Apple-Dijon Chicken

This recipe is from Quick and Easy Recipes - published by Better Homes and Garden

Ingrediants:

4 large skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
Salt and ground black pepper
2 tablespoons butter
1 medium tart cooking apple (such as Granny Smith) thinly sliced
1/3 cup whipping cream
2 tablespoons Dijon-style mustard

Directions:

Butterfly cut each chicken breast half by cutting horizontally from one long side of the breast almost to, but not through the opposite side. Lay the breast open. Sprinkle both sides of the chicken with salt and pepper.
In a large skillet, cook chicken breasts, half at a time, in 1 tablespoon of the butter over medium-high heat about 2 - 3 minutes per side on until no longer pink (170 degrees), turning to brown evenly. Remove from skillet; cover and keep warm.
Add remaining 1 tablespoon of butter to skillet. Add apple slices; cook and stir for 3 minutes or until tender. Add whipping cream and mustard to skillet. Cook and stir until heated through and thickened slightly. Season with additinal salt and pepper. Serve sauce and apples over chicken.

Makes 4 servings.

This recipe was really excellent, my husband and I really enjoyed it.