Maple Cranberry Apple Chicken

This is a fairly quick and easy meal great all year round!  It is a sweet dinner, but not too sweet.  A bonus is, there is enough glaze left over to use in a pot of cous cous to marry the foods together.

Serves 2

• 2 chicken breasts
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 2 apples-something tart like Granny Smith or Pink Lady, diced
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 cup Craisins
• Cous Cous (your favorite kind) plus all necessary ingredients
• Large handful Craisins

1. Preheat the oven to 350
2. In a measuring cup or small bowl, mix the syrup, chicken broth, and honey-set aside
3. Pound the chicken so it has an even thickness
4. Season the chicken with salt and pepper on both sides
5. Place in a preheated ovenproof skillet that has been greased with 1 turn of the pan of vegetable oil (you don't want the taste of olive oil in this recipe) on medium-high heat
6. Carefully place the apples around the chicken
7. Let the chicken brown on both sides, about 2-3 minutes per side
8. Stir the apples as you flip the chicken, just so they won't burn
9. Pour about 3/4 of the syrup mixture in the pan, and add all of the Craisins
10. Mix everything so nothing is stuck to the bottom of the pan
11. Place the skillet in the oven, and let everything cook, stirring apples/Craisins once for approximately 30 minutes (or until chicken is cooked through)
12. Meanwhile, make Cous Cous according to the box directions, adding a large handful of Craisins and the remaining syrup mixture at the beginning
13. Serve the chicken with Cous Cous beside it and the apple mixture spooned over the top