Description
This delicious balsamic glazed chicken is layered with asparagus and cheese, served with a rich mushroom sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- ¾ cup balsamic vinegar (for marinade)
- ½ cup olive oil (for marinade)
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar (for marinade)
- pepper, (to taste)
- 3 tablespoons butter or oil (for sautéing mushrooms)
- 2 cups fresh white mushrooms, (sliced)
- 1 cup balsamic vinegar (for sauce)
- 1 cup beef broth
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar (for sauce)
- pepper, (to taste)
- 1 tablespoon butter or oil (for sautéing asparagus)
- 12 spears asparagus
- 4 slices provolone cheese
- 4 slices mozzarella cheese
- fresh parsley, (for garnish)
Instructions
- Place chicken breasts between two pieces of plastic wrap or waxed paper and pound until about ½ inch thick.
- Place chicken in a resealable plastic bag. Combine marinade ingredients and pour in the bag. Squeeze all the air out, seal, and refrigerate for about 2 hours.
- About 20 minutes before the chicken is done marinating, heat butter or oil in a large skillet. Add mushrooms and sauté for a couple of minutes.
- Add remaining sauce ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for about 30 minutes, or until sauce thickens and reduces to about ½-¼ of its original volume. When it is done, the sauce should be dark brown in color. Set aside.
- While the mushrooms simmer, cook the chicken. Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish. Place chicken in dish and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through. Set aside.
- While the chicken is baking, sauté the asparagus spears in some butter or oil until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
- Once chicken and asparagus have cooked, layer on each chicken 1 slice provolone cheese, 3 cooked asparagus spears, then 1 slice mozzarella cheese.
- Set the oven to broil. Bake for about 3 minutes, or until the cheese melts and browns a little.
- Right before serving, spoon some of the sauce over each piece of chicken. Garnish with fresh parsley and serve with mashed potatoes.
Notes
- This dish can be served with mashed potatoes for a complete meal.
- Make sure to adjust seasoning as per your taste.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking and Sautéing
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 75mg