Chicken And Apple Skillet Supper - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 teaspoons vegetable oil
2 golden delicious apples, unpeeled,thinly sliced (it's important to use Golden Delicious apples, because they will hold their shape during cooking)
1 onion, sliced
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 cup apple juice
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
salt and pepper

Preparation

Saute apples, onion and thyme in 2 tsp of the oil in skillet over medium-high heat, just until tender crisp; about 4 minutes.
Remove from skillet and set aside.
Cook chicken in remaining 2 tsp oil in skillet for 2 to 3 minutes or until golden brown, turning once during cooking.
Reduce heat to medium-low.
Set aside 1 tbsp apple juice; pour remaining apple juice into skillet along with vinegar.
Cover and simmer until chicken is no longer pink inside; about 6 to 8 minutes.
With slotted spoon, remove chicken from skillet and keep warm.
Combine cornstarch with reserved apple juice; stir into skillet and cook over high heat, stirring and scraping up any browned bits on bottom of pan, until thickened; about 2 minutes.
Return apple mixture to skillet and heat through; add salt and pepper to taste.
Spoon apple mixture over chicken.
Serve with egg noodles or rice.