Chicken With Goat Cheese Sauce

Total Time: 37 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 22 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (6 oz each)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• crushed red pepper flakes, to taste (optional)
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 2 tablespoons dry wine
• 1 cup reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
• 4 fresh thyme sprigs
• 1/4 cup soft fresh goat cheese (2 oz log style)
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leave (sprigs removed from leaves)

Recipe

• 1 place each chicken breast half between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; pound to 1/2-inch thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin.
• 2 sprinkle chicken evenly with salt and pepper.
• 3 heat oil & crushed red pepper flakes(if using) in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• 4 add chicken; cook 6 minutes on each side or until done.
• 5 remove chicken from pan; keep warm.
• 6 add wine to pan; bring to a boil, scraping pan to loosen browned bits.
• 7 cook until mixture is reduced to 1 tablespoon (about 1 minute).
• 8 add broth and thyme sprigs; cook until mixture is reduced to 1/2 cup (about 5 minutes).
• 9 remove from heat; discard thyme sprigs.
• 10 add cheese to pan; stir with a whisk until smooth.
• 11 serve sauce over chicken; sprinkle with thyme leaves.