Balsamic Chicken and Peppers is a quick and easy dinner idea.
A delicious and colorful dish, balsamic chicken and peppers is perfect for a family dinner or dinner party.
I think I have mentioned here on the blog before how much I love it when friends share recipes. Today’s recipe for balsamic chicken and peppers comes from my friend Marsha.
I walk twice a week with a couple of dear friends, Marsha and Jeannena. And one of the things we always do is talk about food. When Marsha mentioned this delicious recipe, I knew I needed to give it a try.
This recipe fits all of my criteria for a weeknight meal. It is quick and easy and it is delicious.
The recipe uses a combination of red, orange and yellow peppers but you could throw green into it also!
The first step is to cook your cut up chicken in olive oil. Cut up your pretty peppers.
Then the peppers are sauteed in some olive oil with some onion. Add in garlic, basil and balsamic vinegar.
Add the chicken into the peppers along with the remaining balsamic vinegar.
So yummy and so easy. I served over brown rice.
For a few other quick and easy chicken dinner ideas try these:
Balsamic Chicken and Peppers Recipe
Balsamic Chicken and Peppers
Ingredients
- 1/4 C olive oil divided
- 4 chicken breasts – cut in strips
- 1 red yellow, orange bell pepper thinly sliced
- 1 med. onion sliced thinly
- 4 lg. cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1 T dried basil
- 1/4 C balsamic vinegar divided
Instructions
- Cook chicken in 2 T. of olive oil until cooked through.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Remove chicken and set aside.
- Cook peppers and onions for 5 minutes or til tender in remaining oil.
- Mix in garlic, cook about 1 minute.
- Mix in basil and 2 T balsamic vinegar.
- Return chicken to skillet.
- Reduce heat to low and combine chicken with peppers.
- Stir in remaining balsamic vinegar just before serving.
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This looks delicious! I think I have four different bell peppers (colors wise), but I’m only making this for me and my husband, and don’t think I want to cut up each pepper and use only a portion of each (because knowing me, the rest of the peppers will go bad in the fridge once cut up)… would it be okay to use only one certain color pepper? Or would that change the taste, since each colored pepper has a unique taste?
Thanks,
Haley Holden
I saw this recipe on pinterest and pinterest hasn’t let me down on dinner yet so I gave this a try. THIS was a pleasant surprise because I HATE PEPPERS!!! I was even thinking about omitting the peppers, but I’m so glad I didn’t because the balsamic vinegar made the peppers taste almost like pineapples! ^_^ I will definitely make again!
Sharon, I am so glad you gave it a try too and especially glad you loved it. I am not a huge pepper fan but love them in this dish!
Just made for dinner! YUM! thx for a new staple.
absolutely yummy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for sharing the recipe at the http://www.FineCraftGuild.com recipe linky party.
This looks Delicious! I love the sweet little zip that balsamic vinegar infuses in a recipe. And I love the peppers…almost like confetti. I noticed you have a Thai Chicken recipe…I’m off to check that one out. Thanks so much for taking the time to post these beautiful photos & recipe! Lynaea @ EveryDayBloom.com
What a quick but delicious meal. The balsamic vinegar and peppers sound so good with the chicken. Thanks for sharing on Thursdays Treasures.
Hi Leigh Anne,
Your dish looks like it is just packed with flavor and very colorful. We will just love this dish. Thank you very much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a great week!
Come Back Soon,
Miz Helen
Vinegar is one of my favorite things. This looks delish!!
This recipe was featured in Krafty Cards etc.’s Recipe Round-up. View it at: http://kraftycardsetc.blogspot.com/2013/04/recipe-round-up.html. Thanks for the inspiration!
Maria
Krafty Cards etc.
Thanks for posting this. It’s amazing sounding! Have a great Sunday. Linda
I’m pinning this recipe. It is simple and healthy and the balsamic vinegar probably makes the flavors really bright.
Oh, baby. That looks like heaven!
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Looks delicious, just pinned!
Thanks friend!
Looks delish, LA!! Mmm! Pinned!
xo
Thanks girls – it is such a yummy and quick dinner!
Sometimes my very favorite dishes are the simple ones. This looks amazing! Thanks for sharing. I am thinking lunch 🙂 Krista @ A Handful of Everything
You are so right Krista – simple can be better!!
Thank you so much for linking up! You are fabulous 🙂 Krista
This sounds absolutely delicious Leigh Anne!! I’m glad you got the recipe from your friend & shared it with us! It definitely fits my criteria for a perfect weeknight supper too!
Thanks so much for sharing this at Wonderful Food Wednesday! Pinned 🙂
Jaime – hope you’ll give it a try and enjoy it as much as we did. It definitely is an easy dinner idea and delicious!
Yummy!!! You do post lots of tasty things!
Thanks for sharing for WW 🙂
Paula
lifeasweknowitbypaula.blogspot.com
Love this! Fast, healthy and tasty.
I love the idea using balsamic vinegar for this recipe. I have two different kinds of bottles in my kitchen that now I have something to use them with! Commence drooling…
I have used both regular balsamic and white balsamic. I think it looks prettier with the white but I preferred the flavor of the regular.
That looks like a winner. Quick and healthy too. Thanks. I’m with you on the sharing recipe thing. I don’t think I could be friends with someone who wouldn’t share recipes.
Yes, sharing friends are the best kind of friends!
Love these good, tasty and quick to make meals. Thanks Leigh Anne!
I forgot to mention that I’ve made the Thai Basil Chicken. It is sooo good! I double the recipe.
So glad you liked it – I haven’t made it in a while. Thanks for the reminder on how good it is!!
So simple and delicious looking! And now I’m off to check out those other tasty chicken recipes you mentioned…
I missed your First Sunday of the month” thought. I think these have become my favorite posts…will you be continuing these………….please?