Maple Balsamic Chicken Food

MAPLE BALSAMIC GLAZED SKILLET CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pat the chicken dry and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• In a small bowl, whisk the maple syrup, balsamic vinegar, Dijon mustard and cayenne pepper. Set aside.
• Heat the olive oil in a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken breast and cook for about 5-6 minutes per side or until cooked through. Remove chicken from the skillet.
• Lower the heat to medium-low and add the garlic. Cook for about a minute stirring constantly. Add the broth and scrape the bottom of the skillet with a wooden spoon to remove any brown bits. Bring to a boil and cook for about 2 minutes or until the broth has reduced by half.
• Stir in the maple syrup mixture and mix to combine. Return the chicken to the skillet and turn to coat. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until the chicken is well coated and the mixture looks syrupy. Remove from the heat and serve. Garnish with chopped parsley (optional).

VERMONT MAPLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400*.
• Place chicken pieces in a shallow buttered baking dish.
• Mix remaining ingredients and pour evenly over chicken.
• Bake uncovered 50-60 minutes, basting occasionally.

MAPLE BALSAMIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with salt, paprika, and thyme.
• Cook chicken in hot oil over medium-high heat 2 minutes per side or until golden brown.
• Stir in chicken broth and next 4 ingredients; bring to a boil.
• Cover, lower heat to low and simmer 15 minutes.
• Remove chicken to a platter; keep warm.
• Whisk peanut butter into liquid in skillet; boil over medium-high heat, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until sauce is thickened.
• Spoon sauce over chicken.

MAPLE BALSAMIC CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Make the marinade by combining all marinade ingredients.
• Marinate chicken for 20 minutes to 1/2 an hour.
• In the mean time, Preheat the grill.
• roast the red pepper.
• make the basil mayo by combining all mayo ingredients.
• peel the red pepper and cut into 4-6 large chunks.
• Grill the chicken.
• Add an extra tablespoon of maple syrup to the leftover marinade and brush this on the chicken in the last minutes of cooking.
• Make sure you continue to cook after you brush it on because it does contain raw chicken juices.
• Watch carefully because the sugar may cause charring.
• Toast the buns and rub them with a cut clove of garlic.
• Build the sandwiches by spreading one side of the bun with the Mayo, and stacking a piece of chicken, some red pepper, and some greens on the other side.
• Enjoy.

ORANGE MAPLE BALSAMIC CHICKEN ( TO DIE FOR)

Steps:

• preheat oven to 450.
• mix all wet ingredients plus rosemary.
• season chicken to taste with salt and pepper.
• put chicken in oven safe dish skin side down.
• Pour sauce over chicken, slightly lifting piece so sauce gets under chicken.
• spoon some over chicken.
• bake for 40 min or until juices are clear, spooning sauce over chicken every so often.
• turn skin side up after 20 min, continue baking and basting every few mins.
• spoon sauce over chicken before serving.