Balsamic Glazed Chicken
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recipe ingredients
6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon pepper
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste
1/2 cup chicken stock
2/3 cup balsamic vinegar (use a good one!)
1 tablespoon honey
4 tablespoons green onion tops, thinly sliced
recipe directions
In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook, turning and sprinkling pepper equally on each side of chicken, about 10 minutes or until slightly brown on all sides.
Remove chicken from pan and drain off any excess oil. Add the chopped garlic to the skillet and saute over medium heat for 2 minutes. Stir in tomato paste and slowly add the chicken stock, scraping to dissolve any bits clinging to bottom of pan. Increase heat to medium-high; add vinegar and honey and rapidly boil for 3 minutes to reduce liquid to one cup. Return chicken to pan; reduce heat to medium. Cook, turning, about 30 minutes or until liquid thickens and becomes a dark mahogany glaze and chicken is done.
| calories | total fat | sat fat | protein | fiber | sodium (mg) | carbs | ww pts |
| 173 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 103 | 13 | 3 |
The chicken tasted great, although a little on the tangy side. Was very easy to make. Would recommend serving with rice.
This recipe should not be made when one is starving. It took me abot an hour to prepare the chicken but,it is certainly worth the wait. It is only three points for one fo the chicken breats. The glaze adds so much flavor to the breasts. I highly recommend this to people doing the points. It is filling and tastes great for a minimal amount of points.
Recipe turned out great! It was very simple!
The recipe was very good and I served it over Basamati rice I do think I’ll use less vinegar next time.
terrific - easy to cook and delicious - i make it often
i really liked this recipe, it was easy to follow and the chicken was delicious i would rate it a 10
It was delicious; going to hold on to this recipe. I served it with couscous, because I had some on hand! I agree that rice would be a good accompaniment, too.
Excellent recipe. Low fat, low points or whatever. I didn’t change a thing. People pay a high price for similar dishes in restaurants. Too tangy?!?!
This was the first recipe I tried from 3fatchicks and it was great. The only thing missing was when to use the green onion tops - I just threw them in at the end. I’m just off to get tomorrow’s recipe Many thanks David
This was a great recipe. I read some of the reviews before I prepared it and cut the vinegar to 1/2 cup and added more garlic (you can never have enough garlic)! It was really delicious and quick to prepare and serve.
I make this all the time, everyone loves it. Well worth the time to prepare. If I have leftovers (rarely) I put it on a spinach salad the next day. I give it a 10+
I found this recipe on 3fc over 3 years ago and it’s remained one of my “specialties” ever since! I agree, it does take a while to make, and most of that time you have to be standing over, stirring, etc, but it’s well worth it. Leftovers are fantastic cold in a salad, as someone already said. As far as the tangy issue goes, if you like balsamic vinegar, you’ll like this glazed chicken. I guess one could always use more honey and less vinegar, but I wouldn’t cut down on the volume because I always have *just* enough glaze in the end, and sometimes I even wish I had more, to flavor the accompanying rice with!
My girlfriend made me this dish last night. I loved it so much I am going to make it for my boyfriend tonight. The glaze is very tasty and it is so easy to make.
Not only was this recipe easy to make, but it tasted great! It does take a little time to cook, but preparing it is a breeze. You basically follow the simple directons and then let it go on the stove. You’ll know that the chicken is done when the glaze has gone from being a liquid in the pan to being a glaze on the chicken. It took a little less than 30 minutes for me (around 20 minutes I believe). Again, this recipe would be really hard to screw up. And, it tastes great! I served it cut up over a bed of brown rice and mixed in a bag of California Veggies- PERFECT! My husband, who is a notoriously picky eater loved it. He wants me to make it again tonight hahaha. I think I’ll teach HIM how to make it so he can make it for me! I did leave out the onion tops just because I didn’t have any and I probably would NOT add them when I make it again since my husband hates onions…I felt that omitting the onions did not detract away from the recipe…
I love this recipe! I didn’t find it too tangy at all, but I LOVE balsamic vinegar. I served it with the Garden Risotto (see side dishes) and it was a wonderful meal. The only change I made was to cut each of the chicken breasts in half before cooking them because I like to be able to take seconds without adding points.
I loved this chicken!!!! I give it a 10- easy and delicious, but with big flavor. I will cut the vinegar to 1/2 cup next time though. I served it with a rice blend and the whole family went wild!
Excellent!! Even the kids loved it! I used only 1/2 cup of the balsamic vinegar, additional garlic and olive oil instead of the vegetable oil. Everyone should try this recipe! thank you!!
I liked this recipe, but I did reduce the amount of vinegar and am glad I did. I like balsamic but this is a very strong taste. I actually liked the leftover chicken used in my salad better than I did the night I made the recipe for dinner. I would make it again, but I like Salsa Chicken better.
I reduced the amount of vinegar by half, and it was still tangy and delicious. Especially good with spicy broccoli and wild rice. Amazing. Perfect. Mmmmm.
Absolutely wonderful! The chicken was very moist & flavorful! My guests loved it. I even printed them a copy of the recipe. This was one of a very small number of recipes that I cannot believe is low fat!
Great chiken. I too cut the vinegar by 1/2 the 2nd time. Was pretty tangy the 1st time but still very good. I served with whole wheat couscous
This recipe was RESTURANT QUALITY! I served chicken with Basil Roasted Vegetables (which was also resturant quality)& Shrimp Cocktail. I will definatley prepare this again!
This is a staple recipe in my life — easy to make and everyone likes it — you can vary it by adding veggies, etc.
This recipe is wonderful! I have made it for dinner parties and no one suspected they were eating a low fat meal. Great with brown rice and steamed vegetables!
This is so good and so easy! Probably one of my familys very favorite chicken recipe. Just awesome over brown rice!
this recipe certainly sounds better than it tastes!!! Not fond of the balsamic taste….. it more or less tasted like chicken gone bad!
This has been a favourite recipe since the day I found it on 3 Fat Chicks almost 3 years ago. It’s quick, easy, and delicious. If you like garlic, you’ll love this recipe! Highly recommended!
I made this after recommitting to WW yesterday - it was delicious! I had to stop myself after only one serving. Served this with angel hair that was tossed with olive oil, red pepper flakes, basil, garlic, lemon juice, and kosher salt. YUMMY!
I’ve made this recipe a few times. I’m always looking for easy chicken recipes and I really liked this one. However, it’s not for people who are not into tangy foods.
This is some of the best chicken I’ve ever eaten - diet or otherwise! Absolutely splendid!
This was wonderful! Instead of using the basalmic vinegar I used the Fat Free Balsamic Vinaigrette salad dressing (made by Maple Grove Farms). I also used olive oil instead of vegetable. It was really a great way to eat chicken. Even my picky 5 yr old enjoyed this.
Mmmmmmmmmm… chicken was very good. A great low fat recipe.
Loved this receipe. Added scallions at the end- topped it off. Mine wasn’t “glazey” . It was a little more liquidy than I expected. Was the lid supposed to be on or off? Maybe I’ll try more paste and/or honey next time. Regardless, I loved it.
Pretty good.. . .I overcooked the chicken, though! So, it was not as juicy as normal. I’m new to cooking, so I’m not sure what went wrong. It was still very good, and the leftovers are perfect for a salad. Will cook this again!
I loved this recipe! It was very easy. I took the advice of another reviewer and reduced the balsamic vinegar to 1/2 cup and added more garlic. My family also enjoyed it. They couldn’t believe it was a “diet” recipe and only had 3 Weight Watcher points!
Absolutely amazing!!!!!
Love this! I added some chunks of banana peppers from my daughters garden and served with a small amount of orzo. Didn’t have scallions so used some chopped vidalia. Also did not completely reduce the liquid. Used cornstarch to thicken the sauce. Froze in individual portions. Reheated well. Great recipe.
P.S. Be sure to use excellent balsamic.
Loved this recipe. I really enjoyed the flavor and for the 3 points, well, it was worth it. Thanks
I picked this recipe based on its rating and everyone is right! Even my picky 7 and 10 year old cleaned their plates. I added a little pale dry sherry to my recipe and served it with the creamed spinach casserole also from this website. The kids loved that too!
This is SOOOOOO delicious! Reminded me of bbq pork only better! I replace the vegetable oil w/olive but other than that, I wouldn’t change a thing! Thank you for putting this out there!
I loved this recipe, as well as the rest if my family. My husband does’t even like balsamic vinegar, so I did not even tell him what all was in it until he had already eaten it. He was very surprised. Over all I give it a 10!
I loved this recipe, as well as the rest of my family. My husband does’t even like balsamic vinegar, so I did not even tell him what all was in it until he had already eaten it. He was very surprised. Over all I give it a 10!
It was great! I may add more garlic though. Simple to make, just leaves a lil bit of a mess behind.
Anyone who finds this tangy didn’t cook the sauce until it glazed… It’s very important to glaze the sauce - that is the yummiest part of it!
This chicken is phenomenal, and very out of the ordinary… I think everyone will like this recipe… it’s kind of like a twist on BBQ chicken, but better!
My 4 yr old said “mmm” with every bite, and she isn’t a big meat eater!
Only 3 “eggs” from me. This was too messy, the cook time was too long (the meat was a little dry, and there was too much clean up. The basalmic glaze/sauce was very good. However, a good barbeque sauce would have done the same thing.