Smoky Chicken Breast Fillets And Apples

  • Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

6-- broiler-fryer chicken skinless, boneless breast fillets
1-1/2teaspoon liquid smoke, divided
1/2teaspoon poultry seasoning
1/2teaspoon salt
1/4teaspoon mace
1/4teaspoon nutmeg
1/4teaspoon dry mustard
1/4teaspoon pepper
3tablespoons clarified butter
3-- cooking apples, peeled, sliced

Instructions

 

  1. Rub each chicken breast fillet with 1/4 teaspoon liquid smoke.  In small bowl, mix together poultry seasoning, salt, mace, nutmeg, dry mustard and pepper; sprinkle on both sides of chicken and let sit about 5 minutes.*  In 10-inch nonstick frypan over medium temperature, pour clarified butter and heat about 2 minutes.  Add seasoned chicken fillets and cook about 5 minutes.  Turn chicken and add apples, arranging so they touch bottom and sides of pan and lie on top of chicken; cook 5 minutes more.  Rearrange so that chicken is on top of apples; cook about 4 minutes more or until chicken and apples are tender. 
* Chicken may be seasoned and refrigerated for later cooking, if desired.