This is one of the biggest hits from The Everything Wheat-Free Diet Cookbook, and once you make it, you will see why. This easy to prepare, healthy and delicious Balsamic Chicken will quickly become one of your go to dinner recipes too.
I always love a good, easy, delicious recipe. I think that's why this recipe has been so popular, it's simple to make and taste great.
What more can you ask for in a meal? On busy weeknights, when I taxi-driving my kids around town and referee-ing wrestling matches (I have 3 boys for goodness sake), I don't have time to make those meals that require a lot of ingredients and take more than 30 minutes.
Some days, I don't even have 30 minutes! And you know what kind of days I'm talking about.
We all have them. And on nights like those, I make easy dishes like this one.
Everyone loves it. And that's a huge win for me.
What I love about this recipe is that you simply take 5 minutes in the morning to prep it and then place it in the refrigerator to marinate. You can marinate it for as little as 45 minutes to an hour to as long as over night.
The longer you marinate it the more flavorful it will be. I have prepared this both with a shorter marinade and an overnight one and they both came out delicious.
I love to make this when I have guests over because everyone loves it and it is allergy friendly. It is gluten free, dairy free, paleo, low carb and Keto friendly.
Trust me, these will go fast so you definitely want to double or even triple the batch. I have three very hungry boys and an extremely starving husband so I lawyers make a bunch of these at a time.
I also make these Balsamic Chicken Breasts weekly for my meal prep days. I love to make these ahead of time and leave them in the refrigerator for a quick and convenient lunch or dinner.
I always love to be prepared to prevent mindless eating. Yeah, I am looking at you grilled sandwich crusts and leftover bowls of cereal.
The Everything Wheat-Free Diet Cookbook is on sales in all major bookstores and online. You can buy it here or straight from my blog and I can sign it for you.
It makes a great gift…just saying.
I also have The Greek Yogurt Cookbook that you can buy here or straight from my blog and I can also sign it for you. Happily.
I love reading all of the positive reviews and comments about the book and I am so appreciative of all of you.
Thanks for all of your support! Now you tell me, what is your favorite, easy meal (besides this Balsamic Chicken of course)?
Ingredients
- 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts,rinsed and sliced in half
- 1//2 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion chopped
- 2 garlic cloves chopped
- ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- ¼ cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine the salt, pepper, balsamic vinegar, brown sugar, chicken broth, rosemary, basil, and oregano.
- Place chicken breasts in a large sealable bag. Pour the mixture into the bag and shake well.
- Place the bag in the refrigerator for at least 30-60 minutes or even overnight.
- Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and sauté for 2–3 minutes, until tender. Add chicken and brown about 5 minutes per side.
- Pour the remaining balsamic mixture over the chicken. Turn heat to high and let the liquid come to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for about 15 minutes, or until the chicken is no longer pink inside.
Nutrition
Here are some more chicken breast recipes that I thought you might like:
Oven Baked Chicken Breasts from iFood Real
Orange Ginger Chicken from Lauren Kelly Nutrition
Easy Healthy Baked Lemon Chicken from Creme de la Crumb
15 Minute Healthy Roasted Chicken and Veggies from Gimme Delicious
Easy Baked Chicken Breasts from Diethood
Easy Healthy Chicken Piccata from Chew Out Loud
If you make this Easy Balsamic Chicken or any of the other recipes I have shared with you, please some back and let me know. You guys know that I love to hear from you!
I hope you enjoy these! Thank you for stopping by and please come back soon!
Reggie
LOVE LOVE LOVE Balsamic Chicken. Picture makes my mouth water. Cant wait to make this!!
Angie | Big Bear's Wife
Chicken is my go to for week night meals and I'm always happy to find new ways to fix it! yum!
Kim+Beaulieu
This looks amazing Lauren. I love chicken and am all for easy recipes.
Ginny+McMeans
This really would be a family pleaser and I love the ingredients for your marinade/glaze.
[email protected]+Back+For+Seconds
Easy dinners are my favorite 🙂 This looks delish!
lauren.kelly
Mine too Stephanie! 🙂
[email protected]+Mom
That chicken is making me drool!! Love making meals in my crock to save time later on in the day.
Heather+//+girlichef
Mmm...a little sweet, a little tangy - this sounds delicious, and I know it would go over well in my house!
lauren.kelly
Hope you like it Heather!
Liz
Oh, boy does this look terrific, Lauren! I'm always in search of easy, tasty chicken recipes...and this will be on our menu soon. Thanks!!!
lauren.kelly
I hope you like it! XO
[email protected]+Wishes+&+Dishes
Love the simple ingredients and the short amount of time it takes to make this - saving this for days I'm feeling lazy but want a delicious meal!
lauren.kelly
I hope you like it Ashley!
Kim+(Feed+Me,+Seymour)
I love the ease of this recipe! We have a lot of busy nights and this will be perfect!
Ann
This recipe looks so flavorful, Lauren…love it!
lauren.kelly
Thank you Ann! 🙂
Amanda @The Kitcheneer
I am always hunting for simple chicken recipes and this one looks perfect!
lauren.kelly
Thank you Amanda!
taylor @ greens & chocolate
LOVE quick dinners like this! This one looks like a winner!
lauren.kelly
Thanks Taylor!
Christie - Food Done Light
Nachos! We buy some low fat tortilla and throw on any leftover meat or veggies from the week with a little reduced fat cheese and dinner is served.
lauren.kelly
Love nachos Christie! 🙂
[email protected] The Well Floured Kitchen
Hmm.. my easiest dinner is probably breakfast for dinner. This looks delicious, and I can never have enough easy weeknight meals!
lauren.kelly
YES! We all love breakfast for dinner Sherri!