Raspberry Balsamic Chicken

Here is our favorite chicken recipe:

1 tsp. vegetable oil
1/2 C. chopped red onion
- Saute' for 5 minutes then add chicken

4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
1/2 tsp. thyme
1/4 tsp. salt
- Sprinkle thyme and salt on chicken (I add pepper too)
- Saute' chicken with onions 6 minutes each side, or until done
- Remove from pan and keep warm

Sauce:
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/3 cup raspberry preserves
2 Tbl. balsamic vinegar
- Over medium heat, combine ingredients and melt preserves. do not let boil
- Serve sauce over chicken

** I don't do the onion part, but just skip straight to saute'ing the chicken in the pan. And I don't measure, just sprinkle each side of the chicken with salt, pepper, and dried thyme. We double the sauce, because we like it so much, but we don't double the pepper in the sauce. You can use seedless or regular raspberry jam - we're cheap so we just use the seedy kind, but we kinda like the crunch of the seeds. We also serve this with plain white rice. Everyone eats it and it is the most requested dish for special occasions.**