20 minute dinner Kids would love! Chicken in sherry w/ grilled apple

This is another chicken dish that in many ways has the same approach as a chicken marsala. The flavors cannot compare as this is a naturally sweet dish utilizing only the natural sugars from the bell peppers, onion and apples. The balsamic vinegar is countering the sweetness in a balanced manor.

Here is a dish that is easy to make for an everyday meal (20 minutes cooking time and 10 minutes prep time) that kids will love as much as adults.

Ingredients:

2 green apples
2 chicken breasts
1 red bell pepper
1 large onion
1 cup of chicken broth
¼ cup of balsamic vinegar
¼ cup of sherry (cooking cherry)
4 tbsp butter
1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme
Salt and Pepper

Quarter the apples and peel them. Remove the core.  Melt 2 tbsp butter and baste the apples before broiling them in a preheated oven for 20-25 minutes at 500F. The finished apples will have a texture of bakes mash.

Cut bell peppers and onions in 1 inch sticks. Melt 2 tbsp butter in a sauté pan under high heat. But the chicken in dices ½ inch by ½ inch. Put the onion, bell peppers and chicken into the pan and let it brown and sear for 5-6 minutes so all the chicken has a nice light brown color.

Add the balsamic and sherry. Add the chicken broth a little at the time making sure that it keeps boiling. Let it reduce until you have a rich sauce to only approximately half cup remaining.  Adjust flavor with salt and pepper.

Serve on a plate and stack 4 pieces of apple on top of each other. Save a spoonful of sauce to pour over the apples.

DINNER - by Dad is served!