooms, bacon, and lots of delicious cheese.
In a small bowl, whisk together mustard, honey, mayonnaise, and lemon juice. Reserve 1/2 cup sauce in an airtight or covered container and place in refrigerator until serving.
Place chicken breasts in bowl and toss in the marinade until coated. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes or overnight.
To make the chicken:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Cut bacon in half and cook, in a large ovenproof skillet (if available), over medium high heat until done. Remove bacon to paper towel lined plate and set aside. Discard all but 2 Tablespoons of bacon grease from skillet.
Add mushrooms and saute until they have released most of their liquid. As they start to release water scrape the bottom of the pan with a wooden spatula to get up the browned bits from the bacon. This adds a lot of flavor to the mushrooms. Cook until they start to turn brown. This will take about 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
Season chicken with seasoning salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
Place 1 Tablespoons butter in skillet and melt . Then add chicken breasts to the skillet. Cook over medium high heat for about 4 to 5 minutes. Turn to brown and cook the other side for about 4 to 5 minutes. (If you do not have an ovenproof skillet, move chicken to a casserole or 9 X 13 baking dish for cooking).
Divide the mushrooms evenly over the chicken. Top with bacon and cheese. Bake until chicken is done or reaches 165 degrees, about 10 to 15 minutes.
Remove and garnish with parsley, if desired. Serve with reserved honey mustard sauce on the side for dipping.
Notes
If you like your honey mustard more sweet you can use 1/2 cup honey. I like mine a with a little tang. For a little more heat add cayenne pepper to the 1/2 honey mustard that you use for marinade or sprinkle directly on the chicken with other seasonings. I like to use 1/4 to 1/2 tsp, but use to your taste. Adapted from Aunt Bee's Recipes