Honey, Balsamic Chicken

This recipe I got from a close friend back in Norway (she's Swedish though), Gisela. We seem to have the similar tastes so if she says that something is good, I know it is.

Ingredients;

Chicken (I use organic and calculate 1 breast piece per person)

Salt/pepper

Olive oil

Honey

Balsamic Vinegar

Garlic

Sun dried tomatoes in oil (I use the chopped)

Black olives

Italian spice

Parmesan

Arugula

As you can see I have not indicated any quantities in my recipe. To me it all depends on what you like. Do you like a lot of sauce or do you like it more dry. Do you like olives or not.

The thing you might wonder is the honey/balsamic part and you can start with that. The sauce is supposed to be sweet so I use a lot of honey. Try first 1 part balsamic and 3 parts honey. If you think its to sweet add more balsamic, if you think it's to acidic add more honey. 

I would use 1/4 cup balsamic and then 3/4 cup honey and then add 4 choppedcloves garlic. Mix all this in a bowl and set aside. Remember you can use more garlic if you want, this is just a starting point.

After that pat dry the chicken, cut into cubes and fry in a pan with some olive oil. Add salt and pepper to taste. It only needs to get brown but not cooked all the way through. you will need to do this in batches if frying more than 2-3 breast pieces.

Put the chicken in an ovenproof dish and put in the oven (350F) until almost cooked through (10min). 

Take out the dish,  cover with sun dried tomatoes (I use the whole glass with the oil and all), olives, as many as you like, italian spice and the honey/balsamic sauce. Sprinkle with some parmesan and put the dish back in the oven. 

Raise the temperature to 400F and leave the dish in the oven until chicken is cooked and its warm. You should see the sauce bubbly, the cheese melted and the chicken/cheese getting some color without being burned. 

When the dish is out of the oven, put a big heap of arugula on the top, sprinkle with more parmesan and eat. I just eat it like this but you can add rice and/or bread.