Chicken with Cherry-Wine Sauce

Original Recipe by: Taste of Home

Yield: 4 servings

Prep: 15 min

Cook: 15 min

Ingredients

• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut in half lengthwise and pounded to equal thickness

• ¼ teaspoon salt

• ¼ teaspoon pepper

• 7 tablespoons butter, divided

• ⅔ cup dry red wine

• 1 tablespoon sugar

• ½ cup fresh or frozen pitted dark sweet cherries, thawed and cut in half or thirds

Directions

• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. In a large pan, heat 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Brown chicken until a thermometer reads  165°, 5-10 minutes

• Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine wine and sugar. Bring to a boil; cook, uncovered, until liquid is reduced by half, 4-5 minutes. Reduce heat to low; whisk in remaining butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, until blended. Stir in cherries and simmer another few minutes; serve with chicken.

Nutrition

1 chicken breast half with 3 tablespoons sauce: 480 calories, 25g fat (14g saturated fat), 179mg cholesterol, 418mg sodium, 8g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 0 fiber), 46g protein.