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Chicken Recipe With Honey Mustard Sauce

This chicken recipe is dominated by acids, spices and sweet flavours. That makes chicken with honey mustard sauce so special.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main Course
Recipe Typeeasy, rich in fibre, sweet-sour
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 2 chicken breasts (boneless, skinless)

For Apple Rice

  • 1 apple
  • ½ cup Jasmine Rice
  • ½ tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • salt and pepper (to taste)

For Spinach

  • 1 bunch baby spinach leaves (collard greens)
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • ¼ tsp crushed red pepper flakes (to taste)
  • ¼ cup water

For Sauce

  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 2 tsps mustard
  • 2 tbsps olive oil
  • 1 tsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1 garlic small
  • 2 tsps lemon juice
  • salt and pepper (to taste)

Instructions
 

Prepare all the ingredients

  • Wash and dry the fresh produce. Core and dice the apple, chop the spinach leaves.
  • Peel and chop the cloves of garlic.
  • Place in a bowl the diced apple, add the apple cider vinegar, salt and pepper then mix it and set aside to marinate, stir occasionally.

Combine the honey mustard sauce ingredients

  • Whisk together the honey, mustard, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, minced garlic, a pinch of salt and pepper.

Cook the Rice and Chicken, Steamed the Spinach Leaves

  • Heat a drizzle of oil to the pan and add to the rice. Cook for 2-3 minutes then pour over 1 cup of water, cover and cook for about 12 to 15 minutes or until the rice is tender.
  • Heat 1 tsp of olive oil and add the spinach leaves to it. Cook and stirring occasionally 1 to 2 minutes.
  • Add the chopped garlic and red pepper flakes, season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently until slightly softened (1 to 2 minutes).
  • Add ¼ cup of water and cook, stirring occasionally, until the spinach leaves are wilted and the water has cooked off.
  • Transfer to a bowl, season with salt and pepper if desired and to keep warm.
  • Wipe out the pan.
  • Add salt and pepper to both sides of the chicken.
  • In the same pan heat 1 tsp olive oil and add the seasoned chicken. Cook 6 to 7 minutes per side or until cooked through.

Finished the Rice and Serve

  • Add the marinated apple to the cooked rice, season with salt and pepper and stir to combine.
  • Serve the cooked chicken with the apple rice and cooked spinach leaves. Top the chicken and rice the finished sauce and enjoy!

NOTES

The above figures assume a cup with a volume of 250 ml.