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Blueberry Chile Chicken Skillet Dinner
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Quick and Easy Blueberry BBQ Sauce Chicken Skillet Dinner
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
35 mins
 

Blueberry BBQ Sauce Chicken is beautifully browned chicken breast which simmers to a tender finish in an easy blueberry-chile BBQ style sauce.

Course: chicken, Main Course
Keyword: blueberry chicken, blueberry chile chicken
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 349 kcal
Renee - Kudos Kitchen: Renée
Ingredients
  • 4 6 ounce chicken breasts boneless, skinless
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • 2 tablespoon grapeseed oil or other light colored oil
  • 2 cups fresh blueberries
  • 2 cups ketchup
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1 can (4 ounces) fire roasted chiles
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • additional blueberries for garnish optional
  • jalapeno slices for garnish optional
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, stir together the ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, chiles, garlic, and blueberries. Set aside.

  2. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.

  3. Season the chicken breast with the salt and pepper. Add the chicken breast to the heated skillet and brown on both sides (approximately 2½ minutes per side).

  4. Once browned, lower the heat under the skillet to medium/low.
  5. Add the blueberry sauce to the skillet with the chicken and cover.
  6. Simmer on low until the chicken is cooked through and no longer pink in the center (approximately 30 minutes).
  7. Spoon the sauce over the chicken to serve and garnish with fresh blueberries and jalapeno slices if desired.
Recipe Notes

Tools and equipment:

Large Skillet with a lid (or aluminum foil), large Bowl, spatula or tongs, wooden spoon, measuring spoons, measuring cups.