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Chicken with Apples and Maple-Lime Sauce
Chicken with Apples and Maple-Lime Sauce is made with chicken tenderloins, red apples, and maple syrup.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Total
- 30 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 11 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Cuisine
- American · Mediterranean
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 30 minutes or less
A few quick notes
1. Remember the turn or stir
Turn or stir the food at the point specified in the method.
2. Prepare the finishing addition
Have the final topping or garnish ready for its specified step.
3. Prepare the pan
Follow the pan-heating step before adding its ingredients.
Get to know the ingredients
chicken tenderloins (or skinless, boneless chicken thighs or breasts)
In the method: Season chicken thighs with paprika, chili powder (not spicy kind), Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper.
paprika
In the method: Season chicken thighs with paprika, chili powder (not spicy kind), Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper.
chili powder (not spicy kind)
In the method: Season chicken thighs with paprika, chili powder (not spicy kind), Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
Check ingredients as you prepare them. These checks stay on this page.
Ingredient note
Source: 1.5 lb chicken tenderloins (or skinless, boneless chicken thighs or breasts)Ingredient note
Source: ½ teaspoon paprikaIngredient note
Source: ½ teaspoon chili powder (not spicy kind)Ingredient note
Source: 1 teaspoon Italian seasoningIngredient note
Source: 1/4 teaspoon saltIngredient note
Source seasoning: black pepper (to taste)Ingredient note
Source: 2 tablespoons olive oil; Source: 1 tablespoon olive oilIngredient note
Source: 2 large red apples (thoroughly washed, cored, and sliced Gala, Fuji, or Honey Crisp)Ingredient note
Source: 1/4 cup maple syrupIngredient note
Source: 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juiceIngredient note
Source: 1 medium lime (sliced)
How to make it
0 of 9 steps completeMake room for Chicken with Apples and Maple-Lime Sauce
Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Finish as directed
Garnish with fresh lime slices.
A few questions you might have
What should I prepare first?
Set out the skillet. Start with this step: Season chicken thighs with paprika, chili powder (not spicy kind), Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper.
Which preparation step should I plan for?
Turn or stir the food at the point specified in the method.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
Flip the chicken thighs over, reduce heat to low-medium, and cook for about 5 more minutes or longer until thoroughly cooked.
How do I plan the ingredient amounts?
This version serves 4. Use the ingredient amounts listed for that yield. If you change the number of portions, check equipment and the full method as well as the shopping quantities.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: juliasalbum.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.