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Balsamic Chicken and Vegetables Recipe
🍗🥦💚 This balsamic chicken recipe is easy, ready in 15 minutes, healthy, and made in one skillet! The chicken is juicy and moist while the vegetables are perfectly crisp-tender.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 191 kcal
Course:
Lunch
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar packed
- 3 tablespoons olive oil divided
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
- ½ teaspoon pepper or to taste
- 4 Thin-sliced boneless skinless chicken breasts about 1 pound, seasoned with salt and pepper
- about 2 cups broccoli florets
- about 1 1/2 cups sugar snap peas peapods may be substituted
- 2 to 4 tablespoons water optional and if necessary
Instructions
- To a medium bowl or large measuring cup, add the balsamic vinegar, honey, brown sugar, 1 tablespoon olive oil, cornstarch, salt, pepper, and whisk to combine; set sauce aside.
- To a large skillet, add 2 tablespoons olive oil, add the chicken breasts, season with salt and pepper to taste, and cook over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes or until chicken is about 75% cooked through. Flip chicken halfway through cooking. Cooking time will vary based on thickness of chicken breasts and sizes of pieces. I used thin-sliced chicken breasts because they cook quicker.
- Add the sauce, noting that it may bubble up in the first few seconds.
- Add the vegetables, evenly sprinkled over the skillet, some will be on top of the chicken. If necessary, add 2 to 4 tablespoons water to help the vegetables steam. Adding water will vary based on the amount of natural juices the chicken released while cooking.
- Cover skillet and allow vegetables to steam for about 3 to 5 minutes, or until crisp-tender and chicken is cooked through. Stir to evenly coat vegetables with sauce.
- Taste sauce, check for seasoning balance, making any necessary adjustments before serving (more salt, pepper, dash of honey or balsamic vinegar, etc.)
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Notes
- Will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 4 days. Serve cold or reheat gently prior to serving if desired.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
191kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
22g
(7%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
Cholesterol
1mg
(0%)
Sodium
315mg
(13%)
Potassium
253mg
(7%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
17g
(34%)
Vitamin A
675IU
(14%)
Vitamin C
61mg
(68%)
Calcium
47mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 191
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 191kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 22g | 7% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 1mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 315mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 253mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 17g | 34% |
| Vitamin A | 675IU | 14% |
| Vitamin C | 61mg | 68% |
| Calcium | 47mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.