Description
Apple Cider Chicken is a cozy fall dinner with tender chicken simmered in a cider and herb sauce. Perfect for weeknights or gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
4 boneless chicken breasts
1 cup apple cider
1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, sliced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp Dijon mustard (optional)
1/4 cup chicken broth
1 tbsp butter
Salt and pepper
Instructions
1. Season chicken and sear in skillet.
2. Remove chicken, sauté onions and garlic.
3. Pour in cider and broth, simmer 5 minutes.
4. Add thyme and mustard.
5. Return chicken, cover, and cook 10 minutes.
6. Finish with butter, serve hot.
Notes
For creamy version, stir in 2 tbsp cream.
Add apple slices for more sweetness.
Refrigerate leftovers up to 3 days or freeze 2 months.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast with sauce
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 280 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 32 g
- Cholesterol: 90 mg