Autumn
Apple Chicken Recipe
Fill
the whole house with the aroma of chicken with apples and barbecue sauce. This
is a meal you won’t want to wait to dig into.
Ingredients
:
4
bone-in chicken thighs (about 1-1/2 pounds), skin removed
1/4
teaspoon salt
1/4
teaspoon pepper
1
tablespoon canola oil
1/2
cup apple cider or juice
1
medium onion, chopped
1/3
cup barbecue sauce
1
tablespoon honey
1
garlic clove, minced
2
medium Fuji or Gala apples, coarsely chopped
Sprinkle
chicken with salt and pepper. Select saute or browning setting on a 6-qt.
electric pressure cooker. Adjust for medium heat; add oil. When oil is hot,
brown chicken; remove and keep warm.
Add
cider, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Stir in onion, barbecue sauce,
honey, garlic and chicken. Press cancel. Lock lid; close pressure-release
valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 10 minutes. Let pressure release
naturally for 5 minutes; quick-release any remaining pressure. Press cancel. A
thermometer inserted in chicken should read at least 170°.
Remove
chicken; keep warm. Select saute setting and adjust for low heat. Add apples;
simmer, stirring constantly, until apples are tender, about 10 minutes. Serve
with chicken.
Nutrition
Facts :
1
chicken thigh with 1/2 cup apple mixture: 340 calories, 13g fat (3g saturated
fat), 87mg cholesterol, 458mg sodium, 31g carbohydrate (24g sugars, 3g fiber),
25g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 1-1/2 starch, 1/2 fruit.