Grilled Chicken With Saffron And Apricots - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
    2 tablespoons butter
    1 tablespoon oil
    1 onion, chopped
    1 small yellow bell pepper, seeded and finely diced
    2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
    3/4 cup dried apricot, diced
    2 tablespoons lemon juice
    2 teaspoons honey
    1 pinch saffron
    1 1/2 cups chicken stock
    4 cups Baby Spinach
    salt and pepper
Preparation
    In a large non-stick skillet, brown chicken in butter and oil about 5-6 minutes on each side or until cooked. Add salt and pepper. Set aside on a warm plate.
    In the same skillet, brown onion and bell pepper. Add oil if needed. Add garlic and keep cooking 1 minute. Add apricots, lemon juice, honey, saffron and stir well. Add chicken broth and bring to boil. Let reduce until sauce has a texture of syrup. Adjust seasoning.
    In a bowl, mix spinach with a little bit of olive oil. Add salt and pepper.
    Slice the chicken. In 4 plates, serve the chicken on the spinach and put the apricots garnish on top.

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