Raspberry Chicken with Thyme
Raspberry Chicken with Thyme requires roughly 45 minutes from start to finish. Watching your figure? This gluten free and primal recipe has 278 calories, 26g of protein, and 13g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up olive oil, chicken breast halves, chicken stock, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. It works well as a main course.
Instructions
Press half of the raspberries through a fine stainless steel strainer; reserve the puree.
Tuck one thyme sprig under the skin of each chicken breast, loosening the skin as little as possible. Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
In a large, heavy, nonreactive skillet, melt 1/2 tablespoon of the butter in the oil over high heat. When the butter stops foaming, add the chicken, skin side down, and cook for 1 minute. Reduce the heat to moderate and cook until the skin is nicely browned, about 5 minutes longer. Turn the chicken and brown the second side, about 6 minutes.
Transfer the chicken to a plate and keep warm in a low oven.
Pour the fat from the skillet.
Add the wine, vinegar, shallot and minced thyme to the skillet and boil over moderately high heat for 2 minutes, stirring to deglaze the pan.
Add the chicken stock and boil until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 5 minutes. Stir in the reserved raspberry puree and cook until warmed through.
Remove from the heat and whisk in the remaining 2 1/2 tablespoons butter.
Slice the chicken breasts crosswise or leave them whole.
Transfer to warmed plates and spoon the sauce on top or alongside.
Garnish with the remaining thyme sprigs and whole raspberries and serve.