Apple Cider Chicken

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 4 (about 1 1/4 pounds total) boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
• Salt and ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium red onion, halved and thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 cups apple cider or unfiltered apple juice
• 1 to 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard (optional)
• 1 large Granny Smith apple, sliced
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme

Instructions

1. Season chicken with salt and ground black pepper. Dust with flour.
2. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add chicken; cook until golden brown, turning once. Remove from skillet.
3. Add remaining tablespoon oil to skillet. Stir in onion; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until softened.
4. Stir in garlic; cook, stirring frequently, for 30 seconds. Stir in cider, scraping up any browned bits from bottom of pan. Stir in mustard.
5. Add chicken back to skillet; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook for 15 minutes.
6. Turn chicken over; add apple and thyme to skillet. Cook for 5 to 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

Notes

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Nestlé®