Evil Chicken Dinner

I have been reading the Lemon Tart series books by Josie S. Kilpack. They are mystery stories, but they talk about different recipes in the books and then they have the recipes listed so you can make them. I really like the books and I like new recipes, so it is a perfect combination. In the book Devil's Food Cake it had this Evil Chicken Dinner recipe. I really liked it. I didn't put in quite as much bacon as it said to, because it is a lot, but it was still plenty of bacon and really yummy.

Evil Chicken Dinner
Source: Josie S. Kilpack

1 pound bacon, cut into bite-sized pieces *
1/2 -1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast, chopped into bite-sized pieces (one large chicken breast will usually do the job)
3 tablespoons chili powder
1 cup brown sugar
Up to:

1/2 cup water, as needed

Cooked rice
In a large pan, cook bacon over medium-high heat until nearly done. Do not drain. Stir in chicken and chili powder.
Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until bacon and chicken are fully cooked. Add brown sugar and cook until sugar is dissolved and sauce begins to thicken, about 4 to 5 minutes. (Be careful once the sugar is added not to let the sauce turn into toffee.) Add water if necessary to thin the sauce, but keep in mind the sauce is more of a coating.
Serve mixture over hot rice.
Serves 6.
* Bacon is easier to cut if it’s partially frozen.