Apple Chicken
This simple sautéed chicken recipe is delicious served with your favourite vegetable side dishes.
1 1/4 teaspoons (6 mL) vegetable oil
6 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
4 Granny Smith apples, cored and sliced into 1/2-inch wedges
3/4 cup (190 mL) dry white wine
3/4 cup (190 mL) chicken broth
1/3 cup (85 mL) brown sugar
1/4 cup (65 mL) cider vinegar
3 tablespoons (45 mL) cornstarch
2 tablespoons (30 mL) Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon (2 mL) salt
1 teaspoon (5 mL) black pepper
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet. Add chicken and brown on all sides. Add apple slices, saute 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add 1/2 the wine and chicken broth, reduce heat, cover, and simmer 10 minutes. Mix remaining wine and broth together with remaining ingredients; add to skillet. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until sauce thickens.
Serves 6
Excerpted from Saving Dinner by Leanne Ely Copyright © 2003 by Leanne Ely. Excerpted by permission of Ballantine Books, a division of Random House of Canada Limited. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
Per serving: 161 Calories; 2g Fat (15.5% calories from fat); 7g Protein; 24g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fibre; 16mg Cholesterol; 246mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain (Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 1/2 Fruit; 0 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.
