Delicious Sticky Chicken

I like to feature recipes on Eating on a Budget that include ingredients that most people have on hand. However, this recipe for sticky chicken is worth mentioning because it really is delicious. Balsamic vinegar shows up in a lot of delicious recipes and is worth keeping in your kitchen pantry. Ginger root is also good to keep on hand even if you don’t think you will use it much. You can easily grate off the amount needed and store the rest in the freezer.

There is a bit of prep work involved in this recipe but most is done the day before. You will want to serve this sticky chicken over rice to soak up all the delicious sauce.

Delicious Sticky Chicken
Yield 8 Servings

2 tablespoons honey
½ cup soy sauce (preferably low sodium)
½ cup balsamic vinegar
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup brown sugar
1/8 tsp pepper
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger root
3-4 lbs boneless and skinless chicken breast
Cooked Rice

Directions:
In a large glass baking dish, combine all ingredients except the chicken breasts.  Stir well until the sugar has dissolved.  Add chicken and turn to coat well. Cover with plastic wrap and marinade in the refrigerator for 24 hours.

After marinading place the chicken breasts and the marinade into a large heavy non-stick saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Once it boils, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally or until chicken is no longer pink in center.  Preheat oven to 250 degrees.  Remove chicken to a shallow pan, cover loosely in foil and place in oven to keep warm.

Cook the marinade remaining in the saucepan on medium heat until it starts to turn syrupy, stirring constantly for about 8 – 10 minutes. Place the chicken breasts back into the saucepan and coat thoroughly with the  sauce. Serve sticky chicken and sauce over rice.