Chicken Breasts And Balsamic Vinegar Recipes

BAKED BALSAMIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
• Line a baking dish with foil and baking / parchment paper.
• Mix together Sauce in a bowl.
• Place chicken in baking dish, skin side down for thighs and wings. Make sure the pan is big enough so the chicken is squished up next to each other (sauce may not reduce enough), but not so large that there is more than 4"/10 cm between every piece of chicken (sauce may reduce too much).
• Pour over Sauce. Bake 30 minutes. Turn chicken over, spoon over sauce.
• Bake 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. The Sauce should have thickened.
• Stand for 5 minutes, then spoon Sauce over chicken and serve.

BALSAMIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk together the balsamic vinegar, chicken broth, sugar, garlic, and Italian seasoning in a bowl, place the chicken breasts in the marinade, and marinate for 10 minutes on each side.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Remove the chicken from the marinade and reserve the marinade. Place the chicken in the heated pan and cook until they start to brown and are no longer pink inside, about 7 minutes per side. Pour the marinade into the skillet, and cook until it thickens slightly, turning the chicken breasts over once or twice, about 5 minutes.

BAKED BALSAMIC CHICKEN RECIPE

Steps:

• If the chicken breast is too thick, you can pound it with a meat mallet until it is 1/2-inch thick.
• Combine olive oil, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, oregano and black pepper in a bowl.
• Place chicken in a baking dish. Pour the marinade over it, making sure it is evenly coated. Let is sit for 10 minutes if you have the extra time.
• Preheat oven to 400 F. Bake chicken at 400 F for 25 minutes, or until a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the meat reads 165 F.

CHICKEN AND PEPPERS WITH BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place the chicken in the skillet, season with salt and pepper, and brown on both sides. Remove from heat, and set aside.
• Heat remaining oil in the skillet over medium heat, and stir in the red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, orange bell pepper, and onion. Cook about 5 minutes, until tender. Mix in the garlic, and cook and stir about 1 minute. Mix in the basil and 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar.
• Return the chicken to the skillet. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear. Stir in remaining balsamic vinegar just before serving.

GRILLED BALSAMIC CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Whisk together balsamic vinegar, olive oil, honey, Dijon mustard, garlic, basil, salt, and pepper in a small bowl.
• Combine chicken and 1/2 of the marinade in a resealable plastic bag. Marinate chicken for 1 hour to overnight. Reserve the other 1/2 of the marinade until grilling.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, to approximately 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly oil the grate.
• Remove chicken from marinade and discard used marinade.
• Place chicken on the hot grill and baste with reserved marinade. Lower grill to medium and cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 6 to 8 minutes per side. Baste with marinade on each side when flipping chicken. Chicken should reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove chicken from grill, cover, and let rest for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

BALSAMIC BAKED CHICKEN BREAST WITH BALSAMIC TOMATO SAUCE AND MOZZARELLA CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 220°C | 430°F.
• Place chicken breasts in a baking dish and drizzle with olive oil. Season with oregano, basil, salt, pepper and 1 tablespoon of minced garlic. Rub seasoning all over each breast. Arrange the tomatoes and red onion around the chicken in the dish.
• Whisk together the balsamic vinegar, sugar and remaining garlic in a jug to combine. Pour over the chicken breasts, flip each breast in the sauce to evenly coat.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes (depending on the thickness of your chicken breasts), or until no longer pink in the middle. Sprinkle with cheese and broil (or grill) for 4-5 minutes, or until cheese is melted and golden.
• Garnish with parsley, and serve with rice or pasta drizzled with the pan juices.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH BALSAMIC VINEGAR AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Rinse the mushrooms and pat dry. Season the flour with salt and pepper and dredge the chicken breasts in the flour mixture. Heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat and saute the chicken until it is nicely browned on one side (about 3 minutes).
• Add the garlic. Turn the chicken breasts and scatter the mushrooms over them. Continue frying, shaking the skillet and stirring the mushrooms. Cook for about 3 minutes, then add the vinegar, broth, bay leaf and thyme. Cover tightly and simmer over medium low heat for 10 minutes, turning occasionally.
• Transfer the chicken to a warm serving platter and cover with foil. Set aside. Continue simmering the sauce, uncovered, over medium high heat for about 7 minutes. Swirl in the butter or margarine and discard the bay leaf. Pour this mushroom sauce mixture over the chicken and serve.

BALSAMIC GOAT CHEESE STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir shallot until translucent, about 5 minutes. Pour balsamic vinegar into skillet and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until balsamic vinegar mixture is reduced by half, about 10 minutes. Stir often.
• Cut chicken breasts from one side through the middle horizontally to within one-half inch of the other side. Open the two sides and spread them out like an open book.
• Spread half the goat cheese onto one half of each chicken breast and drizzle 1/3 of the reduced balsamic vinegar mixture over the goat cheese. Close the chicken breasts over the goat cheese and secure with toothpicks. Arrange chicken into a baking dish. Drizzle with remaining 1/3 of the balsamic reduction.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the chicken is no longer pink inside, the filling is hot, and the juices run clear, 30 to 35 minutes. An instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the center of a filled breast should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

CHICKEN BREASTS AND BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Mix the flour, salt and pepper in a shallow dish, and dredge the chicken in it.
• Heat oil in large skillet and cook the chicken until brown on one side (about 3-4 min).
• Turn the chicken and add the garlic.
• Cook 3 minutes more, while stirring the garlic around.
• Add the broth, vinegar, bay leaves, and herbs.
• Cover tightly, reduce heat to med-low, cook for about 10 minutes, turning chicken a couple of times. (When you get to the end of this step, you have a choice...you can proceed and reduce the sauce, or you can stop now after ADDING THE TBSP OF BUTTER. This way, you have more sauce, which is the way my husband likes it.)
• When chicken is done, remove from pan.
• Bring heat back up to med.
• ,and cook the pan juices for 7 minutes, uncovered.
• Stir in butter and remove bay leaves.
• Spoon sauce over the chicken.
• I served white rice on the side, and spooned a bit of sauce over that, too.
• Yum.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH GARLIC AND BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• If breasts are connected, separate filets and cut away any membranes or fat. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Rinse mushrooms and pat dry. Season the flour with some salt and pepper and dredge chicken in the mixture. Shake off the excess flour.
• Heat oil in heavy skillet over medium-high heat and cook the breasts until nicely browned on one side. Add garlic cloves. Turn chicken and scatter the mushrooms over top. Continue cooking, shaking the skillet to redistribute the mushrooms so that they cook evenly. Cook about 3-4 minutes.
• Add the vinegar, broth, bay leaf and thyme.
• Cover tightly and cook over medium-low heat for 10 minutes. Transfer the chicken pieces to a warm serving platter and cover with foil. Continue cooking sauce with mushrooms, uncovered and over medium-high heat for about 7 minutes. Swirl in butter and discard bay leaf.
• Pour the mushroom sauce over the chicken and serve.

CHICKEN WITH ONIONS AND BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Cut each chicken breast half into three pieces. Heat olive oil over medium high heat. Add chicken, cover, and let brown while you cut the onion.
• Cut the onion into 1/4-1/2 inch wedges. Add them to the pan. Turn the chicken pieces over (they should be brown on the bottom side now). Cover and cook some more while chopping garlic.
• Chop the garlic coarsely and add to pan.
• Add salt and red pepper flakes to taste. Allow to cook a few minutes, then add the wine or cooking wine. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer. Add balsamic vinegar and pimientos. Stir, cover, and cook at simmer for 20 minutes (while you cook the rice). There will be a broth left over to spoon over the chicken, onions, and rice.
• Cook the rice in the chicken stock. Consult the rice package for correct proportions.
• Serve the chicken over the rice.

BALSAMIC CHICKEN {EASY MARINADE}

Steps:

• Place chicken in a gallon size resealable bag (or you can use a bowl).
• In a mixing bowl whisk together balsamic vinegar, olive oil, garlic, rosemary, thyme, dijon mustard, salt, and pepper.
• Pour marinade over chicken in bag (or bowl). Seal bag while pressing out excess air.
• Rub marinade over chicken (I also like to twist and tie top of bag so marinade fully covers the chicken).
• Let marinade in fridge for 2 to 8 hours for breasts and 2 to 24 hours for thighs.
• Heat over medium-high heat to 400 degrees. Partway through heating don't forget to clean and oil grill grates (with a little vegetable oil or olive oil using tongs and a balled up paper towel).
• Remove chicken from marinade while shaking excess marinade off back into bag. Transfer to grill and cook covered about 5 to 8 minutes per side.
• Cook time varies based on thickness, check internal temperature of chicken in thickest portion to 165 degrees for doneness.
• Garnish with parsley if desired. Serve warm.

CHICKEN WITH PEPPERS, ONIONS, & BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Season the chicken with salt, pepper, and dried oregano.
• Heat the olive oil in a heavy bottomed saucepan over medium heat until lightly smoking.
• Brown the chicken well on each side, about 7 to 8 minutes.
• Move the chicken to a plate.
• Add the onions and peppers to the pan, and cook until they are tender and softened, stirring often, about 6 to 7 minutes.
• Add the garlic and cook another minute or two until fragrant.
• Add the wine, and cook, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan until the wine has almost completely been absorbed.
• Stir in the balsamic vinegar and chopped parsley.
• Return the chicken to the pan, along with any juices on the plate and cover the chicken with the pepper mixture.
• Continue to cook until the chicken is completely cooked, about 5 minutes. Serve immediately.

CHICKEN BREASTS AND GARLIC BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Split each chicken breast lengthwise in half. Cut away and discard any thin membranes that may remain on the flesh.
• Rinse the mushrooms; drain and pat dry.
• Season the flour with salt and pepper and dredge the chicken breast halves in the mixture. Shake off excess flour.
• Heat the oil in a heavy skillet and cook the chicken breasts until nicely browned on one side, about 3 minutes over moderately high heat. Add the garlic cloves.
• Turn the chicken pieces and scatter the mushrooms over all. Continue cooking, shaking the skillet and redistributing the mushrooms so that they cook evenly. Cook about 3 minutes and add the balsamic vinegar and broth. Add the bay leaf and thyme.
• Cover closely and cook over moderately low heat 10 minutes. Turn the pieces occasionally as they cook.
• Transfer the pieces to a warm serving platter and cover with foil.
• Let the sauce with the mushrooms cook, uncovered, over moderately high heat about 7 minutes. Swirl in the butter.
• Remove and discard the bay leaf. Pour the mushrooms in sauce over the chicken and serve.