Maple Almond Chicken (Looks good; easy too.)

sylvia

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Maple Almond Chicken

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

Serve with Steamed Cabbage Wedges — Rice Pilaf.

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

1/4 cup (50 mL) all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp (2 mL) dried rosemary, crushed

1/4 tsp (1 mL) each salt and pepper

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts

2 tbsp (25 mL) butter

1 cup (250 mL) chicken stock

8 carrots, sliced diagonally

2 tbsp (25 mL) maple syrup

2 tsp (10 mL) cider vinegar

1/3 cup (75 mL) sliced almonds, toasted

2 tbsp (25 mL) chopped fresh parsley

Preparation:

In resealable plastic bag or on plate, combine flour, rosemary, salt and pepper; add chicken and shake or turn to coat. Reserve any remaining flour mixture.

In large shallow Dutch oven, melt butter over medium heat; brown chicken, about 6 minutes per side. Transfer to plate.

Add reserved flour mixture to pan; cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Gradually whisk in stock. Add carrots, maple syrup and vinegar; bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 6 minutes.

Return chicken to pan; cook over medium heat, covered, until no longer pink inside and almost no liquid remains, 2 to 4 minutes. Stir in almonds and parsley.

 
Ooh, this does look good. Thanks

Just a side note: if you want the flavor of maple but don't want the sugar - low-carbing, etc. (and I'm not crazy about "sweet with my meat"), use 1/4 the amount of maple flavoring... I found this works well when I was trying to duplicate a maple-chicken salad a few years ago. I just couldn't get the same taste, then it hit me, "use maple flavoring, not maple syrup!".

 
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