Healthy & Delicious: Chicken with Citrus Sauce

Name: Healthy & Delicious: Chicken with Citrus Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters dry white wine; 1 small garlic clove, chopped; 3 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 lime; 237 milliliters low-fat, low-sodium chicken broth; 1 navel orange; 1 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 1 smalls onion, chopped; 454 grams boneless, skinless chicken breast, sliced into ½-inch fillets; 1 thyme sprig; 1 teaspoon unsalted butter; 2 teaspoons vegetable oil

Healthy & Delicious: Chicken with Citrus Sauce might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 35g of protein, 11g of fat, and a total of 312 calories. This recipe serves 3. A mixture of wine, lime, kosher salt and pepper, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the unsalted butter you could follow this main course with the Almond Milk Chocolate Pudding as a dessert.

Instructions

Wash and dry the fruit. Grate 1/2 teaspoon zest from each. Then, using a pairing knife, peel both pieces of fruit so no white pith is left. Section them. Squeeze the juice from each husk into a bowl and set aside. (There should be a little less than 1/4 cup of juice.)

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Fruit

Juice

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Knife

Bowl

In a large skillet, heat vegetable oil over medium heat.

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Vegetable Oil

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Frying Pan

Add onion, garlic, and thyme and cook for about 5 minutes, until onion is translucent and a little soft.

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Garlic

Onion

Thyme

Pour in white wine and cook until half of it has evaporated.

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White Wine

Add chicken broth and citrus zest. Cook for 10 minutes, or until about half of it is left.

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Chicken Broth

Add reserved orange and lime juices and simmer for another 10 minutes. Strain everything into a small saucepan (removing the solids) and boil 2 or 3 minutes, or until there is a 1/2 cup sauce left.

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Orange

Sauce

Lime

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat and set aside. Wipe out the large skillet with a paper towel.

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In the same skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Salt and pepper the chicken fillets, then place them in the skillet. Cook for about 4 minutes on each side, until no longer pink in the middle. Set aside to rest.

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Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast