Easy Balsamic Chicken
This easy balsamic chicken is a 20-minute weeknight dinner with just 4 simple ingredients but great flavor!
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 medium sweet onion, thinly sliced
- 1 ½ lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
- ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ⅓ cup balsamic vinegar
- ⅓ cup low sodium chicken broth
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large pan over medium-high heat.
- Add onion and sauté until lightly browned and softened, about 3-4 minutes.
- Season chicken strips with salt and pepper. Push the onion to the sides of the pan and add the chicken to the pan.
- Cook until chicken is well browned, then flip the pieces over and cook on the other side until it is browned, about 6-8 minutes total.
- Add balsamic vinegar and chicken broth.
- Reduce heat to medium low and cook until it’s reduced by half and chicken is cooked through, about 3-5 minutes.
- Serve chicken with extra juices drizzled on top.
Notes
Serving: This balsamic chicken is great served with steamed rice, quinoa or couscous to help soak up the juices. Even pasta pairs well with it.
Add-ins: This is an intentionally simple recipe, but you could certainly add to it if you want to change up the flavor. Here's a few ideas:
- Add a couple of cloves of garlic, minced, to the pan when the onion is softened, just before you add the chicken.
- Like it spicy? Use ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes to season the chicken when you add it to the pan.
- Fresh herbs – such as thyme, rosemary or parsley – can be great flavor boosters. Add chopped fresh thyme or rosemary along with the chicken to cook down a bit. Or use fresh parsley to finish the dish at the end.
- You could also add some mushrooms, peppers or zucchini to the pan with the onions to cook along with this dish. (It’s a great way to use up extra veggie scraps from the fridge!)
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Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 349kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 54g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 145mg | Sodium: 540mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g
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