I absolutely can not take credit for this recipe. My friend Sherry originally posted it on another blog, and I did cartwheels the day I saw it! The Outback Steakhouse is my all-time favorite restaurant, never mind that it’s an hour away and we only get there about once a year. When we do go, I order the Alice Springs Chicken. Every. Single. Time.
Sherry’s recipe? Nearly identical to my beloved Alice Springs Chicken. In fact, my husband claims that it is better.
Without further ado…
Sherry’s Aussie Chicken
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, pounded to 1/2 inch thickness
- seasoning salt
- 6 slices bacon, cut in half (What is it with me and all the bacon recipes this week?!)
- 1/4 cup mustard
- 1/4 cup honey (I use more like 1/3 cup.)
- 2 T. mayo
- 1/2 Tbsp. dried onion flakes
- 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
- 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
- 2 cups shredded Colby/Jack cheese
Sprinkle and rub the chicken breasts with seasoning salt. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Cook bacon in a large skillet until crisp.
In a small bowl, mix the mustard, honey, mayo and dried onion flakes.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Place chicken in the skillet and saute for 3 to 5 minutes per side, or until browned. Move chicken to a 9×13 pan.
Apply the honey mustard to each breast, then layer with mushrooms, bacon, and shredded cheese.
Bake in a 350° oven for 20 minutes, or until cheese is melted and chicken is done. (Be sure to cut into a breast to see that it is fully cooked before serving to guests who will find raw meat in their main dish. Ask me how I know…)
Serve with honey mustard sauce.
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This post is linked to Frugal Friday and the $5 Dinner Challenge, because it’s always more frugal to make a restaurant meal at home than to go to the restaurant!
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Mmmmmm….bacon. Bacon, bacon, bacon!!!
That is all.
Oh, and I love this recipe too. You’re the one that got me hooked on Alice Springs Chicken.
Yum! I’m totally bookmarking this to make next time I need a chicken dish!
LOL! Bacon!!
Thank you for sharing the recipe! GLad you enjoy it as much as we do! 
Yay! This is one of my husband’s favorite meals out. He used to get steak all the time at Outback and then learned he was over the Coast Guard weight limits and switched to chicken. He loves this one. I think I’ll make it for him when he comes home from 2 weeks away at school.
I LOVE this recipe — I spied it on Sherry’s blog last year, and it’s made numerous appearances at our place. Yum.
First I had to laugh because I, too, love the Alice Springs chicken. So yum! But I always get made fun of because people don’t get why I order chicken at a place known for its steak. Oh well.
Anyways I am going to print this recipe out but it looks delicious and my family will actually it. lol
that looks so good! Trying to figure away to adapt it for dairy allergic daughter. I can’t wait to try it.
This recipe is a keeper for sure! We just had it for supper last night and there’s not a single bite left around this place.
I must confess that I am one of those people who orders steak at Outback, though. I don’t have a side of beef around here so a good steak always appeals to me when I’m out!
Yes. I would order steak, too, if I didn’t have so much in my freezer.
Oh yes. I would have to order steak sometimes, too, if I didn’t have it sitting in my freezer.
We also go to Outback once a year. For my b-day. And I order the same thing every single time.
They have the best chocolate sauce there! I asked if they sold it, but alas, they do not.
This sounds an awful lot like one of my favorite recipes, which I served when we announced to both sets of parents 3+ years ago that we were expecting. But my version has mushrooms, too. :>) Yum!
Really?! How fun!
That looks soooooooo goood!!!!!!
That looks terrific and it’s naturally gluten free! I will make this soon. I need a new chicken recipe and I just picked up some bacon.
Shirley
I love Outback’s Alice Springs Chicken (I order it most of the time too
Can’t wait to try this recipe!!
Oh, Kelly — You will be so excited when you taste this. I was thrilled to find the recipe to my favorite restaurant food!
That looks SO good!
Whilst this looks really yummy, I would love to know how it is ‘Aussie’ chicken… it is nothing like anything i’ve ever seen in my lifetime.
I don’t know many Aussies that eat mustard like that
I have no idea. Here in landlocked Kansas we just know good food, not whether it’s authentic.
The name came from the Australian-themed Outback Steakhouse that is super popular here.
Um thank you Mrs Green. This is NOT Australian! Nor is Outback Steakhouse. I would be eternally grateful if they would rename this recipe and for that matter the Outback Steakhouse too. In case you haven’t guessed I am Australian!
Wow. Who knew… I wonder if there are any “American” dishes being served in Australia that aren’t really American at all?!