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Balsamic Vinegar Chicken is one of my favorite easy dinners to make at home.  I just take 4 chicken breasts, rinse them off and coat them with flour seasoned w/ salt and pepper.  Add olive oil to the pan and saute over medium high heat in a large skillet for 5 minutes.  Add about 5 cloves garlic and 10 or so large mushrooms, sliced (about a packages worth, sometimes I add more).  Let cook for about 3 minutes, shaking and stirring occasionally to move the mushrooms and garlic around.  Add 3/4 C. chicken broth, 1/4 C. good balsamic vinegar, 1/4 t. dried thyme and a bay leaf.  Stir.  Cover and let simmer for about 10 minutes.  Take out chicken, put on a platter and cover with foil.  Let the sauce simmer for another 7 minutes, then stir in a tablespoon or two of butter (not margarine or spread).  I usually put the chicken back in the pan to let it soak up some more juices.  I made this 2 nights ago with steamed artichokes.  Yum.  I could eat it twice a week and not get sick of it.