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1
small orange
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2/3
cup cinnamon applesauce
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1/4
cup balsamic vinegar
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1/2
teaspoon ground cardamom or 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1/2
teaspoon salt
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1/2
teaspoon ground black pepper
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1
pound chicken tenders
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Salt
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Ground black pepper
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2
teaspoons vegetable oil
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Fresh thyme sprigs (optional)
1. Finely shred peel from orange; set aside. Juice orange. In a medium saucepan combine applesauce, vinegar, cardamom, juice from the orange, salt, and pepper. Bring to boiling over high heat. Reduce heat to low. Cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally for 10 minutes. Remove from heat; cover to keep warm.
2. Season chicken lightly with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook until golden brown on bottom, about 4 minutes. Turn chicken and add 1/2 cup of the applesauce mixture to skillet. Cook 2 to 3 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
3. To serve, top chicken with some of the applesauce mixture, orange peel, and, if desired, fresh thyme. Pass remaining applesauce mixture.
- Servings Per Recipe 4,
- Calories 208,
- Protein (gm) 27,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 15,
- Fat, total (gm) 4,
- Cholesterol (mg) 66,
- Saturated fat (gm) 1,
- Monosaturated fat (gm) 1,
- Polyunsaturated fat (gm) 2,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 1,
- Sugar, total (gm) 13,
- Vitamin A (IU) 97,
- Vitamin C (mg) 35,
- Thiamin (mg) 0,
- Riboflavin (mg) 0,
- Niacin (mg) 10,
- Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 1,
- Folate (µg) 12,
- Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 0,
- Sodium (mg) 207,
- Potassium (mg) 341,
- Calcium (DV %) 30,
- Iron (DV %) 1,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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This was good. I think however next time, I'll use a little less applesauce. I was missing the balsamic vinegar taste. I used the leftover chicken in a salad the next day with fresh mozzarella, garden fresh tomatoes, baby greens and balsamic dressing and it was great.
9/15/2011 10:11:55 AM Report AbuseThis was okay. My 9-yr old niece did like it so that may be a plus for parents out there. Her comment: "This looks like brown applesauce, *taste*, But it's better than applesauce!" Husband and I, however, were underwhelmed.
8/4/2011 05:44:46 PM Report Abuse