Parmesan Chicken with Bacon Cream Sauce

We LOVE this chicken recipe and my kids devour it.  I mean...it's bacon and cream sauce so everybody wins.

For the chicken:

1lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts

2 Tablespoons mayo

1/4 cup parmesan cheese

For the Sauce:

3 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled (reserve the fat)

1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

1 Tablespoon cream cheese

1/4 cup shredded parmesan

1/2 tsp. garlic powder

salt and pepper to taste

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.  Rinse and dry the chicken and place them in a 9x13 baking dish.

Mix together the mayo and parmesan cheese and spread the mixture on top of each chicken breast.  Bake uncovered 40-50 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear.

When the chicken has about 10 minutes left to cook, start the sauce.  Warm the reserved bacon grease in a medium skillet.  Whisk in the heavy cream and heat until it starts to simmer around the edges.  Add the cream cheese and whisk until completely melted.  Add in the parmesan cheese, garlic powder, and salt and pepper.  Whisk constantly until sauce begins to boil and thicken.  Remove from heat.

To serve, place a piece of chicken breast on the plate, spoon a generous amount of sauce over the chicken, then sprinkle with bacon pieces.  

**We LOVE to grill so sometimes I'll grill the chicken breast with our favorite grill rub instead of baking it with the mayo/cheese mixture and it's fantastic!