Chicken and Apple Skillet Supper

Try this for something different! The recipe originally came from a Canadian Living cookbook.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 4

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

Directions

1. Sauté apples, onion and thyme in 2 tsp of the oil in skillet over medium-high heat, just until tender crisp; about 4 minutes.
2. Remove from skillet and set aside.
3. Cook chicken in remaining 2 tsp oil in skillet for 2 to 3 minutes or until golden brown, turning once during cooking.
4. Reduce heat to medium-low.
5. Set aside 1 tbsp apple juice; pour remaining apple juice into skillet along with vinegar.
6. Cover and simmer until chicken is no longer pink inside; about 6 to 8 minutes.
7. With slotted spoon, remove chicken from skillet and keep warm.
8. 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.
9. Return apple mixture to skillet and heat through; add salt and pepper to taste.
10. Spoon apple mixture over chicken.
11. Serve with egg noodles or rice.