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Ancient Grains with Honey Balsamic Chicken

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 4 large chicken breasts cleaned and butterflied
  • 2 cups Ancient grains mix ¼ cup white quinoa, ¼ cup red quinoa, buckwheat, millet
  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • ¼ pine nuts
  • ¼ cup golden raisins
  • ½ cup balsamic vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 1 table spoon sriracha
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Oregano
  • Olive oil

Method
 

  1. In a bowl, mix the balsamic, honey, and the sriracha
  2. Season the chicken breasts with the salt, pepper, and oregano and add them to the bowl and let them marinate
  3. In a medium size pot add a drizzle of olive oil and toast the ancient grains over a medium low heat
  4. Add the chicken stock, a dash of salt and pepper, and bring to a boil.
  5. Reduce to a simmer and cook for about 20 minutes or until grains are tender
  6. In a small frying pan, toasts the pine nuts and golden raisins over a low heat until pine nuts exude a toasty scent and add to the grains
  7. In a separate frying pan, cook the chicken over a medium high heat for about 4 minutes on each side
  8. Fluff the grains with a fork
  9. Serve with the chicken and enjoy