Apple Braised Chicken
This is one of my daughters favorite chicken dishes. Whenever I ask her what she would like to have included in the weekly menu planning, she immediately says, "Apple Chicken!" I love it because it's not only delicious it's relatively quick to through together and tastes like something that's taken a long time to prepare. Can you say WIN! WIN!?! Perfect for a satisfying weeknight meal. This recipe started out as a Weight Watchers recipe and while I believe I've kept it fairly low fat and healthy, it probably has too many calories to still qualify as a WW recipe. I posted a photo of the lovely green apples that go in the recipe instead of the finished dish cuz, frankly, the colors of everything after it's cooked aren't really all together that attractive. Too much of the same tone I guess. Please don't let that dissuade you from trying this gem though. It's really yummy and pretty darn good for you too boot!
Apple Braised Chicken: Adapted from Weight Watchers
serves 4
Ingredients:
Instructions:
1. Sprinkle both sides of chicken generously with salt and pepper. In a large ziplock bag, add flour and chicken and toss to coat evenly.
2. In a large skillet, heat two teaspoons of vegetable oil over high heat. Place chicken pieces in skillet and brown on medium high heat until brown on both sides. You may need to do this in batches, depending on the size of your skillet. Don't crowd the chicken. Remove cooked chicken to a plate and set aside.
3. Add 2 teaspoons of vegetable oil to pan, reduce heat to medium, and add onion slices and cook until tender and lightly browned.
4. Stir in apples, cider, chicken broth. 1/2 teaspoon salt, ginger and chicken. Bring to a gentle simmer and cover and cook until chicken is tender and cooked through and apples are nice and soft, about 20-30 minutes.
5. In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and about 1/4 cup pan juices until smooth. Add cornstarch mixture to skillet and stir constantly for about one minute. If sauce isn't thickened to your liking, make another cornstarch and pan juice mixture and stir in. Check seasonings and add more salt and pepper to taste.
6. Serve over cooked rice and enjoy!
