Impress Your Friends & Family With This Creamy Chicken Au Gratin Casserole

It might not look that good plated but the taste is terrific! Check out the ingredients and instructions below to see if it’s something you’d like to try!

Ingredients
4 to 5 strips of crispy bacon
4 to 6 boneless boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 stick (cube) of margarine to brown the chicken in
1 cup of flour (for dredging the flour in)
About 5 – med to lg. potatoes
*enough to fill a 9×13 glass baking dish
1 pint whipping cream- 2 cups
Salt and Pepper
2 tsp. Parsley flakes
2 cups grated cheddar cheese

Directions:
Place bacon slices on a foil lined baking sheet. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and place bacon in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until bacon is crisp & brown. Remove bacon to a paper towel lined plate and pat away any remaining grease. Set bacon aside for later.
While the baking is cooking, brown the chicken breasts. In a large skillet or electric fry pan, melt 1 stick of margarine. (I use margarine, because butter burns too quickly)
Place 1 cup of flour into a baggie and season it with salt & pepper. About ½ tsp of each will do. Shake each piece of chicken in the seasoned flour until it's well coated. Place chicken pieces in skillet and brown until golden on each side.
Place browned chicken in a 9×13 ” glass baking pan.
Cut your potatoes into thin french fry strips, and lay the fries around the chicken (Arctic circle type of thin!)
Pour all of the cream over the top of the fries and the chicken. Salt and pepper a bit more.
Crumble bacon over the top.
Sprinkle at least 2 cups grated Cheddar Cheese over the top. Sprinkle Parsley flakes on top of the cheese.
Spray the underside of the foil with pam or pan release, and cover the chicken and potatoes. Poke a fork through the top of the foil, 2 or 3 times to allow a little steam to escape. This way, your cream doesn’t boil over into your oven!

You will want to cook it at 400 degrees for about 1 hour, until potatoes are tender. If you would like your potatoes crispier be sure to bake on the lower rack at least for the last twenty minutes.

Imagine bringing something like this to the next family get together? They will love it and it will be a huge hit at your next pot luck!

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