Celine Dijon Chicken

As soon as January 1st rolls around, and I start looking for more diet friendly recipes to help with our weight loss goals here, this is one of the first recipes I reach for.  It's from the cookbook 

Crazy Plates: Low-Fat Food So Good, You'll Swear It's Bad for You!

Celine Dijon Chicken

(Original Recipe serves 4, this recipe is doubled, because I have teenagers - this one serves 8)

INGREDIENTS

2 cup unsweetened apple juice

2 Tbsp each Dijon mustard and lemon juice

2 large shallot, minced*

1 tsp dried thyme

1/2 tsp rosemary

1/4 tsp black pepper

4 tsp olive oil

8 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves

   (the tenders at Sam's Club are the size of a "normal" chicken breast I use those, pounded flat.  The chicken breasts in the stores these days are the size of a whole chicken!)

1/2 cup low-fat sour cream 

2 tsp each honey and cornstarch

*Our local small town grocery store does not carry shallots, so I often skip this, or use onion in place of it.

DIRECTIONS

1 Combine apple juice, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, shallot, thyme, rosemary, and pepper in a small bowl. Set aside.

2 Heat olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken breasts and cook for 2-3 min on each side, until lightly browned. Add apple juice mixture. Reduce heat to medium. Simmer, covered, for 5-7 min, until chicken is no longer pink. Remove chicken from skillet and keep warm.

3 Gently boil remaining liquid for 3 min, until slightly reduced in volume. Mix sour cream, honey and cornstarch in a small bowl. Add to skillet. Cook and stir until sauce is bubbly and has thickened. Pour sauce over warm chicken and serve immediately.

Per serving:

203 calories

4.4 grams fat

0.5 gram saturated fat

27.2 grams protein

11.5 grams carbohydrate

0.2 gram fiber

66.8 milligrams cholesterol

188.1 milligrams sodium

% calories from fat: 20

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