Chicken breasts in port sauce

Ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts
• 1 cup port wine
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• Olive oil
• Salt and ground black pepper

Step-by-step preparation

1. Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
2. Heat a little olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and brown the chicken breasts on both sides. Set aside.
3. In the same skillet, melt the butter over medium heat.
4. Add the onion and garlic and cook until golden.
5. Add the flour and stir well until a paste forms.
6. Add the port and chicken stock and mix well.
7. Add the thyme and stir again.
8. Return the chicken breasts to the skillet and spoon the port sauce over them.
9. Cook over medium-low heat for 15–20 minutes, until the chicken is cooked and the sauce has thickened.
10. Serve the chicken breasts with the port sauce spooned over.