Basic Chicken Breasts W/ 4 Variation Toppers

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3/4 cup red onion, sliced
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon capers
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 cups fresh mushrooms
• 1/3 cup chicken broth
• 1/2 cup dry wine
• 1/2 teaspoon rosemary
• 6 ounces pineapple chunks in juice
• 1/2 cup apricot preserves
• 1 jalapeno, chopped
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) can italian-style diced tomatoes
• 1 (4 ounce) can artichoke hearts, quartered
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 mix flour, salt & pepper in large baggie. add chicken and shake to coat.
• 2 heat oil in skillet- cook chicken 8 minutes turning once and remove the chicken from the skillet. then using same skillet make one of the variations of toppers.
• 3 for mustard-caper topper: saute the red onion in butter. add the chicken broth, dijon mustard and capers. cook for 4 minutes. spoon over chicken.
• 4 for mushroom-wine topper: saute mushrooms in butter. add wine, chicken broth and rosemary. simmer for 4 minutes. spoon over chicken.
• 5 for carribean topper: heat pineapple and apricot preserves with jalepeno. cook 4 minutes, remove from heat and add lime juice and cilantro. spoon over chicken.
• 6 for tomato- artichoke topper: heat tomatoes, artichokes and balsalmic vinegar. cook 4 minutes. spoon over chicken and sprinkle with mozzerella cheese.