Maple-Balsamic Chicken Breast
Ingredients
- 4 (5 oz) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- ½ teaspoon each salt, paprika and dried thyme leaves
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 (14½ -ounce) can low-sodium chicken broth
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- ⅓ cup balsamic vinegar
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon ground red pepper
- 3 tablespoons chunky peanut butter
Instructions
- Sprinkle chicken evenly with salt, paprika, and thyme leaves.
- Cook chicken in hot oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Stir in chicken broth, maple syrup, black and red pepper and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 15 minutes. Remove chicken to a serving platter, and keep warm. Reserve liquid in skillet.
- Whisk peanut butter into reserved liquid, and boil over medium-high heat, uncovered, 5 minutes or until sauce is thickened; spoon sauce evenly over chicken.
Notes
Makes 4 servings
Nutrition Information
310 calories, 12 grams fat, 70 mg cholesterol, 470 mg sodium, 21 grams carbohydrate, 1 grams fiber, 29 grams protein
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