Savory Wild Blueberry Chicken Breasts Recipes

SAVORY WILD BLUEBERRY CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Dust chicken breasts with Cajun spices.
• Saute in olive oil until brown and almost cooked through, 7 to 10 minutes.
• (If thick, cover for 3 or 4 minutes more.) Remove chicken breasts from pan and keep warm.
• In same pan, sautÈ garlic and onion until transparent, scraping remaining bits of chicken from bottom of pan.
• Add red wine and cook down until most of the liquid is evaporated.
• Add Wild Blueberries, lemon rind and salt.
• Simmer for 5 minutes.
• (If blueberries are frozen, until berries are heated through.) Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Let sit for 5 minutes, heat off, for flavors to blend.
• Spoon over chicken breasts and serve.

RED, WHITE, AND BLUEBERRY GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk oil, salt, paprika, chipotle pepper, cayenne pepper, black pepper, and garlic in a bowl to make marinade. Place chicken breasts in marinade and turn to coat evenly. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
• Spread sugar in a saucepan set over medium heat. Do not stir, but watch closely as sugar begins to melt after about 1 minute. As sugar melts it will gradually turn a golden color. Continue watching but not stirring. When all sugar has melted and golden color just begins to darken a bit (after 1 minute or less), remove pan from heat. Pour in vinegar and stir until sugar dissolves.
• Place pan over medium-high heat and add blueberries to the sugar-vinegar mixture. Bring to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until blueberries soften and mixture begins to thicken, 4 or 5 minutes. It should be a syrup-like consistency. If sauce seems too thin, simmer a few more minutes. If it seems too thick, add a splash of water. Stir in salt and pepper. Remove from heat.
• Set a strainer over a bowl. Strain berries, using a spatula to push through as much juice as possible. Discard skins.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate. Drain excess marinade from chicken.
• Place chicken breasts on preheated grill. Cook until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 4 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Transfer chicken to a plate and allow to rest a few minutes.
• Serve breasts on a swirl of blueberry sauce with more sauce drizzled on top.

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.

BLACKBERRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mash 2 tablespoons berries. Add 1/4 cup broth, brown sugar, vinegar, oil, garlic, 1/4 teaspoon paprika and cumin., Place chicken in an 11x7-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray; pour broth mixture over the top. Sprinkle with thyme, salt, pepper and remaining paprika. , Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°, basting occasionally with pan juices. Remove chicken and keep warm. , Skim fat from pan drippings. In a small saucepan, combine cornstarch and remaining broth until smooth. Gradually stir in drippings. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with chicken; sprinkle with remaining blackberries.

BLUEBERRY CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Dust chicken breasts with cajun spice.
• Saute in olive oil over medium high heat until brown and cooked through (about 10 minutes).
• Remove chicken from pan and keep warm.
• In pan, saute onion and garlic until translucent, careful to not overcook garlic, scraping the bits from pan.
• Add wine and cook until reduced by half.
• Add blueberries, lemon zest, salt, and pepper.
• Simmer for 5 minutes, let rest off heat for 5 minutes to let flavors develop. Serve over the chicken breast.