Chicken Breasts with Peaches and Rosemary 6pts

By deanarrca

Time Alert: You are going to brine the chicken and this will take 4 to 12 hours before you are ready to cook this meal.

Ingredients

• 20 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts, about 4 5oz breasts
• 1 T. canola oil, or peanut oil
• 4 ounces shallots, peeled and sliced or onions
• 1 small red bell pepper, seeded and diced
• 15 oz. canned peaches in juice, drained
• 1 clove garlic clove, minced
• 2 tsp fresh rosemary, minced or 1 tsp dried
• 1 cup fat-free chicken broth
• 1/4 tsp black pepper

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

* Whisk 8 cups water and 3 T. salt in large bowl or roasting pan; add chicken breasts, cover and refrigerate 4 hours or up to 12 hours.

* Heat oil in 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Remove breasts from salt brine, rinse and pat dry with paper towels. Slip them into the skillet, being sure not to crowd the pan, and brown well on both sides, turning once, about 6 minutes. Transfer to plate and tent with aluminum foil.

* Add shallots to skillet and cook until softened, stirring often, about 3 minutes.

* Add bell pepper, apricots, garlic and rosemary. Cook, stirring often, until aromatic, about 3 minutes.

* Raise heat to medium high and add broth. Scrape up any browned bits on skillet's bottom, bring to a simmer and cook until liquid is reduced by half.

* Return breasts and any accumulated juices to skillet, reduce heat to medium and cook until an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into breasts registers 165°F, about 5 minutes. Season with pepper before serving.

* Serving size: 1 boneless skinless chicken breast with 1/4 of the pan sauce

Notes

* Here's the best preparation for one of America's favorite dinners. Admittedly, it's a little more time-consuming because the breasts are first soaked in a salt brine to assure their juiciness. Want to avoid that first step? Buy kosher boneless skinless chicken breasts, already brined.

Nutritional information per serving
Serving Size 1 chicken breast about 4 ounces cooked plus 1/4th sauce
6 WW points
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 260
Total Fat: 8.62g
Cholesterol: 75mg
Sodium: 450mg
Total Carbs: 18.81g
Dietary Fiber: 1.87g
Sugars: 11.83g
Protein: 30.29g