Blueberry Balsamic Chicken Food

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 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.

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 BBQ

Steps:

• Add all the ingredients for the sauce into a saucepan and cook for 2 hours over medium-low heat. Remove the sauce from the heat and place into a food processor or blender and puree. Strain the sauce and set aside.
• Preheat grill over medium-high heat.
• Place the ribs onto the grill and brush with sauce. This will glaze the ribs while they cook.
• The blueberries add a subtle sweetness to the sauce to play off the heat of the chiles and the acid of the vinegar.

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.

CHICKEN & AVOCADO SALAD WITH BLUEBERRY BALSAMIC DRESSING

Steps:

• Finely chop the garlic. Mash half the blueberries with the oil, vinegar and some black pepper in a large salad bowl.
• Boil the broad beans for 5 mins until just tender. Drain, leaving them unskinned.
• Stir the garlic into the dressing, then pile in the warm beans and remaining blueberries with the beetroot, avocado, salad and chicken. Toss to mix, but don't go overboard or the juice from the beetroot will turn everything pink. Pile onto plates or into shallow bowls to serve.

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.

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.

GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD WITH BLUEBERRY VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Toss chicken with oil, garlic, salt and pepper; refrigerate, covered, 30 minutes. In a small bowl, whisk together vinaigrette ingredients; refrigerate, covered, until serving., Grill chicken, covered, over medium heat until a thermometer reads 165°, 5-7 minutes per side. Let stand 5 minutes before slicing., Place greens on a serving plate; top with chicken, blueberries and mandarin oranges. Whisk vinaigrette again; drizzle over salad. Top with cheese.