Chicken with Barbecue-Bourbon Sauce

Ingredients

• 0.3 teaspoon pepper black freshly ground
• 0.3 cup bourbon 
• 1 tablespoon butter 
• 1 tablespoon canola oil 
• 0.8 cup less-sodium chicken broth fat-free
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 0.3 cup shallots minced
• 24 ounce chicken breast halves boneless skinless
• 2 teaspoons tomato-based barbecue sauce 

Equipment

• frying pan
• plastic wrap
• rolling pin
• meat tenderizer

Directions

1. Place each chicken breast half between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; pound to 1/2-inch thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin.
2. Sprinkle chicken evenly with salt and pepper.
3. Heat oil and butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
4. Add chicken; cook 6 minutes on each side or until done.
5. Remove chicken from pan; keep warm.
6. Add shallots to pan; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
7. Add bourbon to pan; bring to a boil, scraping pan to loosen browned pits. Cook until bourbon mixture is reduced to 2 tablespoons (about 5 minutes).
8. Add broth and barbecue sauce; cook until broth mixture is reduced to 1/2 cup (about 3 minutes).
9. Serve sauce over chicken.