Make-It Monday: Honey Balsamic Chicken--Gluten-free, Dairy-free

I'm so excited to share this recipe I recently found on Pinterest! It's originally from here, but as always I made a couple of changes.

I've made this twice already in the past week, and it tastes like a special night meal or something that belongs in a restaurant. (But of course that's not gonna stop me from having it like every week. ;) Definitely one of the best recipes I've tried from Pinterest (and I've tried a good many...) and one that totally would be on my list of The Best Pinterest Recipes if I'd found it sooner.

Honey Balsamic Chicken

You'll need:
For pre-cooking:
2-4 chicken breasts, thawed
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1/2 tsp. garlic
a pinch of salt (I use sea salt) and pepper

After marinating:
1 Tbsp. olive oil
2 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
3 Tbsp. honey
a pinch of salt and pepper

1) Cut the chicken into roughly strips.
2) Place the chicken, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper in a large sealable bag, shake/mix around, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
3) Heat the olive oil in a skillet on medium heat then place the chicken in it. The chicken will take about 10 minutes on each side. (Be very careful with the oil--it likes to pop.)

4) Once the chicken is done, remove it from the skillet, lower the heat, and add the 2 Tbsp. of balsamic vinegar to the pan. (The original recipe called for butter here also, but since I can't have that and coconut butter would have given it a coconut-y taste I didn't want, I left it out, and it was perfectly delicious without it.) Stir the balsamic vinegar around the pan to dissolve the leftover gristle and such.
5) Raise the heat back to medium and add the honey and let it simmer into a bubbly glaze for 3-5 minutes. Add the salt and pepper to the glaze, return the chicken to the pan, and stir around to coat.

I served this with brown minute rice and broccoli steamed in olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic (which I now know is better fried and not steamed--just a tip). Oh and grapes. Of course!

Not only is this dish tasty, it's healthy! :D Gluten-free and dairy-free as always. Enjoy, and let me know how you like it!

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