Alice Springs Chicken Copycat Recipe
This juicy Outback Copycat Alice Springs Chicken is a restaurant meal at home that's a true showstopper. Smothered and covered with cheese, bacon, veggies and served with a sweet sauce, it's weeknight dinner heaven. Better yet, it's made with just one skillet!
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time30 minutes mins
Total Time45 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chicken
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 385kcal
- 3/4 cup regular or light mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup regular or spicy honey
- 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
- 6 thick bacon slices
- 8 ounces mushrooms sliced
- 1 cup thinly sliced yellow onion
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter or reserved bacon grease
- 1 1/2-2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts 3/4-inch thick
- 1 teaspoon Tony Charachere Creole Seasoning or any creole/cajun seasoning blend
- 1 cup Colby jack cheese
- Garnish: sliced green onions
Preheat oven to 400°F.
In a small bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, honey and dijon mustard.
In a large, oven-safe skillet on medium-high, cook bacon until crispy then remove from the pan.
Reserve 1 tablespoon of the bacon grease in the pan, and add sliced mushrooms and onion. Cook 5-7 minutes or until lightly browned and tender. Transfer to a bowl.
Pound chicken breasts to 3/4” thickness and season on both sides with Tonys. Add butter to the skillet and cook chicken breasts in a single layer in the skillet, about 3 minutes on each side. Turn off the heat.
Return the cooked mushrooms and onion on top of the the chicken breasts. Spoon on top 3/4 of the honey mustard sauce. Distribute the crumbled bacon and cheese evenly.
Bake uncovered for 10 minutes or until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165°F. Serve with the remaining honey mustard sauce and garnished with sliced green onion.
- Make sure the chicken breasts are 3/4" thick prior to cooking. You can do this by halving them with a knife or pounding them inside a zip-topbag with a mallet.
- If you don't like the heat Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning or hot honey gives this dish, you can easily swap for salt and pepper or an all-purpose salt blend and regular honey.
- Boneless skinless chicken thighs can be substituted for chicken breasts. Simply adjust the cooking time to ensure a minimum internal temperature of 165°F is met. We prefer our thighs around 175°F.
- The mushrooms in this recipe can be baby bella, button, or cremini mushrooms.
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 385kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 109mg | Sodium: 591mg | Potassium: 633mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 393IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 170mg | Iron: 1mg