Victoria’s Read

Apple Chicken

Ingredients
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 apples, unpeeled, cored and thickly sliced
1 onion, sliced
1/2 cup apple cider or apple juice
1 1/2 teaspoons cider vinegar
1 teaspoon cornstarch

Directions
1.Sprinkle chicken with thyme, salt and pepper.
2.In large frypan, heat half of the oil over medium high heat; brown chicken all over.
3.Transfer to plate.
4.Add remaining oil to frypan.
5.Cook apples and onion, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 5 minutes.
6.Add apple cider, bring to boil, stirring and scraping up brown bits from pan.
7.Return chicken to frypan.
8.Cover and cook over medium low heat, turning once, until no longer pink inside, about 7 minutes.
9.Transfer chicken to serving platter.
10.Whisk vinegar with cornstarch; whisk into frypan and cook, stirring, until glossy and thickened, about 1 minute.
11.Pour over chicken.

Apple Dip

Ingredients
1 cup brown sugar
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
chopped peanuts (optional)
Serve with sliced apple

Directions
1.Mix all of the ingredients together until creamy.
2.Eat with sliced apples!

Apple Juice Marinade

Ingredients
1/2 cup apple juice
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup honey
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon ginger, ground

Directions
1.Combine all ingredients.
2.Marinade meat all day or over night. Excellent for grilled pork chops.