Chicken in Fig Sauce
A week night favorite dinner meal of balsamic figglazed chicken…This sweet, sticky andslightly tart sauce gives an incredibletaste to chicken.
Ingredients
- 4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- 1½ tbsp fresh thyme chopped and divided
- ½ tsp salt divded
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp olive oil divided
- ¾ cup onion chopped
- ½ cup dried figs chopped finely
- ½ cup chicken broth
- ¼ cup balsamic broth
- 2 tsp low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sugar
Instructions
- In a small-sized bowl, add 1½ teaspoons ofthyme, ¼ teaspoon of salt and black pepper and mix well.
- Season the chicken breast halves with thethyme mixture evenly.
- In a large-sized cast-iron wok, heat 1tablespoon of the oil over medium-high heat.
- In the wok, place the chicken breasts, skinside down and cook for about 5-6 minutes per side.
- With a slotted spoon, transfer the cookedchicken breasts onto a plate.
- With a piece of foil, cover them to keepwarm.
- Heat remaining 1 tablespoon of the oil in thesame wok over medium heat and sauté the onion for about 3 minutes.
- Stir in the figs, broth, vinegar, soy sauceand sugar and simmer for about 3 minutes.
- Stir in the remaining thyme and salt andremove from the heat.
- Cut the chicken breast halves into slicesdiagonally.
- Serve the chicken with the topping of figsauce.
Notes
You can use the fresh herbs of your choice in this recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 448kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 61gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 181mgSodium: 820mgPotassium: 1204mgFiber: 2gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 213IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 58mgIron: 2mg
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