Thursday, August 26, 2010

Onion Chicken in Balsamic Sauce

This is not a new recipe, in fact- it is an old faithful one that I had previously posted, but with poor pictures- it didn't do it justice. If you have't tried this yet- you are missing out BIG time- get on it, add it to this weeks meal plan- it's SOOOO good!
Ingredients:
1 TBSP olive oil
1 sweet onion, chopped
4 chicken breasts
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes
S & P to taste

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350. In a large skillet over the stove, heat your oil and add your chopped onion and garlic and saute over med.-high heat for a few minutes until the onions are tender. Put washed chicken breasts in skillet and brown for a few minutes on each side. (NOTE: I cut my chicken breasts into about 6 big chunks, so that they soak up more of the goodness.) After it is browned on the stove, place the chicken & onions in a 9x13 baking dish. Heat the balsamic and chicken broth in the same skillet until it boils, let is simmer for a few, it will thicken some. Pour this mixture in your baking dish over your chicken, cut up your sun dried tomatoes and put them in (if they are whole, I cut then in half or thirds with kitchen scissors), then cover it with foil and pop it in the oven for 20- 30 minutes.
Serve with: it is almost a MUST to serve this dish with some sort of pasta/rice because it has so much wonderful juice, it really is great over a bed of pasta. I use the whole wheat or brown rice pasta from Trader Joe's and I make a green to go along side. ** This dish has been known to be a big hit with company- great to make for guests!

8 comments:

Mama G said...

Hi Andrea. I stumbled across this blog from a link and a link and a link...
Anyway, I've enjoyed browsing through the different recipes you've posted. I actually made the onion chicken in balsamic sauce tonight and we loved it!
Thanks!
~Julie Gonsalves

Andrea said...

Julie, I am so glad you enjoyed the meal, I actually made it tonight too! If you like seafood, you'll like the Ginger Glazed fish too! Thanks for leaving a comment!Andrea

katygirl said...

this is one of my favorite recipes of yours! i have been craving it lately but can't have tomatoes or onions. do you think anything else would work?

Holly said...

I made this all the time for my friends in Albania! It was one requested/ fail proof dish! I want to eat it. Now.

Krissa said...

I'm going to try this...I'm in a recipe rut right now, and this sounds perfect!

Andrea said...

You will love it, I made it again this week! It's a fail proof and quick one that you will learn to go to when you're in a bind!

Stevie T said...

So far I've tried your eggplant, tex mex chicken salad and this recipe tops the charts! We really liked the others but, this recipe OMG! My husband and I don't do leftovers and he begged me to save this for lunch tomorrow! Hmmm what should I try off of your menu next?

Andrea said...

Stevie T.... try the Teriyaki Chicken Thighs.... they top the charts as well! So flavorful and juicy! YUM!