Chicken Recipe - Balsamic Glazed Chicken - Something Different
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009CHICKEN IN BALSAMIC VINEGAR AND MUSTARD
Yield: 4 servings
Source: “Italian Diabetic Meals in 30 Minutes - Or Less!”
INGREDIENTS
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 4 (4 ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1-1/2 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
DIRECTIONS
Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper and saute the chicken breasts on both sides, for a total of 10 minutes. Remove the chicken from the skillet.
Combine the vinegar and mustard and add them to the skillet, scraping up any browned bits. Boil and reduce by a third.
Pour the balsamic glaze over the chicken and top with toasted pine nuts.
Nutritional Information Per Serving (4 ounces):
Calories: 231, Fat: 10 g, Cholesterol: 69 mg, Sodium: 195 mg,
Carbohydrate: 8 g, Dietary Fiber: 1 g, Sugars: 5 g, Protein: 28 g Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 Carbohydrate, 4 Very Lean Meat, 1-1/2 Fat
At my house we eat a lot of chicken. This sounds totally yummy and we’re going to be trying it this week.
Lucynda