Raspberry-Balsamic Glazed Chicken

Other fruit preserves, such as apricot, blackberry, or peach, will also work in this recipe.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 chicken breast half and 2 tablespoons sauce)

Ingredients

• 1  teaspoon  vegetable oil
• Cooking spray
• 1/2  cup  chopped red onion
• 1 1/2  teaspoons  minced fresh or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt, divided
• 4  (4-ounce) skinned, boned chicken breast halves
• 1/3  cup  seedless raspberry preserves
• 2  tablespoons  balsamic vinegar
• 1/4  teaspoon  pepper

Preparation

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat until hot. Add onion; sauté 5 minutes. Combine thyme and 1/4 teaspoon salt; sprinkle over chicken. Add chicken to skillet; sauté 6 minutes on each side or until done. Remove chicken from skillet; keep warm. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt, preserves, vinegar, and pepper, stirring constantly until the preserves melt. Spoon raspberry sauce over chicken.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

210 (12% from fat)

Fat:

2.8g (sat 0.6g,mono 0.7g,poly 0.9g)

Protein:

26.6g

Carbohydrate:

19.3g

Fiber:

0.8g

Cholesterol:

66mg

Iron:

1.1mg

Sodium:

378mg

Calcium:

24mg