Chicken with Bacon and Cherries Recipe Recipe
Chicken with Bacon & Cherries

This is the year for bacon, and you'll find the indulgent ingredient in everything from gourmet chocolates to muffins and even seasonings.

Bacon has the unusual ability to complement sweets as well as it does savory foods.

Give in to temptation.

With all the exotic options to choose from, don't overlook bacon as an entree ingredient. A small amount adds an appealing smoky, salty flavor to foods such as this Chicken with Bacon and Cherries recipe

This Chicken with Bacon and Cherries recipe takes its cue from the current trend to salty-sweet pairings. Bacon, dried cherries and Port mingle in a robust sauce. I call for peppered bacon for an extra dimension of flavor. If you can't find the product in your supermarket, add one-fourth teaspoon coarse-ground pepper with the chicken broth.

Chicken with Bacon and Cherries

    Prep Time: 10 minutes

    Cook time: 60 minutes

    Yield: Serves 4

Chicken with Bacon & Cherries Recipe Ingredients

    2 strips center-cut peppered bacon

    1 garlic clove, minced

    1 shallot, finely chopped

    2 small chicken breast halves

    1/4 cup Port

    1/4 cup dried cherries

    2 teaspoons tomato paste

    3/4 to 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth

    1 1/2 cups cooked rice

    1 tablespoon minced Italian parsley

Chicken with Bacon & Cherries Recipe Directions

    Arrange bacon in a large skillet. Cook over medium heat until crisp, about 2 or 3 minutes per side. Remove and drain on paper towels.

    Add garlic and shallot to skillet and cook in bacon drippings until tender, about 2 or 3 minutes. Push vegetables to the side. Add chicken, skin-side down. Brown 5 minutes per side over medium heat. Remove chicken. Pour in Port and scrape up any browned bits. Add cherries, tomato paste and 3/4 cup chicken broth. Stir well. Cut bacon into bite-size pieces and add to skillet. Return chicken to skillet. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through, turning chicken over once. If the sauce is too thick, add remaining 1/4 cup broth.

    To serve, spoon rice onto 2 plates. Top each serving with one chicken breast half and spoon on the cherry-bacon sauce. Sprinkle with parsley.

Each Chicken with Bacon & Cherries serving has: 600 calories; 22 grams total fat; 36 grams protein; 50 grams carbohydrates; 96 milligrams cholesterol; 240 milligrams sodium and 5 grams dietary fiber.

 

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