{"id":724,"date":"2026-01-14T10:31:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T10:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=724"},"modified":"2026-01-14T10:31:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T10:31:05","slug":"texas-roadhouse-smothered-chicken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/14\/texas-roadhouse-smothered-chicken\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Roadhouse Smothered Chicken"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Texas Roadhouse Smothered Chicken<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>3\u20134 boneless, skinless chicken breasts<\/li>\n<li>1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese (or Jack\u2013Cheddar blend)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup sour cream<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup cooked bacon, crumbled<\/li>\n<li>1 medium onion, thinly sliced<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon butter<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon paprika<\/li>\n<li>Salt &amp; black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<li>Optional garnish: chopped parsley or green onions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Prepare the Chicken<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Season chicken breasts on both sides with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and paprika.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cook the Chicken<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.<\/li>\n<li>Add chicken and cook 5\u20137 minutes per side, until golden brown and fully cooked (internal temp 165\u00b0F \/ 74\u00b0C).<\/li>\n<li>Remove chicken from skillet and set aside.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saut\u00e9 the Onions<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>In the same skillet, add butter and sliced onions.<\/li>\n<li>Cook over medium heat until soft and caramelized (about 8\u201310 minutes).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Smother the Chicken<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Return chicken to the skillet on top of the onions.<\/li>\n<li>Spoon sour cream over each piece.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle with shredded Jack cheese and crumbled bacon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Melt &amp; Finish<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Cover skillet with a lid and cook on low heat for 3\u20135 minutes, until cheese is fully melted and bubbly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serve<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Garnish with parsley or green onions if desired.<\/li>\n<li>Serve hot with mashed potatoes, rice, or steamed vegetables.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Add saut\u00e9ed mushrooms for extra flavor<\/li>\n<li>Use pepper jack cheese if you like a little heat<\/li>\n<li>Works great in the oven too (375\u00b0F \/ 190\u00b0C for 10 minutes after topping)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Roadhouse Smothered Chicken \u00a0Ingredients 3\u20134 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese (or Jack\u2013Cheddar blend) \u00bd&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":725,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=724"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/724\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":726,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/724\/revisions\/726"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}