Name: Apple Cider Braised Chicken with Butternut Squash
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: dinner
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided in half; 4-6 boneless chicken breasts; salt and pepper, to taste; 2 tablespoons salted butter; 2 medium shallots, sliced; 3 garlic cloves, roughly minced; 1 heaping tablespoon dried thyme; 1 medium sized butternut squash, cubed (about 2-3 heaping cups); 1 tablespoon arrowroot or tapioca powder; 1 1/2 cups apple cider; 1 cup chicken bone broth; 1 honey crisp apple, sliced

Ingredients

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2 tablespoons olive oil, divided in half
4–6 boneless chicken breasts
salt and pepper, to taste
2 tablespoons salted butter
2 medium shallots, sliced
3 garlic cloves, roughly minced
1 heaping tablespoon dried thyme
1 medium sized butternut squash, cubed (about 2–3 heaping cups)
1 tablespoon arrowroot or tapioca powder
1 1/2 cups apple cider
1 cup chicken bone broth
1 honey crisp apple, sliced

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Instructions

Heat a cast iron enamel pan on your stove over medium high heat. Sprinkle both sides of the chicken breasts with salt and pepper. When the pan is hot, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and swirl around to coat the pan. Add the chicken breasts – leave some room between each piece of chicken. Let sear for 6 minutes. When the chicken lift off the pan without any problems and is a nice brown, flip them over. Turn the heat to medium low and cook for 4 minutes (the chicken will not be cooked through, so don’t taste test at this point). Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside on a plate.
Return the pan back to the heat. Add in the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil butter, shallots, garlic and butternut squash. Add in 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper and 1 heaping tablespoon dried thyme. Saute for 3-4 minutes until the shallots and garlic smell good and are softened.
Sprinkle in the arrowroot or tapioca powder, toss to the coat the squash.
Pour in the apple cider and chicken bone broth. Stir around and place a lid on the pan. Keep the heat at medium low or low and cook covered for 8 minutes.
Remove the lid and turn the heat to low (it should be a soft simmer). Stir around and add the chicken breasts back into the pan along with the slices of apples. Make sure to nestle the chicken and apples within the butternut squash so that it finishes cooking and takes in all those flavors.
Taste test for salt, pepper or thyme after the chicken has cooked for 4-6 minutes.
Serve and enjoy.

Prep Time: 10
Cook Time: 25
Category: chicken
Method: stove top
Cuisine: dinner