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White Wine Chicken, Mushrooms and Bacon

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By: Rachel GurkPosted: 12/19/2016Updated: 04/28/2023

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This Skillet Chicken with Mushrooms, White Wine, Bacon and Leeks is creamy, rich and so easy to make! Perfect for entertaining or every day dining. Get the easy recipe on RachelCooks.com!

One pan white wine chicken with mushrooms, bacon, and leeks is creamy, rich, and so easy to make! Perfect for entertaining or weeknight dinners.

Recipe Overview

Why you’ll love it: This recipe is not difficult and the end result is so delicious!

How long it takes: 45 minutes
Equipment you’ll need: large skillet
Servings: 4

image of white wine chicken in orange skillet with bacon, leeks and mushrooms
Table of Contents
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  • 1 Recipe Overview
  • 2 More About Cooking With Wine
  • 3 Tips For Success
  • 4 What to Pair with White Wine Chicken
  • 5 Storage & Reheating Tips
  • 6 Chicken Recipes
  • 7 Get the Recipe: White Wine Chicken with Mushrooms, Bacon and Leeks

I know I say, “Winner, winner, chicken dinner” fairly often. I can’t help myself, as much as I wish I could. But this one? WINNER, WINNER, CHICKEN DINNER. It’s SO good.

I mean, with bacon, leeks, mushrooms, white wine, cream, how can you go wrong? The sauce is so good, I could swim in it.

It’s a classy dish without being snooty or hard to prepare. White wine chicken is the kind of chicken recipe that is a total crowd pleaser, whether you make it for guests or a weeknight dinner.

Best part is, it’s all made in one skillet. I’ve really been focusing my attention on one pan meals lately because I know you all love them, and so do I. From one pot pasta recipes to sheet pan dinners, one pan meals are here to stay.

And why not? Less dishes, less hassle, more time to socialize with your guests or to just enjoy a bit of breather. Go ahead and have a glass of wine (the bottle’s already open!).

Chicken in orange cast iron skillet with wooden spoon inserted.

More About Cooking With Wine

I love using wine when I cook because it adds such a sophisticated layer of flavor. It really kicks recipes up a notch. Most of the alcohol is cooked out but all the flavor remains.

Any of your favorite dry white wines such as chardonnay, dry riesling, sauvignon blanc, or pinot grigio go well with creamy sauces and/or chicken dishes. Sweet white wines, such as moscato or sweet riesling, don’t go well with savory recipes so try to avoid those.

If you like the idea of cooking with white wine, be sure to try my chicken with creamy Dijon mustard sauce or classic chicken fricassee with a creamy lemon dill sauce. Another of my favorites (and it’s another one pan dinner) is creamy chicken and asparagus pasta.

If you love the flavor of dry Marsala wine, try creamy chicken Marsala or Instant Pot chicken marsala. For beef fans, there’s slow cooker beef marsala stew.

Four chicken breasts in skillet, with sauce, and garnished with chopped bacon

Tips For Success

  • Brown the chicken: To achieve that nice golden brown color, heat the oil until it’s shimmering and liquid. Place the chicken in the hot oil and allow the chicken to cook undisturbed for about 8 minutes. It should release easily from the pan once it’s browned.
  • Use center cut bacon: This type of bacon is usually leaner than regular bacon and will render less grease. If all you have is regular bacon, remove the excess grease before browning the leeks and mushrooms. You should have about 1 tablespoon.
  • Wash leeks thoroughly: Leeks tend to hide a lot of grit between the thin layers. Slice the leeks, then swish the pieces in a large bowl of water. Let the grit settle to the bottom, and repeat if necessary.

What to Pair with White Wine Chicken

  • Green Salad: Try kale salad with pomegranate and orange or this salad with apples and cucumbers. A simple arugula salad with lemon basil dressing is perfect, too.
  • Pasta: Serve the creamy chicken with a side of pasta. Try angel hair pasta with butter, olive oil, and a big handful of freshly chopped basil or parsley. Keep it simple, not only for your own sanity, but to really let this chicken recipe shine.
  • Bread: Who doesn’t enjoy a slice of warm, crusty bread? Try Dutch oven no-knead bread or easy beer bread.
  • Dessert: Still have room for dessert? Try blueberry crumb bars topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or chocolate lava cakes.
Partial closeup of chicken in skillet.

Storage & Reheating Tips

Refrigerate leftover chicken in a covered container for up to 3 days. To reheat, place in a skillet over medium low heat, cover, and gently warm it up. It doesn’t reheat well in the microwave because the creamy sauce tends to separate.

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Recipe

Get the Recipe: White Wine Chicken with Mushrooms, Bacon and Leeks

4.27 from 34 votes
Prep Time: 15 minutes mins
Cook Time: 30 minutes mins
Total Time: 45 minutes mins
4 servings
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One pan white wine chicken with mushrooms, bacon, and leeks is creamy, rich, and so easy to make! Perfect for entertaining or weeknight dinners.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 20 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • 4 slices center cut bacon (3 ounces), chopped
  • 1 large leek, sliced into thin half moons (white and light green parts) and washed thoroughly
  • 8 ounces white mushrooms, sliced
  • ½ cup dry white wine (such as chardonnay, pinot grigio)
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • ¼ cup parmesan cheese

Instructions

  • In a large, deep skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add chicken and cook for 8 minutes on one side before flipping and cooking for an additional 8 minutes or until cooked through (internal temperature of 165°F). Remove to a plate.
  • To the pan, add bacon and cook until crispy. Remove bacon to a paper towel lined plate, keeping grease in pan.
  • Add leeks to bacon grease and cook until starting to soften. Add mushrooms and continue to stir and cook until mushrooms are browned and cooked. Add white wine and increase heat to medium-high. Cook until liquid is reduced by about half.
  • Reduce heat to medium and add cream and parmesan cheese. Simmer until thickened, then add chicken and bacon back to the pan. Serve immediately.

Notes

  • Make sure to wash your leeks really well. They hide a lot of dirt! If you’re unfamiliar with how to do this, this is a really helpful video. I have my kids help, they love swishing the leeks in the water.
  • If you need to reheat leftovers, the best method is to return to a skillet and heat, covered, on medium-low heat until heated through. The microwave is not this recipe’s friend.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 471kcal, Carbohydrates: 8g, Protein: 36g, Fat: 31g, Saturated Fat: 16g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 10g, Trans Fat: 0.02g, Cholesterol: 162mg, Sodium: 455mg, Potassium: 830mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 4g, Vitamin A: 1338IU, Vitamin C: 6mg, Calcium: 139mg, Iron: 1mg

This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.

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  1. Elizabeth Franklin says

    January 26, 2021 at 2:35 pm

    I made this but I cut my chicken breasts into strips to cook, added thawed frozen peas and diced red pepper to the dish as well for colour and flavor and also added fresh thyme. Was good, will make again and change up the herbs a bit.

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    • Rachel Gurk says

      January 28, 2021 at 9:48 am

      So glad you liked it! Thanks for leaving a comment!

      Reply
  2. Heike says

    December 6, 2019 at 8:15 pm

    I know you posted this recipe quite a while ago but I recently found it and tried it tonight. It was a huge hit with everyone in the family. We loved it. My husband and son both declared it a keeper recipe! Thank you! We used a white wine from our local wine region and it was fantastic!

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    • Rachel Gurk says

      December 7, 2019 at 10:22 am

      I’m so glad you liked this recipe, and I love that you used a local wine! Thanks for taking the time to come back and leave a comment!

      Reply
  3. Nellie says

    September 10, 2019 at 9:27 pm

    This was so good! I served it with rice and it worked really well!

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    • Rachel Gurk says

      September 12, 2019 at 2:38 pm

      I’m so glad to hear you liked this recipe! Thank you for taking the time to come back and leave a comment!

      Reply
  4. Tara says

    January 3, 2019 at 10:18 pm

    Very Yum!! Everyone from toddler to grandparents thought it was great. 

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    • Rachel Gurk says

      January 6, 2019 at 10:27 am

      So happy to hear that! Thanks for taking the time to come back and leave a comment, Tara!

      Reply
  5. Shelby says

    March 16, 2018 at 7:27 am

    Wow, this looks incredible! I love that it is keto friendly and I can eat this!!

    Reply
  6. G merchant says

    March 5, 2018 at 12:43 am

    Amazing ! Loved it. Served with homemade mashed potatoes.

    Reply
    • Rachel Gurk says

      March 5, 2018 at 8:54 am

      I’m so happy to hear that! I bet it was great with mashed potatoes. Thanks for taking the time to come back and leave a comment, it means so much to me!

      Reply
  7. Denise says

    August 10, 2017 at 2:50 am

    OMG what is not to love …. I give it top marks plus !!!

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    • Rachel Gurk says

      August 10, 2017 at 7:26 am

      Thank you, Denise! So glad you love this one!

      Reply
  8. Sues says

    December 19, 2016 at 11:34 pm

    This definitely looks like a winner! And so perfect for a weeknight dinner :)

    Reply

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