Peppery Maple Chicken

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts or 8 boneless skinless chicken thighs
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon crumbled rosemary
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup

Recipe

• 1 1. melt butter in a large frying pan over medium-high heat.
• 2 2. add chicken and sauté until golden, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
• 3 3. pour in chicken broth, then scrape up and stir in any brown bits from pan bottom.
• 4 4. sprinkle with rosemary, pepper and generous pinches of salt.
• 5 5. bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
• 6 6. reduce heat to medium-low.
• 7 7. simmer, covered, turning halfway through, until chicken feels springy when pressed, about 10 minutes.
• 8 8. remove to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm.
• 9 9. add maple syrup to pan juices.
• 10 10. increase heat to high.
• 11 11. boil, uncovered, stirring occasionally until reduced to about 1/3 cup, about 6-8 minutes.
• 12 12. pour over chicken.