Made in a jiffy, this lovely chicken dish comes out very moist and delicious. The sweetness of the apricot jam and the tangy balsamic vinegar create a sauce bursting with flavor. Each serving has only 225 calories and 3 grams of fat.
Ingredients
- 1 cup onions, chopped
- 4 chicken breasts (4-ounce each), boneless, skinless
- Juice from 1 lemon
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- Cooking spray
- ⅓ cup reduced sugar apricot preserves, see shopping tips
- ⅓ cup (~5) dried apricots, diced into small pieces
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- Black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Place onions on a microwave-safe plate and cook in the microwave to soften about 1 minute.
- Place chicken breasts on a plate and squeeze the juice of 1 lemon all over the chicken. Let sit for about 5 minutes. Combine thyme, garlic powder and ¼ teaspoon salt and sprinkle ½ of these seasonings over top of chicken.
- Heat oil in a large nonstick pan, coated with cooking spray. Add softened onions. Cook for 1 minute over medium-high heat. Add chicken and the lemon juice to pan of onions, seasoning side down. Sprinkle the top of chicken with remaining seasonings. Sauté over medium-high heat, about 5 minutes, turn over, cover, and continue to cook over medium heat, about 4 minutes, until done. Remove chicken from pan to a serving plate.
- Turn heat down to medium-low. Add apricot preserves, dried apricot pieces, balsamic vinegar, ¼ teaspoon salt, and a little pepper. Mix well to combine. Stir constantly until the preserves melt, about 30 seconds or so. Spoon apricot sauce over chicken.
Notes
Makes 4 servings (each serving, 1 chicken breast, and about 2½ tablespoons sauce)
Shopping Tips
I like Trader Joe’s line of reduced-sugar preserves. I used apricot for this recipe but it’s available in raspberry, strawberry, blueberry and blackberry. Or, use your favorite reduced-sugar apricot jam or preserves.
WW Freestyle SmartPoints 4-Blue
WW SmartPoints 6-Green
WW POINTS PLUS 6
Shopping Tips
I like Trader Joe’s line of reduced-sugar preserves. I used apricot for this recipe but it’s available in raspberry, strawberry, blueberry and blackberry. Or, use your favorite reduced-sugar apricot jam or preserves.
WW Freestyle SmartPoints 4-Blue
WW SmartPoints 6-Green
WW POINTS PLUS 6
| SKINNY FACTS: for 1 (4 oz.) chicken breast with 2½ Tbsps. sauce 225 cal, 3g fat, 1g sat. fat, 55mg chol, 27g prot, 24g carbs, 2g fiber, 1226mg sodium, 14g sugar |
| FACTS: for Freestyle SmartPoints 74 calories, 0g sat. fat, 0g protein, 13g sugar |
Skinny Facts
Serving: 1breastCalories: 225kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 27gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 55mgSodium: 1226mgFiber: 2gSugar: 14gBlue Smart Points: 4Green Smart Points: 6Plus Points: 6
