Chicken with Barbecue-Bourbon Sauce

By Tamipri

Ingredients

• 4 (6 oz.) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• 1 Tb. canola oil
• 1 Tb. butter
• 1/3 c. minced shallots
• 1/4 c. bourbon
• 3/4 c. fat-free chicken broth
• 2 tsp. tomato-based barbecue sauce

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

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

2. Heat oil and butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add chicken to pan; cook 6 minutes on each side or until done. Remove chicken from the pan; keep warm.

3. Add minced shallots to pan; cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add 1/4 c. bourbon to pan; bring to a boil, scraping the pan to loosen browned bits. Cook until bourbon mixture is reduced to 2 Tb. (about 5 minutes). Add chicken broth and 2 tsp. barbecue sauce; cook until the broth mixture is reduced to 1/2 c. (about 3 minutes.) Serve sauce over chicken.

Serving size (1 chicken breast half + 2 Tb. sauce)=294 calories