Chicken with Lime Sauce

Name: Chicken with Lime Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 1 Tbsp brown sugar; 1 Tbsp butter; 1 teaspoon cornstarch; 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard; 177 milliliters fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth; 3 Tbsps lime juice, divided; 2 teaspoons olive oil; 0 teaspoons salt; 680 grams skinless, boneless chicken breast halves; 2 Tbsps water

Chicken with Lime Sauce might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains about 37g of protein, 9g of fat, and a total of 256 calories. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. If you have pepper, brown sugar, lime juice, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the brown sugar you could follow this main course with the Brown-sugar Pound Cupcakes With Brown-butter Glaze as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet.

Instructions

Place each chicken breast half between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; pound to 1/4-inch thickness using a meat mallet or small heavy skillet.

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Chicken Breast

Meat

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

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Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Whole Chicken

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat.

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Cooking Spray

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add chicken; cook 4 minutes on each side or until browned.

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Whole Chicken

Remove from pan; keep warm.

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Frying Pan

Add chicken broth, sugar, 2 tablespoons juice, and mustard to pan; cook over medium heat, scraping pan to loosen browned bits.

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Chicken Broth

Mustard

Juice

Sugar

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Combine water and cornstarch in a small bowl.

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Corn Starch

Water

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Bowl

Add cornstarch mixture to pan; stir well with a whisk. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; cook 1 minute or until sauce thickens slightly.

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Corn Starch

Sauce

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Whisk

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Whisk in remaining 1 tablespoon lime juice and butter, stirring until butter melts. Return chicken to pan; simmer 2 minutes or until chicken is thoroughly heated.

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Lime Juice