Healthy chicken breast recipe for 4 people, takes only 20 mins; recipe has boneless skinless chicken breast, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, orange juice, chicken stock, rosemary, muscovado sugar, butter, orange and rice.
Chicken in balsamic, orange & rosemary sauce
Course: Healthy chicken breast
Servings
4
servings
Prep time
20 mins
Ingredients
- Olive Oil: 2 tbsp olive oil
- Butter: knob of butter
- Balsamic Vinegar: 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- Chicken Stock: 150ml/ 1/4 pint chicken stock
- Rosemary: 2 tsp chopped fresh rosemary leaves
- Orange: orange segments and fresh rosemary sprigs to garnish
- Muscovado Sugar: 1 tsp light muscovado sugar
- Rice: boiled rice and green salad to serve
- Orange Juice: 150ml/ 1/4 pint fresh orange juice
- Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast: 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
Directions
- Put the chicken between pieces of cling film and flatten slightly by bashing with a pan. Unwrap and sprinkle on both sides with pepper. Heat the oil in a pan over a medium heat, then fry the chicken for 5 minutes, turning halfway through.
- Pour 2 tbsp vinegar over the chicken, add the orange juice and stock and sprinkle with the rosemary and salt. Bring to the boil, lower the heat and bubble gently for 5 minutes until tender, spooning with the sauce frequently and turning chicken halfway through.
- Stir in the sugar, butter and rest of the vinegar, then sizzle for a few minutes until reduced and glossy.
- Put the chicken in a serving dish, spoon the sauce over and garnish with orange and rosemary. Serve with rice and a crisp green salad.
