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An easy recipe for Alice Springs Chicken, an Outback Steakhouse copycat recipe. Marinade chicken breast in honey mustard sauce, then top with mushrooms, bacon, and way too much cheese! So delicious.
With a name like Outback Steakhouse, you can guess what most people are going to order when they walk through the door: Steak.
But it’s always wise to have chicken on the menu, right? People are obsessed with their chicken. However, in steak vs. chicken battle at a steakhouse, chicken better have a plan.
Alice Springs Chicken has a plan, and it’s amazing.
What is Alice Spring’s Chicken?
Alice Springs Chicken is a chicken dish from Outback Steakhouse. They marinade chicken breast in honey-mustard sauce, then sauté it until tender.
(You’ll need an oven-proof skillet so you can finish the chicken in the oven.)
Finally, they smother the chicken in buttery mushrooms, crispy bacon, and so much melted cheese.
You get extra honey-mustard sauce on the side for dipping.
Why is it called Alice Spring Chicken?
This chicken recipe is named after Alice Springs in Australia, a large town in the Northern Territory. You can read about it on Wikipedia if you want to know more!
Alice Springs Chicken (Outback Copycat)
Ingredients
For the marinade:
- 1/2 cup Dijon mustard
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
For the chicken:
- 4 boneless, skinless, chicken breasts (about 1 ½ pounds)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 8 ounces mushrooms sliced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 slices cooked bacon chopped into 2-inch pieces
- 2 cups Colby Jack cheese shredded
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley for garnish, optional
Instructions
To make the marinade:
- In a small bowl, whisk together mustard, honey, mayonnaise, and lemon juice. Reserve ¼ cup sauce in a covered container and refrigerate until serving time.
- Meanwhile, place the chicken breast in a large plastic zipper-top bag. Pour in remaining sauce and turn in bag until evenly coated. Refrigerate 30 minutes or overnight.
To make the chicken:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat, heat butter until the foaming.
- Add mushrooms and sauté until they have released most of their liquid and have started to turn brown, about 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and wipe out skillet.
- To the same skillet, heat oil until shimmering. Add chicken (discarding any remaining marinade) in a single layer and do not move until a golden-brown crust forms, about 5 minutes.
- Flip each piece and continue to cook until the second side is browned, about 5 minutes longer.
- Divide the mushrooms evenly over the chicken. Top with bacon and cheese. Cover the skillet and place in the oven. Bake until the chicken reaches 165°F when tested with an internal thermometer at the thickest part, about 10 to 15 minutes.
- Remove from oven and garnish with parsley if desired. Serve with reserved sauce on the side for dipping.
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This is identical to the Outback Alice Springs Chicken. I do this often and it is excellent. I follow the directions exactly. I do have issues when I mix the mayonnaise and honey mustard it doesn’t blend smoothly. I don’t know if it’s because the ingredients are cold, but I haven’t figured out how to make that mixture smooth. Delicious, just a little lumpy. Overall, other than my visual OCD, it is still a 5-star recipe.
Hi Linda, I’m so happy you loved this! I’m not sure why they are not blending well. You may want to let them sit for a little while at room temperature before mixing. Take care! – Meggan
Amazing
Thanks so much Wanda! I’m so happy you liked it! -Meggan
I make this on a regular. I just use boneless, skinless chicken thighs as we prefer dark meat. And I also add in some cooked onions. And I dust the chicken with the 80/10/10 prior to bagging the chicken in the honeymustard sauce. But truthful it probably doesn’t matter to much.
Great recipe!
Hi Bill, I’m so glad this has become a go-to for you. Adding onions sounds delicious! Take care! – Meggan
Absolutely delicious! We now use this marinade every time we have chicken!
amazing!
I’m new at this recipes off the internet stuff. I tried this for my granddaughter who will not eat beef. Everyone at my Fathers Day picnic LOVED your Alice Springs Chicken (copycat) recipe! So did I . Thank you
This tasted so delicious! It was easy except I forgot to cover it so it didn’t cook in the oven so I finally covered it and cooked it 20 minutes longer and by then the bottoms had burned but this is the first time I have cooked in over 2 years because of back problems so my husband couldn’t stop saying how much he enjoyed it! I am so lucky to have him. I have learned from my mistakes and will try again soon.
Thanks Mary! So glad you both enjoyed and that you’re back in the kitchen :) – Meggan
Where is the seasoning? I worked at outback and they put their signature seasoning on practically everything including the chicken. Just think it would be better with a dusting of seasoning mix. The rest is great, thanks!
Hi LT, thank you for the suggestion! I’ll try it out. Take care! – Meggan
Outback has never marinated their Alice chicken. They use 80/10/10 seasoning (salt/garlic/pepper) for chicken.