Tropical Drunken Chicken

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs chicken breasts, boneless, skinless (halved and flatten to 1/2-inch thickness)
• 1/4 cup rum (or substitute 1 to 2 t. of rum extract for the rum)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1 tablespoon splenda sugar substitute (brown sugar)
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger (or 1-inch piece ginger, grated)
• 8 green onions, sliced
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
• 1 cup cream of coconut

Recipe

• 1 place chicken in a single layer in a 9 x 13 inch baking dish; set aside.
• 2 in a small bowl, combine rum, nutmeg, soy sauce, lime juice, brown sugar, crushed red pepper, and ginger. mix well and pour over chicken. cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.
• 3 in a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter. remove chicken from marinade reserving excess marinade, and saute chicken until cooked through and golden. remove chicken to a serving platter and keep warm.
• 4 add mushrooms and reserved marinade to skillet and cook 3 to 5 minutes. stir in cream of coconut. cook sauce over low heat 5 to 10 minutes, or until slightly thickened; serve over chicken.