Harvest Skillet with Apples, Broccoli, and Butternut Squash

 In our neighborhood, we had a “Crafty Chefs” club that meets once a month.  We pick an ingredient that must be in the dish we make and then we bring all of the dishes over to a house.  We taste, socialize and just have a good time.  Someone always brings a drink associated with the ingredient and then there are always enough savory and sweet dishes.  It is always a treat!

This last month the ingredient was apples.  I made a savory dish called Harvest Skillet.

Ingredients

4 slices bacon, cut into 1/2 inch pieces

1 T olive oil or reserved bacon grease

1 lb chicken, cut into bite sized pieces

1 sweet onion, diced

1 butternut squash, peeled and diced

1 head of broccoli, trimmed and cut into bite sized pieces

4 closes garlic, minced

2 tsps rosemary

2 apples, diced

 1 cup apple cider

2 T whole grain mustard

2 T maple syrup

Salt and pepper to taste

Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat and set aside.  Add 1 T of olive to the skillet if the bacon was cooked ahead of time or use the bacon grease.  Add the chicken to the pan and cook until lightly golden brown, about 7 minutes.  Remove the chicken and set aside.

Add the onion, butternut squash and broccoli and cook until just tender, about 10 minutes, then add garlic, rosemary, and apples.  Cook about a minute.

Add the cider, bacon, chicken, mustard, maple syrup and salt and pepper.  Cook until the sauce thickens a bit.

Serve immediately.