SMOTHERED CHICKEN

Ingredients
4 slices bacon
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
2-3 tablespoons butter
1 ½ cups whole milk
1 ½ cups chicken broth or vegetable broth
1/2 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley or thyme
Instructions
Cook the bacon in a skillet over medium heat until brown and crispy. Chop the bacon up and set it aside. Reserve the bacon grease.
Whisk together the flour, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, salt, pepper, ginger, and cinnamon. Set aside 1/4 cup of the flour mixture.
Pat the chicken dry with paper towels. Dredge the chicken in the remaining flour mixture shaking off the excess. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in the skillet with the bacon grease over medium heat. Add the chicken to the skillet and cook until it is golden brown on both sides. Plate the chicken.
Melt enough butter in the skillet to have 4 tablespoons of fat in the skillet. Turn heat to medium-low. Whisk in the flour that you set aside. Continue whisking and cooking for about 3 minutes, scraping the brown bits off the bottom of the skillet.
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