Holiday
Chicken Breasts
with Dried Cranberry Orange Sauce
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup orange juice
2 Tbsp. butter, divided
4 (6 oz.) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves,
lightly pounded to same thickness
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 scallion, chopped, divided
1 navel orange, zested and fruit segmented
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 tsp. brown sugar
Salt
Freshly ground pepper
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Soak cranberries in orange juice for
20 minutes. Drain and set aside, reserving the orange
juice for the sauce. Heat 1 Tbsp. butter in a large non-stick
skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook about
4 minutes or until lightly browned on both sides, turning
once. Remove chicken from skillet. Add garlic and white
part of scallion to skillet and cook about 1 minute. Add
the orange zest, reserved orange juice, and broth. Return
chicken to skillet and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low.
Cover and simmer about 12 minutes or until chicken is
no longer pink in center. Transfer chicken to serving
platter. Add brown sugar to sauce in same skillet over
high heat. Bring to boil and cook about 3 minutes or until
the liquid has been reduced by one half, stirring frequently.
Remove skillet from heat and whisk in remaining 1 Tbsp.
butter. Stir in cranberries and season with salt and freshly
ground pepper to taste. Top chicken with sauce and garnish
with green scallions and orange segments. Makes 4 servings.
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