Braised Chicken And Apples - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 teaspoon canola oil
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 -3 golden delicious apple, cored,peeled and sliced
2 shallots, thinly sliced
1/8 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup apple cider
salt
pepper

Preparation

Heat a heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat; season chicken breast with salt and pepper; brown chicken on both sides, about 3 minutes per side; remove chicken to plate and keep warm.
Add apples and shallots to the skillet; cook until apples begin to soften, about 2 minutes; add thyme, salt and a generous grinding of pepper, cook 1 minute; Pour in chicken broth and cider and cook over high heat until the liquid has reduced by half, about 5 minutes.
Return chicken breast to the skillet, nestling them in among the apples; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the middle, about 8 minutes.