Chicken With Apple Cranberry And Bacon Food

CHICKEN WITH APPLE, CRANBERRY AND BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 175*F.
• Warm a heat proof dish or plate in the oven to hold the chicken while you make the sauce.
• Fry the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until browned and crisp, about 5 minutes.
• Scoop out with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
• Pour about 2 TBS of the drippings into a small dish and set aside; reserve the skillet with the remaining 2 TBS or so of bacon drippings for cooking the chicken.
• Combine the flour, cinnamon and poultry seasoning in a shallow dish and stir to mix.
• Dredge the chicken breasts in the seasoned flour, coating them well and patting to remove excess.
• Add the oil to the skillet and heat over medium heat.
• Add the breasts and cook until nicely browned and cooked through, turning once, 5 to 8 minutes per side.
• Transfer the chicken to the warmed dish in the oven and reserve the skillet.
• Peel, core and quarter the apple, then cut each quarter into 3 even slices.
• Melt the butter in another skillet over medium heat and brown the apple on both sides, just until it begins to soften, about 4 minutes, turning once.
• Remove from the heat and set aside.
• Heat the reserved bacon fat in the large skillet over medium heat and saute the shallots until tender and aromatic, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the apple juice, wine, chicken broth and cranberries with salt and pepper to taste, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
• Boil over medium high heat until reduced by almost half, about 10 minutes.
• Add the cream and bacon, and gently stir in the apple slices.
• Add the chicken and any liquid that has accumulated in the dish, turning to coat the breasts with the sauce.
• Taste the sauce for seasoning and adjust if necessary.
• Transfer the chicken and sauce to a serving platter or individual plates and sprinkle with parsley to serve.

APPLE BACON BAKED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Soak cranberries in apple cider in a bowl until cranberries are rehydrated, 2 to 6 hours.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Coat bottom of a baking dish with olive oil.
• Arrange chicken breasts in the prepared baking dish; sprinkle with salt and black pepper.
• Whisk mustard and applesauce together in a small bowl; spoon over chicken breasts. Lay two half-slices of bacon atop each chicken breast. Arrange apples and onions around chicken. Add cranberries, pouring any remaining apple cider over chicken. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Remove aluminum foil and continue baking until bacon is crisp and chicken breasts are no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 20 more minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

APPLE CRANBERRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cut chicken into chunks or strips and dice apple.
• Using a vegetable peeler, peel carrot into strips and sauté until soft.
• Add salt and pepper during cooking process.
• Deglaze with balsamic vinegar (as much as you want, actually) Stir in apple sauce, cranberries, diced apple, cinnamon, chicken, then pour into oven proof baking dish.
• Bake for 15- 20 minutes or until done.
• Season with more salt, pepper, cinnamon, sugar if desired.
• Note: Feel free to change the amount of any of the ingredients.
• The above measurements are approximates because I didn't measure when cooking this recipe.

APPLE CRANBERRY CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the chicken, celery, apple and cranberries. Stir in mayonnaise. Serve on lettuce; sprinkle with bacon, blue cheese and almonds.