Strawberry-Balsamic Marinated Chicken
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To be fair, it’s pretty hard not to like strawberries and balsamic vinegar together, though (or, not to like anything with balsamic vinegar).
This is yet another marinade recipe (we are on a marinade kick, I still have another coming!) that is easy and a total winner. Because the marinade is so good, I reserved nearly half of it so I could brush the chicken with it as it was cooking/after it cooked. You could also reduce the sauce and just spoon it over the chicken, like Jey did.
I especially like rosemary with balsamic and strawberries, so I went ahead and added that to this marinade, too. We had these with roasted fingerling potatoes (my obsession) and zucchini, both of which I roasted since I was cooking this indoors. Of course, if you grill the chicken, your grilled veggie possibilities are endless—and might I suggest that you make foil packet potatoes with bacon? 🙂
Strawberry-Balsamic Chicken
Adapted from Cheese Curd in Paradise
8 strawberries, hulled
1/4 cup olive oil
5 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
1 shallot, minced
1 tsp. minced rosemary
1 tsp. honey
1 lb. boneless/skinless chicken breasts (or thighs).
Use an immersion blender or small food processor to combine the first 6 ingredients. Add salt and pepper to taste (about 3/4 tsp. salt and 1/2 tsp. pepper). Reserve about 1/4 cup of the marinade. Pour the remaining marinade into a bowl or resealable bag and add the chicken. Turn the chicken, being sure to cover completely, and marinate for at least one hour.
Grill or pan-fry the chicken for about 4 minutes. Brush the top of each chicken breast or thigh with the reserved marinade. Flip, cook for another 4-5 minutes, and brush again with the strawberry-balsamic sauce.
That strawberry-balsamic marinade sounds amazing! What a great idea!
I am so happy you liked it! I need to put it on our meal plan again!
You are so right about strawberries and balsamic.
You can pair strawberry and balsamic together and I’ll eat it just about any day! The rosemary sounds like a nice touch as well.
I’m so glad I’m the only person who doesn’t love fruit and meat together! It seems like it’s everywhere these days – I don’t think I’ve seen a salsa recipe in months that doesn’t have mango or watermelon or peaches in it.
This does sound like a good combination though. I cut strawberries some slack for savory recipes, probably just because they’re so damn delicious that they can’t make anything bad.
Yum! I really love the sound of this chicken!
Yes and yes. What a great flavor combo. I may give it whirl with peaches, as well.