Chicken with Berry Wine Sauce Recipe

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We like to use Little Red Dress brand merlot in this chicken recipe to bring out the flavor of the berries. —Elizabeth Wright, Raleigh, North Carolina

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Chicken with Berry Wine Sauce Recipe

Prep: 35 min. Grill: 10 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

35 10 45

Ingredients

1 cup fresh strawberries, halved
1 cup fresh raspberries
1 cup merlot or red grape juice
2 tablespoons sugar
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (6 ounces each)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Thinly sliced fresh basil leaves

Directions

In a small saucepan, combine the strawberries, raspberries, merlot and sugar. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 25-30 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally.
Meanwhile, moisten a paper towel with cooking oil; using long-handled tongs, lightly coat the grill rack. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Grill chicken, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 4-7 minutes on each side or until a meat thermometer reads 170°.
Serve with berry sauce; garnish with basil. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 chicken breast half with 2 tablespoons sauce equals 251 calories, 4 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 94 mg cholesterol, 378 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 35 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 5 lean meat, 1/2 starch, 1/2 fruit.

Originally published as Chicken with Berry Wine Sauce in Healthy Cooking August/September 2011, p51