Chicken With Lime Sauce

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 (6 ounce) boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 3/4 cup chicken broth, reduced-sodium fat-free
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons lime juice, divided
• 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon butter

Recipe

• 1 place each chicken breast half between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; pound to 1/4-inch thickness using a meat mallet or small heavy skillet. sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
• 2 heat oil in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. add chicken; cook 4 minutes on each side or until browned. remove from pan; keep warm.
• 3 add chicken broth, sugar, 2 tablespoons juice, and mustard to pan; cook over medium heat, scraping pan to loosen browned bits.
• 4 combine water and cornstarch in a small bowl.
• 5 add cornstarch mixture to pan; stir well with a whisk. bring to a boil over medium-high heat; cook 1 minute or until sauce thickens slightly.
• 6 whisk in remaining 1 tablespoon lime juice and butter, stirring until butter melts.
• 7 return chicken to pan; simmer 2 minutes or until chicken is thoroughly heated.