Apple Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 34 lb chicken breasts
• black pepper to taste
• 1 large onion sliced thin
• 12 tsp garlic powder
• 34 c unsweetened apple juice
• 13 c dry sherry or cooking wine
• 1 Tbsp minced parsley or parsley flakes
• 14 tsp thyme leaves
• 3 large Granny Smith or other tart apples peeled cored and sliced
• 12 c water
• 3 Tbsp cornstarch
• 34 c shredded Jarlsberg cheese

Directions

1. Season chicken with pepper to taste
2. Spray a large skillet with vegetable cooking spray brown the chicken well on both sides
3. Add onion and garlic saute for 3 minutes
4. Add apple juice sherry parsley and thyme cover and simmer 10 minutes Add apples cover and cook 10 minutes longer or until chicken is tender
5. Blend cornstarch and water stir into sauce in skillet Heat to boiling stirring
6. Spoon contents of skillet into broiler-proof casserole
7. Sprinkle with the shredded cheese Broil 2 to 3 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly
8. Serve with peas and carrot
9. Serves 6