Almond Chicken & Strawberry-Balsamic Sauce Recipe

Almond Chicken & Strawberry-Balsamic Sauce Recipe Almond Chicken & Strawberry-Balsamic Sauce Recipe photo by Taste of Home Rating 5

Crispy chicken with a sweet-tart sauce is served alongside wilted spinach for this special meal. Virginia Anthony of Jacksonville, Florida says, “I created the recipe many years ago for a contest, and it won the Grand Prize! It’s easy to make and comes off as very elegant.”

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Almond Chicken & Strawberry-Balsamic Sauce Recipe
  • Prep: 20 min. Cook: 20 min.
  • Yield: 4 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup panko (Japanese) bread crumbs
  • 1/3 cup unblanched almonds, coarsely ground
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)
  • Butter-flavored cooking spray
  • 3 teaspoons canola oil, divided
  • 1/4 cup chopped shallots
  • 1/3 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 1/3 cup strawberry preserves
  • 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary or 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
  • 1 package (9 ounces) fresh baby spinach

Directions

  • In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the bread crumbs, almonds, salt and pepper. Add chicken, one piece at a time, and shake to coat.
  • In a large nonstick skillet coated with butter-flavored spray, cook chicken in 2 teaspoons oil over medium heat for 4-5 minutes on each side or until juices run clear. Remove and keep warm.
  • In the same pan, cook shallots in remaining oil until tender. Stir in the broth, preserves, vinegar and rosemary. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 5-6 minutes or until thickened.
  • Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, bring 1/2 in. of water to a boil. Add spinach; cover and boil for 3-5 minutes or until wilted. Drain; serve with chicken and sauce. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 chicken breast half with 1/4 cup spinach and 2 tablespoons sauce equals 349 calories, 13 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 63 mg cholesterol, 476 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 29 g protein.

Originally published as Almond Chicken & Strawberry-Balsamic Sauce in Healthy Cooking April/May 2009, p59

Tip

Shallot Substitutions

Shallots are part of the onion family and have a mild onion-garlic flavor. In place of 3 to 4 shallots, use 1 medium onion plus a pinch of garlic powder or (if you like the taste of garlic) 1 minced garlic clove.

Full-Bodied White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a full-bodied white wine such as Chardonnay or Viognier.

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Reviewed on Apr. 20, 2013 by becky1789

This is excellent! Thank you for sharing such a wonderful recipe. It is the best way I have had chicken. What's more - I had all the ingredients in, so it's cheapish too. I used plain bread crumbs, a small yellow onion (most common here in UK) and a garlic clove. It went really nice with the spinach. I had it with rice and salad too because I have massive appetite! Superb, thank you.

Reviewed on Apr. 20, 2013 by SylviaCoffee

Super easy, fast, and delicious! Did dip chicken in lightly whisked egg.

Reviewed on Jan. 21, 2013 by chandra_24

THE BEST CHICKEN EVER!! This recipe I was really excited to try. I tried it out and my fiance' was ecstatic and really commended me for making this. I'm new to trying new recipe's and cooking every day, but this chicken was amazing. It has the best flavoring and was juicy. The leftovers didn't last long!

Reviewed on Sep. 03, 2012 by luannd

Very tasty and delicious! I served this dish with some butter & parsley rice. I modified the recipe to include the step of dipping the chicken into a beaten egg before coating in crumb mixture.

Reviewed on Jul. 25, 2012 by lutherallie

I had a horrible time getting the bread crumbs to stick to the chicken....The only thing they stuck to was the bottom of the pan. I agree with the other subscriber that there needs to be some sort of egg mixture before the bread crumbs. A complete mess!

Reviewed on May. 16, 2012 by casum

Very yummy!!!! Will make again, again, and AGAIN! everybody loved it!

Reviewed on May. 11, 2012 by kutiemomma33

It was very delicious. My family absolutely loved the strawberry-balsamic sauce!!

Reviewed on Apr. 20, 2012 by m_mccornack

This is one of my favorite chicken recipes!!!

Reviewed on Mar. 01, 2012 by fhchiqui13

Made this recipe for my boyfriend and i in Spain and it turned out fantastic! I definately recommend trying it!

Reviewed on Feb. 16, 2012 by Needsmusic

I really liked the flavor of this recipe. With that said I had some difficulty. The bread crumbs didn't really stick to my chicken (felt like i needed maybe a flour dip, then egg dip, then the panko/almond) so I didn't get the nice pretty crunchy chicken pictured. It also took longer to cook than I expected. My sauce also never seemed to thicken. I'm not a fan of rosemary so I'll likely leave it out next time. I'm guessing my problems were more 'chef issues' than recipe issues so I'll try it again b/c the flavor of the sauce was awesome.

 
 

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