Chicken breast in apple sauce

Chicken Breast in Apple Sauce

Chicken breast cooked in apple sauce is just so delicious, especially served in freshly steamed baby potatoes and green beans.

I can’t get enough of this food.  It was just too tasty.  The sweet tasting apples give the chicken a very delicate taste.

Below is a recipe from our favourite M&S.

• 2 Apples, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 Lemon zest and juice
• 1tbsp Olive Oil
• Pinch Ground cinnamon
• Pinch Salt
• Pinch Pepper
• 6 x 120g Chicken breast fillet
• 150ml Chicken Stock

Method:

1. Using a large bowl, toss vugorously the apple slices with lemon juice and cinnamon.
2. Heat a pan and then add the apple slices.  Cook and stir until the apples are tender.  Keep warm but set aside.
3. Loosely wrap the chicken breasts with cling film.  Use a meat mallet to pound the chicken until they are flatten into  ½ inch thickness.
4. Remove the cling film and sprinkle the now flattened chicken on both sides with salt and pepper.
5. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over high heat.
6. Fry two chicken breasts at a time and cook until for 2 to 3 minutes per side.
7. Transfer to a platter and keep warm.  Continue cooking the rest of the chicken, two at a time.
8. Using the same frying pan, add the chicken stock and lemon zest and any accumulated juices from the chicken to the pan.
9. Heat and stir until slightly reduced, which may take about 3 minutes.  Spoon this sauce over the chicken and serve with the sautéed apples.