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Quick Broiled Chicken Breast with Honey-Mustard Sauce

This special honey-mustard sauce enhances the flavor of the chicken breast, while serving it with spinach adds even more nutrition to this great-tasting recipe. Enjoy!

Prep and Cook Time: 30 minutes Ingredients: 4 boneless chicken breasts with skin 2+1 TBS fresh lemon juice 1 ½ cups chicken broth 2 ½ TBS honey 2 TBS Dijon mustard ¼ cup sliced dried apricots 2 TBS coarsely chopped walnuts 1 TBS chopped parsley salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Quick Broiled Chicken

1. Preheat the broiler on high and place an all stainless steel skillet (be sure the handle is also stainless steel) or cast iron pan about 6 inches from the heat for about 10 minutes to get it very hot.
2. While the pan is heating, rinse and pat the chicken dry and season with 2 TBS lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
3. Leaving the skin on, place the breast skin side up on the hot pan. It is not necessary to turn the breast because it is cooking on both sides at once. Depending on the size, it should be cooked in about 7 minutes. Begin preparing the sauce while the chicken is cooking.
4. The breast is done when it is moist, yet its liquid runs clear when pierced. The inside temperature needs to reach 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove the skin before serving; it is left on to keep it moist while broiling.

Honey-Mustard Sauce

1. For honey-mustard sauce, combine broth, 1TBS lemon juice, honey, and mustard in a small saucepan. Whisk together and bring to a boil on high heat. Once it comes to a boil, simmer for about 20 minutes. You want it to be reduced to a little less than half the volume you start with. This will thicken and intensify the flavor.
2. Add apricots and cook on high for another 5 minutes. When sauce is done, add chopped walnuts, parsley, salt ,and pepper.

   Serve over cooked spinach or other cooked greens.

   Serves 4

Nutritional Profile

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Baked Chicken Breast with Honey Mustard Sauce 1.00 serving 620.74 grams 445.71 calories Nutrient Amount %DV Nutrient Density World's Healthiest Foods Rating vitamin K 1360.17 mcg 1700.2 68.7 excellent vitamin A 23038.90 IU 460.8 18.6 excellent tryptophan 0.78 g 243.8 9.8 excellent vitamin C 103.70 mg 172.8 7.0 excellent folate 676.26 mcg 169.1 6.8 excellent manganese 3.23 mg 161.5 6.5 excellent vitamin B3 (niacin) 29.14 mg 145.7 5.9 excellent protein 65.85 g 131.7 5.3 excellent vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) 1.99 mg 99.5 4.0 excellent magnesium 341.57 mg 85.4 3.4 excellent potassium 2719.63 mg 77.7 3.1 excellent phosphorus 660.53 mg 66.1 2.7 very good iron 11.86 mg 65.9 2.7 very good selenium 45.69 mcg 65.3 2.6 very good vitamin B2 (riboflavin) 0.88 mg 51.8 2.1 very good dietary fiber 10.29 g 41.2 1.7 good calcium 386.04 mg 38.6 1.6 good vitamin E 6.87 mg 34.4 1.4 good omega 3 fatty acids 0.80 g 33.3 1.3 good copper 0.62 mg 31.0 1.3 good vitamin B1 (thiamin) 0.46 mg 30.7 1.2 good zinc 3.96 mg 26.4 1.1 good World's Healthiest Foods Rating Rule excellent DV>=75% OR Density>=7.6 AND DV>=10% very good DV>=50% OR Density>=3.4 AND DV>=5% good DV>=25% OR Density>=1.5 AND DV>=2.5%

In-Depth Nutritional Profile for Quick Broiled Chicken Breast with Honey-Mustard Sauce

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