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Chicken with Cranberry-Balsamic Sauce Recipe

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Here’s a quick and delicious way to make ordinary chicken breasts elegant. The fruity sauce also livens up roasted pork and turkey.—Susan Cortesi, Northbrook, IL

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Chicken with Cranberry-Balsamic Sauce Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 15 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

20 15 35

Ingredients

4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (6 ounces each)
1-1/4 teaspoons salt, divided
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup cranberry juice
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup whole-berry cranberry sauce
2 tablespoons finely chopped shallot
3 tablespoons butter

Directions

Sprinkle chicken with 1 teaspoon salt and the pepper. In a large skillet, brown chicken in oil on both sides. Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 425° for 12-15 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°.
Add the cranberry juice, vinegar, cranberry sauce and shallot to the skillet, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced to about 1/2 cup. Stir in butter and remaining salt until butter is melted. Serve with chicken. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 chicken breast half with 2 tablespoons sauce equals 359 calories, 16 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 117 mg cholesterol, 891 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 35 g protein.

Originally published as Chicken with Cranberry-Balsamic Sauce in Country Woman December/January 2010, p31

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.

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Reviewed on Nov. 20, 2010 by Myra O'Connor

WAY too much salt...tastes just as good without all the sodium!

Reviewed on Nov. 20, 2010 by lbanderson

Question for using this recipe on pork loin. Do you bake it whole or cut it into medallions and brown them first like you would the chicken?

Reviewed on Nov. 10, 2009 by lauriehengels

I use pork tenderloin instead of the chicken and it was wonderful. Everyone was very impressed and I will make it again. Next time I may even try it with the chicken but the pork was sooo good!