Chicken with Fresh Apricots, Ginger and Cracked Almonds

Chicken with Fresh Apricots, Ginger and Cracked Almonds
Need a gluten free and primal main course? Chicken with Fresh Apricots, Ginger and Cracked Almonds could be a great recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains about 40g of protein, 18g of fat, and a total of 397 calories. This recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up maple syrup, blanched almonds, wine, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the dry white wine you could follow this main course with the White Wine Frozen Yogurt as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

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Preheat the oven to 35
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Put the almonds in a pie plate and bake for 8 minutes, or until fragrant and browned; let cool. Crack the almonds coarsely with the side of a large knife.
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In a large skillet, melt the butter.
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Add the apricots, cut side down, and cook over moderate heat, until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Turn the apricots and cook for 1 minute longer.
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Transfer to a plate.
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Add the olive oil to the skillet and heat until shimmering. Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper and add them to the skillet. Cook over moderately high heat until browned, about 3 minutes. Turn the breasts and cook over moderately low heat until just white throughout, about 7 minutes longer.
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Transfer the chicken to the plate with the apricots.
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Add the ginger, scallion whites, lime zest and chile to the skillet and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds.
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Add the wine and simmer over moderately high heat, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom of the skillet.
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Add the maple syrup, apricots and chicken and simmer just until heated through; season with salt and pepper.
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Transfer the chicken to plates and spoon the sauce on top.
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Sprinkle with the cracked almonds and scallion greens and serve.
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Notes: One serving 381 calories, 9 gm total fat, 8 gm saturated fat, 14 gm carb.
DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings4
Health Score24
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