Thursday, April 3, 2014

Balsamic Chicken

I've been looking for Mediterranean-style recipes for their healthiness and hit the jackpot with this one - light & flavorful and perfect with a glass of red wine!

Ingredients:
  • 4-6 cut up boneless skinless chicken breasts (mine were huge, so I used 3 which was 2.5 lbs)
  • 2 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes (with juice of course)
  • 1 small onion, thinly sliced
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 tsp each: dried oregano, basil, and rosemary
Directions:
Place ingredients in the crockpot in this order:
  • Pour the olive oil in crockpot
  • Add chicken
  • Add sliced onion
  • Add dried herbs and garlic cloves 
  • Pour in vinegar
  • Top with tomatoes
  • Cook on high 4 hours, serve over pasta or rice.
What we changed (it's what we do):
1. We served the dish over angel hair pasta which I think was perfect - thin and light and allowed the flavor of the chicken & sauce be the highlights.
2.  We were out of fresh garlic, so I used 8 tsp of minced garlic, and admittedly had a slightly heavy hand.  But there was not an overt taste of garlic, so I'd say it turned out just fine!

Our thoughts:
Fantastic!  The chicken ended up shredding itself when the dish was stirred, so it soaked up even more of the tasty sauce.  No one spice or seasoning stood out - everything, including the vinegar, blended together perfectly.  We served with a Portuguese red wine (Samora - Vinho Regional Tejo) which balanced the hearty flavors nicely.  This dish will definitely be in our dinner rotation!

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