Bennigan's
Smothered Chicken
Submitted By
WingsofRebel
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, thawed
1 cup sliced onions
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1 teaspoon hickory smoke flavor
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
4 to 8 slices
provolone cheese
4 slices cooked bacon
For Marinade:
1 teaspoon basil leaves
1 tablespoon garlic powder
3 tablespoons hickory smoke flavoring
1/4 cup white cooking wine
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons vinegar
In a medium mixing bowl, combine the basil, garlic, 3 tablespoons
smoke, wine, oil, salt, pepper, and vinegar. Mix together and stir
well to blend. This will be the
chicken marinade.
Transfer the chicken marinade to a medium sized Ziploc or plastic
bag. Add the chicken breasts to the bag and seal. Marinate the
chicken by shaking the bag to mix and coat the chicken. Allow the
chicken to soak and marinate for at least two hours, shaking
occasionally.
While chicken is marinating, slice onions and mushrooms and cook
the bacon. Saute mushrooms and onions in butter and hickory smoke
flavor for about 3 to 5 minutes, or until onions are transparent
but not brown, and mushrooms are tender.
After two hours, remove chicken from marinade, and grill for about
10 minutes. Take care not to overcook chicken. While the chicken is
grilling, preheat the oven to a high broil.
After the chicken is done grilling, remove from the grill and place
in a shallow
baking dish. Cover each breast with a strip of bacon,
then provolone cheese, and then some sautéed onions and mushrooms.
Broil for 3 to 5 minutes, or until cheese is bubbling. Serve
immediately from oven. Makes 4 servings.
Oven instructions: In you don't have a grill, preheat the oven to
broil. Broil the chicken, 5 to 7 inches from the broiler, for about
10 minutes. Watch the chicken to prevent burning. About 6 minutes
into broiling, top chicken with bacon strips. Once the chicken and
bacon is done, remove from the oven, top with cheese and
mushroom/onion mixture. Then broil for 2-3 minutes more. Serve
immediately from oven.
