Chicken with pomegranate and walnut sauce - easy!

This sweet and sour chicken recipe is courtesy of my friend Layla who made it for me a while back and it was excellent!
Unfortunately, I couldn't find pomegranate molasses near me, so I purchased 100% pomegranate juice and boiled it down to give a sticky syrupy sauce.

The picture is not mine, but one I found online. My camera battery died...so apologies....BTW, mine looked much nicer than the one pictured! (such modesty!)

Here's the recipe:-

Chicken with pomegranate and walnut sauce

Serves 4

4 chicken breasts (cut into 1" wide strips)
3 cups unsweetenend 100% pomegranate juice
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
2-3 packets Splenda


Rapidly boil the juice in a small pan until reduced to about 1.5 cups.
Meanwhile, gently poach the chicken in just enough water to cover until almost cooked.
Skim off any foam that forms.
Add the walnuts to the pan with the chicken and continue to cook for
about 5 minutes.
Add the reduced pomegranate juice to make the quantity of sauce you need/want.
Simmer for about 10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked.

Serve with Crispy rice (thanks Layla!)

If you have leftover steamed rice (or cook it then use it) you can add a tsp or 2 of oil to a good non-stick high sided saucepan (not a skillet) and then add the rice to the hot oil. Reduce the heat and cover with a tea-towel wrapped lid (to absorb the steam) for about 10 minutes.
Place a dish or plate over the pan and invert it to serve...crispy side up!