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Pan-Seared Chicken Breast With Rich Pan Sauce

Here's how you make Pan-Seared Chicken Breast With Rich Pan Sauce
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 20m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 4 (24 ounces) boneless skinless chicken breasts (6 ounces each)
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper (divided)
  • 3/8 teaspoons kosher salt (divided)
  • 4 teaspoons olive oil (divided)
  • 1 tablespoon grated yellow onion
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup dry white wine
  • 3/4 cup chicken stock (unsalted)
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1/4 teaspoon granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon fresh flat-leaf parsley (chopped)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Pat the chicken dry with a paper towel. Let is stand at room temperature for 20 minutes.

  • Step 2: Sprinkle chicken with 1/4 teaspoon pepper and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.

  • Step 3: Heat a large stainless steel skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon oil; swirl to coat. Add chicken to the pan, rounded side down; cook 5 minutes. Turn the chicken over; reduce heat to medium, and cook 5 minutes or until done. Remove the chicken from the pan; let stand 5 minutes.

  • Step 4: Add the remaining 1 teaspoon oil, onion, and garlic to the pan; saute 1 minute.

  • Step 5: Add flour; saute 30 seconds. Add wine to the pan; cook 30 seconds or until the liquid almost evaporates, stirring constantly. Stir in stock; bring to a boil, scraping the pan to loosen browned bits.

  • Step 6: Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 3 minutes or until reduced to 1/2 cup, stirring occasionally.

  • Step 7: Remove the pan from heat; stir in the remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper, remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt, butter, and sugar. Sprinkle with parsley. Serve sauce over the chicken.

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