Copycat Outback Alice Springs Chicken (Low Carb Honey Mustard Chicken)
This Copycat Alice Springs Chicken is so juicy, tender, and so easy to make! Its perfectly seasoned and made with a homemade honey mustard sauce and topped with shredded Monterey jack & pieces of bacon. This dish is extremely high protein (43 grams to be exact) and low in carbs as well.
I had this phase during my freshman year of college where I was obsessed with Outback Steakhouse. I ate there WAY too much. My favorite dish there was the Alice Springs Chicken, which was simply a honey mustard chicken loaded with all sorts of cheese, mayo, mushrooms, and bacon. Definitely not healthy! I decided to get creative one night and try to recreate this chicken in a cleaner way. It is definitely possible with a few tweaks and tastes almost identical! I definitely make this on special occasions, but it's better than having the original still! The Outback chicken does have mushrooms in in, but I did leave it out in this recipe because I know a lot of people don't like them. If you want to add them, do 8 ounces.
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Ingredients
For the Chicken:
- Chicken Breasts - 32 ounces (2 lbs.) of boneless, skinless chicken breasts.
- Bacon - 6 slices of your favorite type of bacon, cooked & cut into small pieces. Obviously the real stuff tastes better, but turkey bacon would be the heathier option. The macros below assume regular.
- Monterey Jack - 1 cup of shredded Monterey jack cheese.
- Salt - 1 teaspoon, or to taste
- Pepper - 1 teaspoon, or to taste.
- Paprika - 1/2 teaspoon, or to taste.
- Garlic Powder - 1/2 teaspoon, or to taste
For the Honey Mustard Sauce:
- Greek Yogurt - 2/3 cup of plain, nonfat Greek yogurt.
- Honey - 2 tablespoons of raw & unfiltered honey. See my tips below on how to pick out the best kind of honey!
- Stone Ground Mustard - 5 teaspoons of stone ground mustard, or your favorite kind of mustard.
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9x13 inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
- Season both sides of chicken breasts with salt, pepper, garlic powder and paprika. Heat up a large nonstick skillet over medium/high heat.
- Sear the chicken on both sides, just until the outsides are golden, about 3 minutes per side. I used some of the leftover grease from my bacon to cook mien in. Transfer to your prepared baking dish.
- Make the honey mustard sauce by whisking together all of the sauce ingredients. Spread it evenly over each chicken breast. Top with the shredded cheese and bacon.
- Bake for 30 minutes. Serve and enjoy!!
How To Choose Good Honey
People associate honey as being unhealthy but if you get the right kind it is actually very good and nutritious for you!
So I actually know a lot about honey because I went to an olive oil & honey farm in Crete, Greece a few months ago! It was SO beneficial let me tell you and you can really taste the difference. I buy all of my olive oil and honey from Crete now and I will never go back!
- Get Raw Honey – Raw honey is honey that is free from any sort of tampering, processing, or heating. It is honey just how the bees make it. If honey goes through any sort of treatment it loses nutrients.
- Look for the word “unfiltered” – If honey goes through the pasteurization process, it often gets filtered. This eliminates all of those natural nutrients in honey!!
- Packaging matters – Try to get honey that is in a glass jar. It will last way longer and not be exposed to any harsh chemicals.
- Get Locally Sourced Honey – I buy my honey from Crete because it is locally sourced. Local bees make local honey so the pollen they collect and bring back to their hives are all sourced from local plants. Consuming honey that has these pollens can actually help combat stubborn allergies!
How To Store Leftovers
You can store your leftover chicken in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. When you are ready to enjoy your leftovers, just pop them in the microwave for a minute or so.
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This Copycat Alice Springs Chicken is so juicy, tender, and so easy to make! Its perfectly seasoned and made with a homemade honey mustard sauce and topped with shredded Monterey jack & pieces of bacon. This dish is extremely high protein (43 grams to be exact) and low in carbs as well.
- 32 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 6 slices bacon (cooked & cut into small pieces. Use whichever kind is your favorite (turkey would be the healthier option of course). Macros below assume regular.)
- 1 cup Monterrey jack cheese (shredded)
- 1 tsp salt (or to taste)
- 1 tsp pepper (or to taste)
- ½ tsp paprika
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ⅔ cup plain, nonfat Greek yogurt (can do light mayo too, but macros will change.)
- 5 tsp stone ground mustard (or your favorite kind of mustard)
- 2 tbsp raw & unfiltered honey
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9x13 inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
Season both sides of chicken breasts with salt, pepper, garlic powder and paprika. Heat up a large nonstick skillet over medium/high heat.
Sear the chicken on both sides, just until the outsides are golden, about 3 minutes per side. I used some of the leftover grease from my bacon to cook mien in. Transfer to your prepared baking dish.
Make the honey mustard sauce by whisking together all of the sauce ingredients. Spread it evenly over each chicken breast. Top with the shredded cheese and bacon.
Bake for 20-30 minutes, depending on how thick your chicken is. Serve and enjoy!!
Servings 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 303kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 11g17%
- Saturated Fat 4.7g24%
- Cholesterol 115mg39%
- Sodium 630mg27%
- Total Carbohydrate 6g2%
- Sugars 5g
- Protein 43g86%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Macros are per 4 ounces of chicken including sauce & toppings.
. Please note that my nutrition label is approximate and has slight rounding.