Cranberry Salsa Chicken Food

CRANBERRY SALSA

Steps:

• Combine cranberries, cilantro, green onions, jalapeno pepper, lime juice, sugar, and salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a medium blade. Chop to medium consistency. Refrigerate if not using immediately. Serve at room temperature.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH CRANBERRY SALSA AND CILANTRO CREAM

Steps:

• Combine green onions, jalapeno, vinegar and cranberry sauce in a medium sized bowl.
• Stir in 1 tbsp of the cilantro, and 1 tbsp of the lime juice.
• Set aside.
• Combine the remaining cilantro and lime juice with the cream cheese in a small bowl, combining well.
• Set aside.
• Put each chicken breast half between plastic wrap, and flatten to about 1/2 inch thickness using a mallet or rolling pin.
• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
• Heat medium skillet over medium high heat, cook chicken 4-5 minutes on each side, till done.
• Spoon cranberry salsa evenly into 4 serving plates.
• Top with chicken breasts, and add a dollop of cilantro cream over each chicken breast, then serve.

CRANBERRY SALSA CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, saute chicken in oil until browned on both sides. , In a small bowl, combine the salsa, cranberries, water, honey, garlic, cinnamon and cumin; mix well. Pour over chicken. Cover and cook over medium-low heat for 10-15 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°. Serve with couscous. Sprinkle with almonds.

CRANBERRY SALSA

Steps:

• Chop cranberries coarsely (can do this in food processor if desired), and place in a mixing bowl.
• Add all other ingredients and stir to combine.
• Check salsa for seasoning (salt) and spice (chiles).
• Cover, and refrigerate several hours to develop flavors fully.

BLACKENED CHICKEN QUESADILLAS & CRANBERRY MANGO SALSA

Steps:

• For the Salsa (yields about 3 cups):.
• Toss the cranberries with the brown sugar then chop coarsley in a food processor, transfer to a heat resistant bowl and set aside.
• In a saucepan, combine granulated sugar and water over medium-high heat; bring to a boil while stirring; once boiling, stop stirring and allow to cook for 3 minutes, then immediately pour syrup over cranberries and allow to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, peel and dice kiwi and mango.
• Combine mango, kiwi, red onion,cilantro, lime juice, serrano chile, garlic and honey; mix well and add to cranberry mixture.
• Season with salt and pepper and refrigerate for at least 2 hours to allow flavors to blend.
• For the Quesadillas:.
• Place blackening seasoning in a shallow dish.
• Between two sheets of plastic wrap, flatten chicken breasts with a meat mallet or heavy skillet to a flat even thickness; rub each breast with a few drops of oil and dredge in the blackening seasoning to coat.
• Heat 1 tbl of peanut oil in a heavy skillet over high heat; add chicken and cook until blackened on both sides and cooked through- set aside to rest.
• In a separate skillet, heat vegetable oil over medium heat, add onions and saute until just translucent; turn heat to low and cook for 15 minutes until onions are soft but not browned.
• Stir in basil and honey and cook for 5 more minutes.
• Add chicken broth and turn up heat high enough for broth to simmer; cook until almost all of the broth has evaporated; remove from heat and set aside.
• Slice chicken into small pieces and mix with onions.
• To assemble: Sprinkle 1/4 cup cheese on one tortilla, then spoon on 1/4 of the chicken mixture; sprinkle with 2 tbl more cheese and place another tortilla on top.
• Lightly brush a skillet with peanut oil and heat over medium high heat; slide the quesadilla into the skillet and heat until cheese begins to melt; brush upper tortilla with peanut oil and flip quesadilla in skillet.
• When cheese is melted, remove from skillet, cut into quarters and serve with cranberry-mango salsa.
• Note: quesadillas (top brushed with oil) can also be cooked on a parchment lined sheet pan in a 350 degree oven until cheese melts.

CRANBERRY SALSA (CANNED)

Steps:

• 1. Wash and rinse 6 pint canning jars and keep hot until ready to use. Prepare lids according to manufacturer's instructions.
• 2. Combine all ingredients in a very large kettle or dutch oven. Bring to a boil; then reduce heat slightly and simmer mixture for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent scorching.
• 3. Ladle hot mixture into clean, hot jars, leaving 1/4 inch head space. Remove air bubbles and adjust head space if needed. Wipe rims of jars with a damp paper towel; apply two-piece metal canning lids.
• 4. Process 10 minutes in a boiling water canner (or recommended time for your altitude).