Smothered Chicken with Mushrooms and Bacon Brussels Sprout

Tonight i decided to make a new dish , from a cooking book i just bought few days ago . It’s from one of the contestant on the tv cooking show . Was not too sure about how this dish turns out , although the picture looks great , but from the ingredients i was kinda doubting it . Not much of anything at all , but i was wrong , it turned out to be really delicious . The sauce was good , even my 6 years old was agreeing with me how delicious it was .Although i didn’t exactly followed the direction , i replaced some of the seasonings .. and it was good .

Here is the recipe :

2 lbs of boneless , skinless chicken thigh

1/2 tsp. each of smoked paprika , garlic powder

sea salt and black pepper

1 cup of all purpose flour

Mix all the dry ingredients in a pie plate , using your fingers to make sure they mix well . Dredge the chicken onto the flour , shake excess flour , Heat a skillet with olive oil , brown the chicken on both side about 5 minutes on each . Set aside .

1 medium onion, chopped

1 package of baby bella mushroom

2 cups of chicken broth

salt and pepper

In the same skillet , add 1 tbsp. olive oil , add the onions and mushrooms , cook until onions are soft about 5 minutes . Add the chicken broth , boil then simmer , and return the chicken into the skillet , let it cook until sauce thicken , if it’s not thick enough just add enough cornstarch to thick them .

4 slices of bacon , cut into 1 inch strips

1 shallots , sliced

1 lb of brussels sprouts ( washed and cleaned and removed all the yellow dead leaves , cut into 2 lengthwise )

In a different skillet , fry the bacon , for bout 2-3 minutes , add the shallots , until it caramelized , removed with slotted spoon . Add the brussels sprout with the flat end facing the skillet , let it cook until it’s a lil brown , toss and cook few more minutes until it’s tender enough , do not overcook , it’ll be become too soggy .

To serve over jasmine rice , put the chicken with the sauce , topped with brussels sprout with bacons .