Chicken with Dried Cherry Sauce

Submitted by Diana Adcock

"I like this dish with wild rice and a tossed salad with chopped apples and mandarine oranges."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1⁄2 cup cranberry juice cocktail
• 1⁄2 cup ruby port
• 4 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon tarragon, dried
• 1⁄4 cup dried tart cherries
• 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons water

directions

1. Place flour and salt in a bag-add chicken-shake to coat.
2. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
3. Add chicken, cook 8 minutes on each side-depending on the size of the breasts-until done.
4. Remove chicken and set aside, keeping warm.
5. Add juice to skillet and the next 5 ingredients, bringing mixture to a boil.
6. Cover and reduce heat, simmering for 5 minutes.
7. Combine cornstarch and water-add to juice mixture.
8. Bring to a boil and boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
9. Remove from heat.
10. Serve sauce with chicken.

Reviews

[sweettea]

My DH had a cherry chicken dish at our favorite local French restaurant. He loved it so much that I wanted to duplicate it. While this isn't exactly what he had, it is delicious! I didn't change anything. C'est magnifique!

 

[Robin B.]

Stumbled upon this recipe while looking for something different and not so boring to do with chicken. This was absolutely delicious. I used cherry juice, because I didn’t have cranberry. Served it with what we call a Michigan salad made with dried cherries, candied pecans and blue cheese. This would also be amazing with pork. Thank you.

 

[DDW]

I love anything cherry and I had port to use up so this recipe was perfect. It was very easy to make and the whole family enjoyed it very much.