Chicken breasts with apple brandy

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 Chicken breast halves,skinned and boned
¼ teaspoon Salt
⅛ teaspoon Pepper
4 tablespoons Butter or margarine
1 large Red apple,cored and thickly sliced
3 tablespoons Finely chopped shallots
¾ cup Half and half
¼ cup Apple brandy
2 tablespoons Dijon style mustard
¼ cup Chopped walnuts

Directions

Pound each chicken breast half between two sheets of plastic wrap, with the flat side of meat hammer, to ¼" thickness.

Coat with mixture of flour, salt and pepper. Melt 2 Tbs of butter in a large skillet and 2 Tbs in a small skillet. Add chicken to the large skillet and cook over medium heat about 4 or 5 minutes, turning once, until tender and brown. Cook apple slices in the small skillet about 4 minutes. Remove chicken to a platter and keep warm. Add shallots to large skillet and cook over medium heat 3 minutes, until tender. Add half and half, brandy and mustard. Simmer, stirring, 3 minutes to reduce slightly. Pour over chicken; garnish with apple slices and walnuts.

Serves 4.

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