I made this last night.

Do you know what really motivated me to add this to this week's menu? I had ALL of the ingredients on hand. You gotta love that. I just bought a couple of sweet potatoes to cut up and bake for a side dish.

Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised, not that the recipe was good, but that I managed to bake the chicken and it was MOIST. Somewhere along the line, I seem to have mastered that. I should note that I gave the breasts a good pounding AND that in this recipe they are immersed in this wonderful balsamic mixture while they bake (and are covered most of the cooking time). That probably all worked in my favor.

This was GOOD. I mean like mouthwatering good. Good like, I wouldn't hesitate to make this for company good. It would probably also be good grilled, though, since I am afraid of my grill, I will probably never try it.

I forgot to take a picture, we ate it too quickly!

Things I will do differently next time:
* Less Dijon mustard. I didn't measure it, I just sort of coated the breasts... it was a little too much. Shoulda stuck w/ the 2 TBSP it calls for.

* I wiill be less lazy and I will actually mince the garlic (and more of it) not press it. I pressed it because it was quick and Ben was whiny at the time and I know I didn't do more than 1-1/2 TBSP. (the recipe calls for 2... I might even go more than that)

Definitely give this one a try. It was quick and easy! I plan on making these with it next time and steaming some fresh broccoli! Yum! :) But if you are really in a time-crunch use instant mashed potatoes and microwave a frozen veggie!

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