Friday Night Feast IV

After staying up late to watch both Lost and Grey's Anatomy this week, I was feeling quite tired today. I figured I would skip the special Friday Night Feast business and we'd eat out. But I needed to stop at the store anyway because I'm bringing a few things to my brother-in-law's graduation party tomorrow. I figured I might as well pick up some stuff for dinner while I was at it, since going out to eat would probably take more energy than cooking up a quick meal.

So I once again turned to Cooking Light for an idea. I knew I had four chicken breasts in my fridge at home and didn't want to spend a bunch on groceries. I found the following recipe, tweaked a few things, and it turned out to be a quick, easy, and yummy meal!

Chicken Soft Tacos with Sauteed Onions and Apples
~ This savory-sweet dish has surprising, but delicious, flavors~

• Olive oil
• 1 lb skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into bite sized pieces
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg (I increased this to a full tsp)
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
• 1 tbsp butter
• 2 cups thinly sliced onion (I used a Spanish onion)
• 2 cups thinly sliced peeled Granny Smith apple (2 apples)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 8 (6 inch) flour tortillas (I used 4 larger burrito sized tortillas)
• Shredded cheddar cheese (I added this to each taco)
  

1. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken evenly with salt, nutmeg, and pepper. Add chicken to pan, saute 7 minutes or until golden. Remove chicken from pan, keep warm.
2. Melt butter in pan over medium heat. Add onion; cook 4 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently.
3. Add apple, cook 6 minutes or until golden, stirring frequently. Add garlic, saute 30 seconds. Return chicken to the pan and cook 2 minutes until thoroughly heated, stirring frequently.
4. Heat tortillas in the microwave under a damp paper towel. Put 1/2 to 3/4 cup chicken mixture in each tortilla. Sprinkle with Cheddar cheese.
5. I served up some rice along side, but it was definitely filling enough without it.

Recipe from Cooking Light Annual Recipes 2004

I'll be honest...I thought this was going to be a Friday Night Failure. I just wasn't sure the flavors were going to mesh well. But it tasted great and we had yet another successful Friday Night Feast!