Chicken In Cider Sauce With Bacon

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (1 1/4 pounds total)
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 medium onion
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 slices bacon (such as hormel thick-cut or oscar meyer thick cut, center cut and lower-sodium brands, gluten free)
• 1 cup chicken broth (such as trader joe's gluten-free or swanson's brand, not swanson's organic)
• 1 cup apple cider
• 2 teaspoons light brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 pound chicken breasts to 1/2 inch thickness, then season with salt and pepper.
• 2 cut onion into small dice.
• 3 in a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium high heat.
• 4 brown chicken, in batches, about 6 to 8 minutes, then turn and cook through, an additional 2 or 3 minutes, adding additional oil if needed; transfer to a plate.
• 5 wipe out skillet then add bacon and cook until crisp, 6 to 8 minutes; drain on paper toweling and crumble.
• 6 add onion to skillet and cook until softened, 6 to 8 minutes; stir in broth, cider, and brown sugar.
• 7 cook until sauce is slightly reduced and color darkens, about 5 minutes.
• 8 return chicken, turn to coat, add crumbled bacon and serve hot.