Sauteed Chicken With Tomato, Thyme & White Wine Vinegar

Name: Sauteed Chicken With Tomato, Thyme & White Wine Vinegar
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (6 to 8 ounces each); table salt; ground black pepper; vegetable oil; 2 teaspoons vegetable oil; 1 medium shallot, minced (about 3 tablespoons); 2 teaspoons tomato paste; 1 cup low sodium chicken broth; 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar; 1 1/2 teaspoons light brown sugar; 6 sprigs fresh thyme; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; table salt; ground black pepper

Submitted by swissms

"From Cook's Illustrated. Quick and easy to prepare. I like to top with chopped fresh Roma tomatoes."

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 4

ingredients

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (6 to 8 ounces each)
table salt
ground black pepper
vegetable oil
Sauce
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 medium shallot, minced (about 3 tablespoons)
2 teaspoons tomato paste
1 cup low sodium chicken broth
3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons light brown sugar
6 sprigs fresh thyme
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
table salt
ground black pepper

directions

Adjust oven rack to middle position; heat oven to 200 degrees.
Slice each chicken breast in half to form thin cutlets (easier if frozen for 10-15 minutes).
Season both sides of each cutlet with salt and pepper.
Heat 2 teaspoons oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until smoking; place 4 cutlets in skillet and cook without moving them until browned, about 2 minutes.
Flip cutlets and continue to cook until second sides are opaque, 15 to 20 seconds.
Transfer to large heatproof plate.
Add 2 teaspoons oil to now-empty skillet and repeat to cook remaining cutlets. Cover plate loosely with foil and transfer to oven to keep warm while making sauce.
Remove skillet from burner. Add 2 teaspoons oil, shallot, and tomato paste to hot skillet; using residual heat, cook, stirring constantly until softened, about 30 seconds.
Set skillet over medium-high heat and add chicken broth, vinegar, light brown sugar, and thyme; bring to simmer, scraping pan bottom to loosen browned bits.
Simmer until reduced to 1/2 cup, 6 to 7 minutes.
Remove from heat. Whisk in butter 1 tablespoon at a time. Adjust seasonings with salt and pepper; serve immediately with cutlets.

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Super nice chicken recipe! I bought thinly sliced chicken breasts at the store, so I could eliminate that step. Cooked up quickly in the skillet, and I did keep the breast warm in the oven.....just in case it wasn't totally done I wanted to give it a little more heat. But this was cooked perfectly....totally done chicken, extremely moist. The sauce was slightly less tomato-ey than I expected, but it tasted wonderful. I'll make this one again. Thanks for sharing such a great recipe!

breezermom

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