Chicken in Beer Honey Mustard Sauce

I had some leftover beer in the house which had gone flat. Had chicken breasts in the house so decided to try and combine the two.

• Ready In: 26 mins
• Serves: 4
• Yields: 4 breasts

Ingredients

• ingredients

• 2  teaspoons  oil (I used extra virgin olive oil)
• 4  boneless chicken breast halves
• 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 3  tablespoons  thinly sliced shallots
• 1⁄2 cup beer
• 2  tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
• 1  tablespoon  whole grain Dijon mustard
• 1⁄4 cup honey
• 2  tablespoons fresh cilantro leaves

Directions

1. 1. Heat a pan over medium-high heat. Add oil to pan; swirl to coat.
2. 2. Sprinkle chicken evenly with pepper and salt. Add chicken to pan; sauté 6 minutes on each side or until done.
3. 3. Remove chicken from pan; keep warm.
4. 4. Add shallots to the same pan and cook for 1 minute or until translucent.
5. 5. Combine beer, soy sauce, dijon mustard and honey in a small bowl and stir with a whisk.
6. 6. Add beer mixture to pan; bring to a boil, scraping pan to loosen browned bits.
7. 7. Cook 3 minutes or until liquid is reduced to 1/2 cup.
8. 8. Return chicken to pan; turn to coat with sauce. Sprinkle evenly with cilantro.