Cheesy, bacony, and won’t interrupt your healthy eating goals! This is one of those quick, home-cooked meals that feels like a comfort food. This chicken dish also includes spinach and sun-dried tomato for added nutritional value.

Makes 3 servings.

Lean and Green Counts:
🥦 1 Lean
🥦 1/3 Green
🥦 1 Healthy Fat
🥦 3 Condiment

Ingredients

Here’s what you’ll need to make this cheesy bacon smothered chicken with vegetables:

• 10oz thin sliced chicken breast
• 3 tsp olive oil
• 6 slices Canadian bacon, chopped
• 4 slices low fat mozzarella cheese
• 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp fresh parsley
• 5 tbsp reduced fat parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 cup fresh spinach, chopped
• 1 cup sun dried tomatoes, chopped

Here’s what to do:

1 — In a large skillet, cook the Canadian bacon. Drain off the fat, chop cooked bacon, and set aside for later.

2 — In the same skillet, add olive oil and allow to heat. Lay thinly sliced chicken in pan on medium to high heat and cook approximately 4 minutes on each side or until brown on each side and cooked completely.

3 — Remove chicken from the pan and set aside. In the skillet, add the almond milk, chicken broth, garlic powder, parsley, salt, pepper, and parmesan cheese. Whisk over a medium-high heat until it begins to thicken.

4 — Add in the spinach and sun-dried tomatoes and allow it to simmer until the spinach starts to wilt. Turn heat to low and return chicken to pan one piece at a time. Lightly coat with the sauce and place the sliced mozzarella cheese over top. Sprinkle with chopped bacon and cover for 1 minute or until cheese completely melts.

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