Salsa Chicken Sauce

Very easy sauce I used on chicken breasts tonight.  Tomato salsa with prepared mustard and brown sugar mixed in.  Can use on baked chicken or cooked on the stove-top.

Balsamic Reduction

I found a wonderfully easy way to season/marinate/sauce many kinds of meat.  It is in a recipe on allrecipes.com called Lamb Chops with Balsamic Reduction.  Basically you season your meat with herbs, salt and pepper and let rest for at least 15 minutes.  You cook your meat in about 1 Tablespoon olive oil then remove to a plate to keep warm.  To prepare the Balsamic Reduction, you add 1/4 cup minced shallots to the pan, scrape any bits of meat and lightly brown the shallots.  Stir in 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar, add 3/4 cup chicken broth and continue to cook about 5 minutes until sauce is reduced by about half.  Remove from heat, stir in 1 Tablespoon butter, and serve over meat.  I like to serve the extra sauce on the side because my husband loves it.