Here’s everything you need to know about Alice Springs Chicken — the popular Outback Steakhouse chicken entrée — plus a homemade copycat recipe if you want to make it at home 🍗🧀✨ (Outback Steakhouse Menu)
🍽️ What Alice Springs Chicken Is
Alice Springs Chicken® is a signature grilled chicken dish from Outback Steakhouse. It features:
- Grilled boneless, skinless chicken breast
- Savory sautéed mushrooms
- Crispy bacon
- Melted Monterey Jack and Cheddar cheese
- Drizzled with Outback’s honey mustard sauce
It’s typically served with two sides like veggies, Aussie fries, or mashed potatoes. (Outback Steakhouse Menu)
Nutritional & portion note:
- The full entrée with sides is around ~910 calories depending on location and portion size 🍽️ (outback.com)
- A lighter 5 oz portion (often lunch size) is about 440 calories on its own. (outback.com)
🧑🍳 Homemade Copycat Recipe (Serves ~4)
🛒 Ingredients
For the Chicken
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Salt + pepper (or seasoned salt)
- 1–2 tbsp olive oil (for cooking)
Honey Mustard Sauce
- ½ cup Dijon mustard
- ½ cup honey
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 1–2 tsp lemon juice (optional, for tang)
- 1 tsp garlic powder (optional) (crrecipes.com)
Toppings
- 8 slices bacon (cooked crisp)
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms (sautéed)
- 1½–2 cups shredded cheese (Monterey Jack + Cheddar blend) (crrecipes.com)
Garnish (optional)
- Fresh parsley
🍽️ Step-by-Step
- Make the honey mustard sauce
- In a bowl, whisk together Dijon mustard, honey, mayo, lemon juice, and garlic powder until smooth. (crrecipes.com)
- Prep the chicken
- Season each breast with salt and pepper.
- Brush or coat lightly with some of the honey mustard sauce.
- Let marinate at least 30 minutes (overnight for best flavor). (crrecipes.com)
- Cook the chicken
- Heat a skillet over medium heat with olive oil.
- Sear each breast about 3–4 minutes per side until golden. (food.com)
- Sauté toppings
- In the same pan, sauté mushrooms until soft.
- Cook bacon until crisp and chop. (food.com)
- Assemble
- Preheat oven to 375 °F (190 °C).
- Place cooked chicken breasts in a baking dish.
- Top each with sautéed mushrooms, bacon, then a generous layer of shredded cheese.
- Bake
- Bake 7–10 minutes until cheese is melted and bubbly. (food.com)
- Serve
- Spoon extra honey mustard sauce on top.
- Garnish with parsley.
- Pair with side veggies, fries, or mashed potatoes.
🍗 Tips & Variations
- No mushrooms? You can skip them — many people eat this without them.
- More sauce: Save some honey mustard for dipping on the side.
- Cheese boost: Add more Monterey Jack for extra melt.
🧠 Quick Flavor Profile
The dish balances:
- Sweet & tangy from honey mustard
- Smoky from crisp bacon
- Savory & earthy from mushrooms
- Creamy richness from melted cheese