Cracker Barrel Maple Bacon Chicken Recipes

CHEESY MAPLE BACON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook bacon until about 75% done in a large nonstick skillet. It will finish cooking in the oven.Remove to paper towel-lined plate and set aside.
• Drain off all but 2 tablespoons of bacon grease.
• Season both sides of chicken with Cajun seasoning, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
• Brown the chicken on both sides in the bacon grease. Just cook for a couple of minutes per side. Place in a 9x13-inch greased baking dish.
• In a small bowl, stir together soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, maple syrup, mustard, and cayenne pepper.Set aside 2 tablespoons and drizzle the rest over the chicken.
• Cover and bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
• Drizzle the remaining maple syrup mixture over the chicken.
• Cover each piece of chicken with a slice of cheese and top with 2 slices of bacon.
• Return to the oven for 8 to 10 minutes.

MAPLE BACON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pound the chicken until it is fairly flat and there are not any thicker portions.
• Salt and pepper the chicken.
• Heat a large skillet to medium high heat and oil. Place chicken in skillet and cook on each side for about 5 minutes. Check that there is no longer any pink in center to make sure it is cooked through and cook longer if needed to reach appropriate temperature.
• Remove chicken from skillet.
• Wipe skillet to remove any residue.
• Over medium high heat, melt butter.
• Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
• Add brown sugar, maple syrup, mustard, and bacon. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low and simmer for 3 minutes until sugar is dissolved.
• Add chicken back in and spoon sauce over chicken and cook for another 2 minutes.
• Serve.

MAPLE BACON CRACK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Line a baking sheet with parchment and spray with cooking spray. Set aside.
• Chop bacon into equal-sized pieces. Line another baking sheet with parchment and bake bacon for 10 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.
• Roll out crescent roll sheet onto parchment. Use a rolling pin to fill up as much of the pan as possible. Prick all over with a fork.
• Drizzle with half the maple syrup, then top with a single layer of brown sugar, doing your best to cover all over. Top with cooked bacon, distributing evenly, and drizzle with remaining maple syrup.
• Bake until golden, 22 to 25 minutes.
• Let cool completely before slicing into pieces and serving.