Friday, July 24, 2009

Balsamic-Glazed Chicken Breasts


We've been trying to eat more chicken and I'm always on the lookout for new and exciting recipes to switch things up a bit! This recipe happens to come from one of the cookbooks that I had listed on my giveaway: Pillsbury Best Ever Chicken. It was absolutely delicious! My kids both really seemed to enjoy it--the chicken had the slightest hint of "sweetness", but in no way was it "too sweet". I really enjoy using balsamic vinegar and I think that balanced out the sweetness of the brown sugar. This recipe was perfect "as is"...the only thing I would want to make you aware of is that we found that the chicken took significantly longer to cook. Perhaps that could be an issue with our grill, but anytime we've ever made the split chicken breasts, we've had them on the grill for 45-50 minutes...if not closer to an hour! (The recipe made it seem as if they'd be done in 20-22 minutes, but there was NO WAY!) I'm fairly certain that our chicken took about 55 minutes to an hour and it still was incredibly moist! This would be a great recipe to use for company!

Balsamic-Glazed Chicken Breasts

Glaze

1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary leaves
1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic

Chicken

4 bone-in skin-on chicken breasts (8 oz each)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions:

Heat gas or charcoal grill. In small bowl, mix glaze ingredients; set aside. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Place chicken on grill, skin side down, over medium heat. Cook 10 minutes. Turn chicken; brush half of the glaze evenly over chicken. Continue cooking and brushing with remaining glaze 10-12 minutes longer or until juice of chicken is clear when thickest part is cut to the bone.

Source: Pillsbury Best Ever Chicken

12 comments:

  1. Sounds delicious and so easy to make. I love the color too.

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  2. yum - what a great combo of flavors.

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  3. I cook chickens all the time, so next time I'm definitely making it like this, YUMMY!

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  4. That sounds delish! I love good chicken.

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  5. Tasty sounding glaze :) Great ingredients :)

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  6. Looks good! And, it was from a giveaway that I didn't win...small pout :)

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  7. I LOVE the simple ingredients in this, and even though the ingredients are few, I'll bet the flavor is fantastic. Just my kind of recipe!!

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  8. Yummy! I've made a different recipe for balsamic chicken breasts, but yours looks really delicious. Before I re-visit the recipe I have, I'll try this one!

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  9. I love this recipe... the chicken looks perfectly cooked.

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  10. The glaze looks amazing. I love anything with basalmic vinegar!

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  11. Hi from SITS...although I already follow you! ;-) You commented above me today!

    Every time a FN chef mentions balsamic vinegar, I want to try it. But, I never remember to pick it up when I'm grocery shopping. Your chicken recipe looks great...I should write it on my menu for next month, then I'll remember the balsamic vinegar for sure!

    And, a Pillsbury recipe is always a winner!

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