Black cherry soda and Bing cherries make this a sweet chicken dish.
How To Make Chicken and Cherries
Grilled chicken combined with some fresh cherries
Ingredients
- 6 chicken breast , halves, about 2 lb; boneless and skinless
- 17 oz dark sweet Bing cherries, drained
- 12 oz black cherry soda
- 3 tbsp Mrs. Dash Chicken Grilling Blend
- 3 tbsp cherry preserves
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
Instructions
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Pour ½ of the soda in a big zippered bag. Save the rest.
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Mix in 2 tablespoons of the Mrs. Dash Chicken Grilling Blend, cherry preserves, lemon juice and olive oil.
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Set aside ¼ cup of the marinade to use as a baste.
- Add the chicken to the bag, seal it, and refrigerate a few hours (or overnight for more flavor).
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Remove chicken from bag and sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoons Mrs. Dash Chicken Grilling Blend.
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Grill the chicken, turning and basting with reserved marinade a few times, until no longer pink in center and juices run clear (about 160 degrees on an instant read thermometer), for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Pour all remaining marinade, the reserved soda, and the canned cherries into a saucepan.
- Bring to a boil over high heat. In a cup, dissolve cornstarch in a little water.
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Stir into sauce and cook for 2 minutes.
- Pour sauce over chicken.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 14g
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- Calcium: 136mg
- Calories: 274kcal
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Cholesterol: 72mg
- Fat: 8g
- Fiber: 5g
- Iron: 3mg
- Potassium: 690mg
- Protein: 26g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Sodium: 138mg
- Vitamin A: 211IU
- Vitamin C: 10mg
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