Apple Wine Chicken Recipes

APPLE WINE CHICKEN

Steps:

• In 1-quart saucepan, melt butter and jelly over medium-low heat. Add wine, broth and cornstarch; cook and stir 2 to 5 minutes or until slightly thickened. Remove from heat; set aside.
• Season both sides of chicken with poultry seasoning and salt.
• In 10-inch skillet or 4-quart Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken; sear each side 4 to 5 minutes or until golden brown.
• Pour sauce over chicken. Cook about 10 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (at least 165°F). During last few minutes of cooking, add apple slices, cooking until apples still have a slight crunch when dish is served.
• Serve chicken over rice with generous spoonful of sauce drizzled over top.

MUSTARD CHICKEN THIGHS AND APPLES IN WHITE WINE AND CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine apple juice, white wine, Dijon mustard, garlic, ginger, and herbes de Provence in a small container; set aside.
• Melt butter in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat and brown chicken thighs, about 3 minutes per side. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle onion slices over chicken thighs, add apple slices, and pour cooking liquid on top. Bring mixture to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to a simmer.
• Simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove chicken, apples, and onions to a serving dish and keep warm.
• Bring liquid to a boil over medium-high heat. Allow liquid to boil and reduce down to about 1 1/2 cups, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes. Stir in heavy cream and cook until sauce has thickened and is well blended.
• Pour sauce over chicken, apples, and onions and serve.

CHICKEN WITH APPLES

Steps:

• Pan fry chicken in half of the butter just until no longer pink in the middle, turning once to ensure both sides are browned.
• Remove chicken from pan and keep in a warm place or cover with foil.
• Core and slice apples as desired. I like to use my apple slicer- looks like a wagon wheel with handles- and then slice each lengthwise to make them thinner. To peel or not to peel- hehehehe- up to you. Likewise, red or green- the choice is yours. I like peel on and red for color!
• Add the rest of the butter, apples and thyme and fry until apples are as crisp or tender as you like.
• Pour apples over chicken and keep warm.
• Deglaze the pan with wine, cider or juice scraping all the yummy bits off the bottom.
• Add the cream- could use reduced fat sour cream or reduced fat or nonfat yogurt to reduce fat/calories. Yogurt will and a nice 'tang' to the sauce.
• Cook until slightly thickened.
• Return the chicken and apple mixture to the pan to make sure apples and chicken are nice and warm.
• When you are satisfied with the temperature of the dish, serve and enjoy!
• Experiment with your favorite herbs and seasonings- I have not tried this but I think a pinch of cinnamon might be really yummy here or maybe some nutmeg -- hmm --.
• Let me know what you think.