chicken breasts with chipotle green onion gravy

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons minced green onions
• 1/2 teaspoon chipotle chile powder, or more to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 20 mins


• place chicken breast halves between two sheets of heavy plastic (resealable freezer bags work well) on a solid, level surface. firmly pound chicken with the smooth side of a meat mallet to a thickness of 1/2-inch. season with salt and pepper to taste.
• heat olive oil in a skillet on high heat until it begins to shimmer, about 1 minute. reduce heat to medium; cook chicken breasts until browned and no longer pink inside, about 5 minutes per side. transfer cooked chicken to a warm plate and loosely cover with aluminum foil.
• melt butter in the skillet; stir in flour and cook for about 2 minutes. stir in chicken broth, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan; cook and stir until gravy begins to simmer and thicken, 1 to 2 minutes.
• stir in green onions and chipotle chile powder.
• return chicken breasts to the skillet and cook until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes.