Quick and Easy Blueberry BBQ Sauce Chicken Skillet Dinner
Blueberry BBQ Sauce Chicken is beautifully browned chicken breast which simmers to a tender finish in an easy blueberry-chile BBQ style sauce.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 349kcal
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
- In a large bowl, stir together the ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, chiles, garlic, and blueberries. Set aside.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- 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).
- Once browned, lower the heat under the skillet to medium/low.
- Add the blueberry sauce to the skillet with the chicken and cover.
- Simmer on low until the chicken is cooked through and no longer pink in the center (approximately 30 minutes).
- Spoon the sauce over the chicken to serve and garnish with fresh blueberries and jalapeno slices if desired.
Notes
Tools and equipment:
Large Skillet with a lid (or aluminum foil), large Bowl, spatula or tongs, wooden spoon, measuring spoons, measuring cups.
Nutrition
Serving: 1person | Calories: 349kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 55g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 1681mg | Potassium: 471mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 60g | Vitamin A: 655IU | Vitamin C: 12.5mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 0.9mg