Chicken with Honey-Beer Sauce

I know this sounds like a diet spoiler but let me start off by telling you that this is under 5 grams of fat per serving and 250 calories. Honey and beer, people! This recipe comes from the latest issue of Cooking Light's Brilliant Budget Eats. Cheap and healthy are my favorite words in cooking! This recipe costs $2.36 per serving and takes less than 20 minutes to prepare! Who doesn't love that? It was actually even cheaper for me because chicken was buy one get one free this week. By slicing the chicken into two thinner breasts you can really stretch your budget. This is sure to become one of your staple weekday meals!

Ingredients (2 servings)
1 large boneless, skinless chicken breast sliced into 2 thin halves
1 tsp. vegetable oil
Salt & Pepper to taste
1 1/2 tbsp. diced shallot
1 clove of garlic, minced
1/4 cup of beer (use whatever you have in the refrigerator, I had some leftover Stella Artois)
1 tbsp. lower sodium soy sauce
1/2 tbsp. honey
1 tbsp. fresh parsley leaves

Heat a skillet over medium high heat. Add oil to coat bottom of pan. Prep ingredients and slice chicken breasts into portions. Season chicken with salt and pepper.

Add chicken to the pan and saute for 4-5 minutes per side depending on the thickness of the chicken.

Chop shallots and garlic while the chicken sautes. When chicken is done, remove from pan and add garlic and shallots to the pan. Lower heat to medium low. Don't worry about the dark pan, it will create flavor with the sauce.

Cook the garlic and onions for about 1 minute or until translucent. In a bowl combine beer, soy sauce, mustard, and honey together for sauce.

Yay BEER!!! The rest for the chef of course.

Add the sauce to the pan with the garlic and shallots. Bring the mixture to a boil, scraping the pan to get the dark bits of flavor off the bottom.  

Cook 3 minutes or until the sauce reduces.

Return the chicken to the pan and turn to coat in the sauce. Garnish with fresh parsley.

Serve it up with your favorite fresh side. I plated mine with 2 pieces of chicken for presentation but one piece and a healthy side will make the perfect size meal. Enjoy!