Dijon-honey chicken

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PREP TIME

5 min

Makes

4 servings

* PLUS Cooking time: 12 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp butter
  • 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 1 yellow bell pepper
  • 1 zucchini
  • 1/3 cup apple juice , or chicken broth
  • 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 cup sour cream , optional

Instructions

  • Melt butter in a large, wide frying pan, preferably non-stick, set over medium heat. When hot, add chicken and cook until golden, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Meanwhile, slice peppers into strips. Slice zucchini in half lengthwise, then into thin pieces.
  • When chicken is golden, add juice, Dijon, honey and cayenne. Stir until mixed. Scatter peppers and zucchini over chicken. Cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer, stirring vegetables and turning chicken occasionally, until chicken feels springy when pressed, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in sour cream. Wonderful over rice.

Nutrition (per serving)

  • Calories
  • 237,
  • Protein
  • 31.7 g,
  • Carbohydrates
  • 16.8 g,
  • Fat
  • 4.8 g,

This quick dish is a tumble of healthy sweet peppers and zucchini over golden honey-glazed chicken. All you have to add is rice, and dinner’s done.

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