Blueberry Balsamic Chicken Recipes

FRENCH BLUEBERRY BALSAMIC CHICKEN RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat the oven to 350 F.
• If you are using frozen blueberries thaw them and reserve both the berries and the juice.
• Season the chicken with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper.
• In a large skillet, set over medium heat, melt the butter into the oil. Brown the chicken breasts for 3 minutes on each side, until they turn golden brown. Transfer the browned chicken to an ovenproof baking dish.
• Add the shallots to the pan and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Add the blueberries and any blueberry juice, balsamic vinegar, honey, rosemary, and the remaining salt and pepper to the pan. Bring the mixture to a rapid boil. Reduce the heat and allow it to simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes.
• Pour the blueberry balsamic sauce over the browned chicken, place a lid on the baking dish, and cook it in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, until the chicken is thoroughly cooked.
• Allow the chicken to rest at room temperature for 10 minutes, and then serve hot.
• Enjoy.

BLUEBERRY BALSAMIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place the baking rack on the second highest rung in the oven and Preheat oven to 350.
• In a large stainless steel skillet over medium high heat, heat 1 Tbs Olive oil with 1 Tbs unsalted sweet cream butter until melted together and glistening.
• Season the chicken breasts on both sides with a sprinkle of salt and pepper (about half of what you have) then sear in the hot olive oil/butter in the skillet on medium high heat until golden on each side (1-2 minutes per side). Then remove to a oven safe baking dish (9x9 or 8x12).
• Add the remaining olive oil and butter to the skillet and when the butter is melted and the oil glistening, add the shallot and cook until translucent then add garlic and cook one minute more. Add the balsamic vinegar all at once and deglaze the pan using a wooden spoon to scrape the bits from the bottom of the pan.
• Add the maple syrup, rosemary, blueberries and remaining salt and pepper.
• Reduce the heat to medium and heat stirring frequently. The mix will start to bubble and when the blueberries collapse (about 10 minutes), remove from the heat and pour over the chicken breasts that are resting in the baking dish. By this time, the mixture will have thickened slightly.
• Place entire dish in the top of the oven and bake at 350 for 10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.

BLUEBERRY BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• In a large non-reactive saucepan, crush blueberries with a potato masher or back of a heavy spoon. Add vinegar, sugar, lime and cinnamon and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes. Cool slightly and pour into a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 2 days to allow flavors to blend.
• Place a wire mesh strainer over a large bowl. In batches, ladle blueberry mixture into strainer, pressing out as much liquid as possible. Discard solids.
• Pour vinegar into clean glass bottles or jars, and refrigerate, tightly covered, indefinitely. Use in salad dressings or drizzled over chicken or beef.

BLUEBERRY-DIJON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, cook chicken in butter over medium heat until a thermometer reads 165°, 6-8 minutes on each side. Remove and keep warm., In the same skillet, combine the preserves, vinegar, blueberries and mustard, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened. Serve with chicken. Sprinkle with basil if desired.

BLUEBERRY-BALSAMIC GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium-high heat.
• Pour 1/4 cup dressing over chicken in shallow dish; turn to evenly coat both sides of each breast. Refrigerate 10 min. to marinate. Meanwhile, cover 4 large plates with salad greens; top with peppers, blueberries and onions. Gradually whisk remaining dressing into mayo in bowl until blended. Refrigerate salads and mayo mixture until ready to use.
• Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade. Grill chicken 6 to 8 min. on each side or until done (165ºF).
• Cut chicken into thin slices. Drizzle mayo mixture over salads; top with chicken, nuts and basil.

BLUEBERRY-BALSAMIC GLAZED ROSEMARY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat 1 tablespoon each olive oil and butter in a large, heavy, nonreactive sauté pan.
• Season the chicken with salt and freshly ground black pepper and add to the pan when the oil and butter are hot and bubbly. Sear the chicken breasts over medium high heat until golden brown, about 1 minute per side or until a light crust forms. Remove to a baking dish and set aside.
• Add the remaining olive oil and butter to the pan and, when hot, stir in the shallots and cook until soft and lightly caramelized, about 4 minutes.
• Add the blueberries and stir 1 minute, followed by the balsamic vinegar, maple syrup, rosemary, salt and pepper and simmer about 10 minutes, or until the blueberries have collapsed.
• Pour the blueberry balsamic mixture over the chicken and put the pan in the top half of the oven for about 10 minutes, until the chicken has cooked through to a temperature of 170 degrees F.

BALSAMIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk together the balsamic vinegar, chicken broth, sugar, garlic, and Italian seasoning in a bowl, place the chicken breasts in the marinade, and marinate for 10 minutes on each side.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Remove the chicken from the marinade and reserve the marinade. Place the chicken in the heated pan and cook until they start to brown and are no longer pink inside, about 7 minutes per side. Pour the marinade into the skillet, and cook until it thickens slightly, turning the chicken breasts over once or twice, about 5 minutes.

BLACKBERRY BALSAMIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat until hot. Add onion and saute till translucent.
• Sprinkle salt, pepper, and thyme over the top of the chicken. Add chicken to skillet and saute 6 minutes on each side or until done. Remove chicken from skillet and keep warm. Reduce heat to medium low. Add preserves, vinegar, and salt and pepper, stirring constantly until the preserves melt. Spoon the sauce over chicken to serve.

BALSAMIC-BLACKBERRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon salt and thyme over chicken. Add chicken to the skillet. Saute chicken until no longer pink in the middle, 6 to 7 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to a serving plate and reduce heat to medium.
• Add remaining salt, jam, vinegar, and pepper to the skillet. Stir constantly until jam melts, about 1 minutes. Spoon sauce over chicken and serve.