garlic brown sugar chicken

as soon as this recipe for garlic brown sugar chicken from jessica at the novice chef popped up in my google reader, it instantly went to the top of my weeknight dinner choices. it's the perfect combination: chicken sauteed in butter and garlic, topped with just enough brown sugar to make a sweet sauce in the bottom of the pan. spooned over rice pilaf, the sauce is like liquid gold. it doesn't hurt that it's ready in under thirty minutes.

garlic brown sugar chicken
adapted from the novice chef
25 minutes, serves 4

4 chicken breasts
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 cloves garlic, sliced
4 tablespoons brown sugar

1. season both sides of the chicken breasts and set aside.
2. melt the butter in a saute pan over medium heat. add the garlic and cook for about 1 minute, until fragrant.
3. add chicken, cover the pan, and cook for about 10 minutes. flip the chicken and continue cooking until it's cooked through, about another 7 minutes.
4. sprinkle the tops of the chicken with brown sugar. cover and let the brown sugar melt. serve with the sauce spooned over the chicken.