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Onion-Topped Chicken with Berry Sauce Recipe

I created this recipe by mistake...but now it's part of my regular dinner menus. A strawberry and spinach salad would be a tasty accompaniment.—Katie Sloan, Charlotte, North Carolina

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Onion-Topped Chicken with Berry Sauce Recipe

Prep: 35 min. Cook: 30 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

4 bone-in chicken breast halves (8 ounces each)
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
1 celery rib, thinly sliced
1/2 small green pepper, thinly sliced
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup seedless strawberry jam
1/3 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme

Directions

Sprinkle chicken with salt. In a large skillet, brown chicken in butter on all sides. Remove and keep warm.
In the same pan, saute the onion, celery and green pepper in drippings until tender. Add the broth, jam, orange juice, vinegar, parsley, and thyme. Cook and stir until jam is melted.
Return chicken to the pan. Cover and cook for 30-35 minutes or until chicken juices run clear. Serve chicken with sauce. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 chicken breast half with 2/3 cup berry sauce equals 547 calories, 16 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 127 mg cholesterol, 686 mg sodium, 60 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 40 g protein.

Originally published as Onion-Topped Chicken with Berry Sauce in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2009, p158