Balsamic Chicken Breast

Hi all!

Last night I made one of my favorite chicken recipes and wanted to share it with you. 

My yummy Blasamic Chicken Breast recipe is a great dish when you're short on time and want something flavourful. The balsamic vinegar gives the chicken the perfect amount of sweetness and the acidity in the vineagar gets reduced when it's cooked so it's not so intense. I made this dish with a side of basmati rice and sautéed asparagus and it was just delightful. Hope you enjoy!

Here's what you'll need:

2 skinned and de-boned chicken breasts
Olive oil
2 cloves of garlic 
Balsamic vinegar 
Dried basil
Salt and pepper to taste 

To make:

• Rinse chicken breast under room temperature water and let drain in a caulander
• Mince garlic or use a garlic press. Set aside.  
• Season chicken breast on both sides with salt and pepper to taste
• Pour 3 tablespoons of olive oil in a medium frying pan and place on low-medium heat
• Add minced garlic and let simmer in the olive oil for a little less then a minute (you don't want the garlic to brown or get crispy, lower the heat if necessary)
• Add chicken breast 
• Sprinkle dried basil over each chicken breast (I like lots of flavour so I coat the chicken quite heavily)
• Pour about a third of a cup of balsamic vinegar over the chicken breast and cover (add more balsamic if you find that this amount doesn't coat the chicken breast completely)
• Cover and let simmer over low-medium heat for about 10 minutes (you will start to smell the balsamic at this point) and uncover and flip the chicken to cook on the other side. Cover again and cook for another 15-20 minutes or until middle of the thickest part of the chicken breast is completely white when you cut through it.

This chicken is also great as a left over! Slice it and add it to a wrap or sandwich for lunch or chop it in chunks and add it to a salad.


Enjoy!