Monday January 28, 2013

For last night's dinner I made balsamic lemon chicken and cheesy potatoes (potatoes au gratin). This meal has a lot of steps involved, but the end result is worth it. Time: about 45 minutes total. Ingredients used: 1 piece of boneless chicken, (I used a breast, cut in two), 2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar, 1 lemon cut in half, 1/8 cup of oregano, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, 2 teaspoons of ground pepper, 1-2 sprinkles of red pepper, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, 3 tablespoons butter, and 1 package of potatoes au gratin. Directions: First, prick the chicken all over so the sauce you make can soak from the inside and outside. Cut the lemon in half. In a large bowl add the balsamic vinegar, the juice from 1/2 of the cut lemon, the salt, pepper, oregano, and red pepper together, mix and add the chicken. Set aside. Now, heat the olive oil in a skillet on medium heat for about 2 minutes and melt the butter in . In a medium size bowl, mix the sugar with the juice of the other 1/2 of the cut lemon. Add the chicken to the skillet and cook, while flipping both sides. (At this point, I began to make my potatoes au gratin). When the chicken is done cooking, place the chicken in the bowl with the lemon and sugar mixture. Your potatoes au gratin should be pretty close to done by now. When you're ready to serve, simply take the chicken out of the lemon and sugar mixture, and plate. Pour some of the sauce you made in the beginning over the chicken. Add your potatoes au gratin and you're done! I really enjoyed this meal. I thought the chicken was so good!! It was juicy and full of flavor. 

Happy Cooking!