Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Balsamic Chicken Skillet
Balsamic Chicken Skillet brings together balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, and chicken thighs. Look at the marinating step before you get the rest of dinner going. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 45 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Total
- 70 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 10 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: over 30 minutes · Total: over 60 minutes
- Budget (estimated)
- Low cost
A few quick notes
1. Give the marinade its turn
Look at the marinating step before you get the rest of dinner going. Keep that preparation in the order the recipe gives, and check the full method for how it fits around the cooking.
2. Keep a bowl or plate nearby
Part of the food comes out of the pan before going back in later. Have somewhere ready to put it, and keep that handoff in the recipe’s order.
3. Set out the first ingredients
Look through the first cooking step and have its ingredients ready before you begin. It is easier to give the pan your attention when you are not still looking for the next item.
Get to know the ingredients
Balsamic vinegar
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Prepare the marinade by stirring together the olive oil, brown sugar, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, minced garlic, and some freshly cracked pepper (about 10-15 cranks of a pepper mill).
Soy sauce
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Prepare the marinade by stirring together the olive oil, brown sugar, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, minced garlic, and some freshly cracked pepper (about 10-15 cranks of a pepper mill).
Chicken thighs
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Place the chicken thighs in a gallon-size zip top bag or a shallow dish and pour the marinade over top.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
0 of 5 steps completeMake room for Balsamic Chicken Skillet
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
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Top the chicken with the chopped fresh parsley, then serve. Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A little more help as you go
Stay with the stirring step
Keep this part of the cooking within reach rather than leaving the pan. The method asks for regular stirring, so get the next ingredients ready before that step begins.
Match the preparation in the method
Take a look at the chopping, slicing or shaving step before bringing the parts together. Use the preparation described there so the food goes into the next stage in the form the recipe expects.
Have the pan ready for its first job
Read the pan-heating step before beginning. Have the ingredients for that stage ready, then follow the heat and additions in the recipe’s order.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the skillet. Read the first preparation step before you get going: Prepare the marinade by stirring together the olive oil, brown sugar, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, minced garlic, and some freshly cracked pepper (about 10-15 cranks of a pepper mill).
Which little step is worth remembering?
Look at the marinating step before you get the rest of dinner going. Keep that preparation in the order the recipe gives, and check the full method for how it fits around the cooking.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
Keep this part of the method in view: Place a lid on the skillet and let it heat through until the mozzarella is melted.
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Keep this part of the cooking within reach rather than leaving the pan. The method asks for regular stirring, so get the next ingredients ready before that step begins.
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: Budget Bytes. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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