Blackberry Balsamic Chicken

9 Reviews

Prep: 5 min
Cook: 20 min
Ready In: 25 min

“Chicken breasts spiced with balsamic vinegar, and sweetened with blackberries. Add fresh blackberries for a garnish.” - by GirlFriday715

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
4 (6 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1/4 cup fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth
2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme
1/3 cup seedless blackberry fruit spread, no sugar added
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1/2 teaspoon cornstarch, or as desired (optional)

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Original recipe yields 4 chicken breasts

Directions

Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken breasts until golden brown on both sides, 2 to 3 minutes per side. While the chicken breasts are cooking, whisk together the chicken broth, thyme, blackberry spread, and balsamic vinegar.
Once the chicken breasts have browned on both sides, pour in the blackberry sauce, and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until the chicken breasts are no longer pink in the center, about 15 minutes. Turn the chicken breasts over halfway through cooking. Serve with the reduced blackberry sauce. For a thicker sauce, mix cornstarch with about 2 teaspoons of water, and stir into simmering sauce; let cook until thickened, about 1 minute.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (4 total)

Calories
223 cal
11%

Fat
7.5 g
11%

Carbs
1.1 g
< 1%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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MammaC

Apr. 7, 2011

"This chicken was fantastic, the only change I made was to season the chicken breasts with garlic and salt & pepper prior to browning. The sauce was a perfect blend of flavors, the balsamic did not ov..." See moreerpower the balckberry as I thought it might. I can't wait to make this one again."

tpf2005

May. 28, 2011

"1 star for flavor, there just wasn't enough for me. I tasted much more thyme than berry, and the sauce was very bland. However, i did use a no-sugar fruit spread and that could have played a big par..." See moret. If you're planning on trying this recipe, be sure not to make that mistake. I had leftover chicken, but invented my own sauce the next day and was much more pleased......here's what i came up with: 1 TB balsamic vinegar, 2 TB ketchup, 1/2 cup chicken stock, 1/2 cup no-sugar berry spread, 1 1/2 tsp sugar, 1/4 tsp onion powder, 1/4 tsp garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste, 1/4 water + 1/2 TB cornstarch. As you can see, this is really not true at all to the original recipe."

PAMJENKINSON

Apr. 4, 2011

"Followed exact recipe. It was ok, but I probably won't make it again. The blackberry fruit spread was the dominate flavor and I'm not sure I like that flavor paired with thyme. On a plus side, it w..." See moreas very easy to make."

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