Juicy glazed chicken breasts, pan-seared and served alongside tender-crisp apple wedges in a flavorful cider pan sauce. Topped with crispy pancetta and garlic butter, this one-skillet dish is both hearty and delicious, ready in just 30 minutes.
4chicken filletssmall, or 2 large sliced horizontally
2apples like Pink Ladycut into 12 wedges
4ouncespancetta
4garlic clovesminced
1tbspoil
2tbspunsalted butter
1tbspflour
1cupapple cider(not vinegar)
1tspbalsamic vinegar
1tsplow sodium soy sauce
1tspwhole grain mustard
10sprigs oregano
1tspsalt
1tspblack pepper
1tspdried thyme
1tspdried oregano
1tspsweet paprika
¼tspcrushed red pepper flakesmore to taste
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Instructions
Get all the prep done before you start cooking: mince the garlic, tear up pancetta in large pieces, cut apples into 10-12 wedges and slice off the core. Season chicken with salt, pepper and sweet paprika.
Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium heat and add oil and 1 tbsp butter. Cook pancetta until crispy, about 3 minutes. Remove from skillet leaving the pancetta grease in te skillet.
Add chicken and cook over medium high, about 8-10 minutes per side or until fully cooked and browned on both sides. This can vary with the size of your chicken breasts. Remove from skillet and place on a clean plate. Cover with foil.
Add apples, place in a single layer and cook until golden brown and crisp-tender, about 3 minutes per side. Remove from skillet.
Melt the remaining butter and reduce heat to very low, add garlic, cook for about 2 minutes. Add flour and stir to incorporate. Pour in apple cider, stir and scrape up the brown bits on the bottom of the skillet with a wooden spoon. Bring to a boil and stir in mustard, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, and the remaining spices. Simmer for 5 minutes, or until the sauce starts to thicken.
Add chicken and simmer for 3 minutes or until chicken is heated through. Top with oregano and pancetta. Adjust salt and black pepper. Sprinkle with extra chili flakes, if desired. Serve!