Rasberry Balsamic Chicken

[mbarra]

I've been reading lots of great comments about a Rasberry Balsamic Chicken Recipe. I haven't been able to find it in either the CL archive or in a search of the bulletin board. Could someone post it for me??? Thanks a lot!!!

[luv2cook]

have you done a search? Seems I saw the recipe somewhere...in a thread, perhaps?

[Kimba]

I know it's been posted before, but here goes:

Raspberry-Balsamic Chicken
Source: Cooking Light


1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1/2 cup chopped red onion
1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon salt, divided 4 (4-ounce) skinned, boned chicken breast halves
1/3 cup seedless raspberry preserves
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add onion; sauté 5 minutes. Sprinkle thyme and 1/4 teaspoon salt over chicken. Add chicken to pan; sauté 6 minutes on each side or until done. Remove chicken from pan; keep warm. Reduce heat to medium.

Add 1/4 teaspoon salt, preserves, vinegar, and pepper to pan, stirring constantly until preserves melt. Spoon sauce over chicken, and serve immediately.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 chicken breast half and 2 tablespoons sauce).

CALORIES 213 (11% from fat); FAT 2.6g (sat 0.6g, mono 0.7g, poly 0.9g); PROTEIN 26.5g; CARB 20.1g; FIBER 0.6g; CHOL 66mg; IRON 1.2mg; SODIUM 370mg; CALC 22mg

[mbarra]

Thank you, Kimba. I couldn't find it in any of the searches I ran...

[Lchiles]

I made this the other night and it was good; but not great. IMHO the Chicken sauteed in Cherry Port Sauce is much better. That recipe is one of my favorites. And so easy!! Thanks, LaurieC

[Shelly]

Hi, I made this recipe (that I happened to have from another source) only it calls for blackberry rather than raspberry. It was a hit at my house, and soooo easy!

[BarbaraL]

Lchiles, in what issue or CL cookbook is the recipe for Chicken sauteed in cherry port sauce? I'd love to try it, especially since I loved the raspberry balsalmic chicken. Thanks!

[comabri]

I use this recipe substituting with apricot preserves. I'ts one of my favorites. Easy, light and FAST!

[Lchiles]

Barbara L; Don't know which issue this recipe is in. I believe I remember that ElinorC was the one that gave it a great review. I will look thru last year and see if I can find it. Get back to you soon. LaurieC

[Lchiles]

BarbaraL, Someone posted the recipe on page 3 of my postings. Under topic LCHILES

[aggie94]

This recipe is in the new CL Superfast Suppers supplement. I made it last night, my second recipe from this supplement. It was good, but probably not a repeater. I found the sauce a tad too sweet (but it's probably my meat & fruit combination aversion coming out), and I didn't like the little crunchies (aka raspberry seeds) from the preserves. They don't bother me on stuff like toast, but for some reason, I found them annoying in my chicken. I did think the leftovers today were better than last night.

On the plus side, it was another quick and easy recipe, and I had everything on hand.

[neeter]

Funny that this should come up! I just made this yesterday, and thought it was fabulous! So easy and the flavors all blended well together. I used raspberry jam without the seeds, and used a whole red onion, cuz I love onions. This will become a staple!

[Lee]

I just made this too. We loved it!

[clarebear92]

This looks great. Anyone have a side dish suggestion?

[Jodi]

A while back, someone (Lindrusso perhaps? Sorry I can't remember to give credit where credit is due!) suggested serving the sauce left over from the chicken over green beans. I've tried that, and I've also tried it with sugar snap peas when I couldn't find fresh green beans.
Jodi

[Beth]

We did a brown and wild rice and a simple green vegetable or salad with it. We also thought it improved the second day, so I would consider making the sauce the day or morning before if I could plan it.

[claire797]

Just wanted to bring this thread up front so people could see this recipe. Wow! I made it last night and it was soooo simple and very good. My picky DH even loved it. It's not as fruity as I thought it would be. DH commented that the sauce tasted like "raspberry worcestire" .

Anyway. This is another great recipe.

[BarbaraL]

Yes, isn't it great?! I love sauces, plus it's so quick and easy to make -- a real plus when rolling in from work after 6 pm! I love stuff like the BBQ chicken potpie, but usually don't have the energy to deal with all that prep!

[claire797]

I couldn't believe how flavorful such a simple recipe was. I also had a chance to use my new electric thermometer to test when the chicken was done -- I'm always scared of undercooking when I saute chicken breasts. I actually cut my chicken breasts horizontilly then pounded them thin. After doing that, they took exactly 6 minutes on each side and were delicious.

The best part was the sauce. I have a leftover serving which I am going to eat Friday night.

Now Rasberry Balsamic Chicken is tied with Chicken Satay Kabobs as my new favorite recipe.

[Mickey17]

I had to resurect this thread just for the oppertunity to say...


YUCK!!

I hated this. The sauce was SOOOOOO strong and too sweet. It even SMELLED bizarre.