Indulge in a culinary journey with our tantalizing blueberry chutney for grilled chicken, a symphony of flavors that will elevate your taste buds. This delightful condiment marries the sweet and tangy essence of blueberries with aromatic spices, creating a vibrant and versatile accompaniment. Whether you're grilling juicy chicken breasts, succulent kabobs, or tender thighs, our blueberry chutney will transform your meal into a gourmet experience. Dive into a world of culinary delight with our diverse selection of recipes, ranging from a classic blueberry chutney recipe to variations infused with zesty ginger, tangy orange, and a hint of heat from jalapeños. Each recipe is carefully crafted to complement the smoky, charred flavors of grilled chicken, offering a perfect balance of sweetness, acidity, and spice.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
BLUEBERRY BBQ CHICKEN
North Carolina chef Vivian Howard calls this grilled chicken her homage to Carolina-style BBQ sauce, but with a blueberry twist. To make Blue Q Sauce, she cooks fresh blueberries down with apple cider vinegar, chili flakes, sugar, and a cinnamon stick. Slathered on chicken, it produces very tasty caramelized skin.
Provided by Vivian Howard
Categories main-dish
Time 1h30m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Sauce: In a food processor, add blueberries, vinegar, and sugar. Pulse to break up the berries into a chunky pulp. Place mixture into a saucepan; add bay leaf, cinnamon stick, and crushed red pepper. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook, covered, 10-15 minutes.
- Remove from heat; remove cinnamon stick and bay leaf. Carefully transfer the sauce to a blender. Make sure the lid is entirely sealed to prevent sauce from spattering while you blend. Blend the sauce to a smooth consistency, starting on low speed and gradually increasing to high. When sauce is smooth, strain it through a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl.
- Transfer sauce back to the saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, uncovered, and reduce by ¼, about 5 minutes. The sauce should coat the back of a spoon, and the viscosity should be more like maple syrup than honey. Pour into a container and cool to room temperature. Makes about 2 cups. (Sauce will keep for up to 6 months refrigerated in a lidded container.)
- Prep chicken: Lay spatchcocked chicken breast side up on a wire rack fitted over a rimmed baking sheet. Season liberally on both sides with salt and pepper (about 15 turns of a pepper mill per side). Let rest at room temperature while preheating the grill, 30 minutes.
- Grill chicken: Preheat a charcoal grill to medium-high heat, about 375 F. The coals should be ashed over in some places, with red embers burning within. Move the coals to one side of the grill to create areas of both direct and indirect heat. Place the chicken skin side up on the side of the grill over the coals (direct heat). Cover and cook, 15 minutes.
- Divide the Blue Q Sauce: half should be used for basting, while the other half should be reserved for the final baste and for serving. (If the cooled sauce has thickened too much, simply reheat in a saucepan over low heat, or briefly microwave to return to its original syrupy consistency before using.) Remove the lid. Use tongs to flip the chicken over, skin side down, onto the indirect heat side of the grill. Baste the underside of the bird with Blue Q Sauce, then gently re-position back over direct heat, still skin side down. Cover and cook, 5 minutes. Repeat this process-flipping, basting, and grilling for 5 minutes at a time, covered-2-3 more times, until chicken is fully cooked. (The leg, when tugged, should become loosened from the breast. Alternatively, a thermometer placed in the thickest part of the thigh, avoiding the bone, should register 165 F.) Discard remaining basting sauce.
- Remove chicken from the grill and place on a cutting board, skin side up. Use reserved Blue Q Sauce to baste one last time and let rest, 5 minutes. Cut the chicken into 6 or 8 pieces and drizzle once more with sauce. Serve warm or at room temperature with additional sauce on the side.
RED, WHITE, AND BLUEBERRY GRILLED CHICKEN
These colors don't run, but they do stain, so I recommend eating this delicious, red, white and blueberry chicken outdoors at a barbeque. Smoky, spicy meats have been paired with sweet-and-sour, fruit-based sauces since we've had cooks, so that this combo works beautifully is no big surprise. And yes, other juicy fruit like peaches, or other berries will work nicely.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Time 2h35m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Whisk oil, salt, paprika, chipotle pepper, cayenne pepper, black pepper, and garlic in a bowl to make marinade. Place chicken breasts in marinade and turn to coat evenly. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
- Spread sugar in a saucepan set over medium heat. Do not stir, but watch closely as sugar begins to melt after about 1 minute. As sugar melts it will gradually turn a golden color. Continue watching but not stirring. When all sugar has melted and golden color just begins to darken a bit (after 1 minute or less), remove pan from heat. Pour in vinegar and stir until sugar dissolves.
- Place pan over medium-high heat and add blueberries to the sugar-vinegar mixture. Bring to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until blueberries soften and mixture begins to thicken, 4 or 5 minutes. It should be a syrup-like consistency. If sauce seems too thin, simmer a few more minutes. If it seems too thick, add a splash of water. Stir in salt and pepper. Remove from heat.
- Set a strainer over a bowl. Strain berries, using a spatula to push through as much juice as possible. Discard skins.
- Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate. Drain excess marinade from chicken.
- Place chicken breasts on preheated grill. Cook until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 4 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Transfer chicken to a plate and allow to rest a few minutes.
- Serve breasts on a swirl of blueberry sauce with more sauce drizzled on top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 279 calories, Carbohydrate 29.1 g, Cholesterol 67.2 mg, Fat 6.7 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 25.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.4 g, Sodium 1540 mg, Sugar 24.2 g
CHICKEN CORDON BLEU ROLL-UPS WITH GINGER 'N' SPICE BLUEBERRY CHUTNEY
Steps:
- Put each chicken breast between 2 pieces of plastic wrap and pound to 1/4-inch thickness, tapering thickness along the edges to 1/8-inch. Set aside until needed.
- Combine the panko and garlic salt in a small bowl and drizzle with oil; toss until coated. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. When the skillet is hot add the panko and toast until light golden, stirring constantly. Pour the toasted panko into a shallow dish.
- In another shallow dish, whisk together the egg whites, milk, cornstarch and mustard.
- Line a jelly roll pan with foil (to catch any juices) then set a large wire rack over foil. Remove plastic wrap from chicken. Put the chicken on a work surface and sprinkle with salt and peppercorns; rub into the flesh. In a small bowl stir together the prosciutto, fontina, blue cheese and chopped basil. Divide the mixture into 6 portions. On each breast, put a portion of the mixture on the bottom half and toward the center. Roll the bottom edge of the breast over the filling then roll up tightly, tucking in the sides. Press firmly on the seam to secure. Roll the chicken in the egg white mixture to coat, then roll in the panko crumbs, pressing firmly. Arrange the chicken on the wire rack in the pan, spacing equally. Let rest for 20 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- For the chutney: In a heavy 1-quart saucepan add the butter and let it melt over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook until tender, and stirring often, about 3 minutes. Stir in the vinegar, raisins, ginger, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, curry, salt, nutmeg and blueberries. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and slightly mash the blueberries with a potato masher. Cover the pan and set aside.
- After resting the chicken for 20 minutes, put the pan in the preheated oven and bake until an instant-read thermometer reaches 160 degrees F when inserted into the center of the chicken roll, about 40 minutes. Remove from oven and let the chicken to rest for 5 minutes before serving. Transfer the chicken to a serving platter and serve topped with the chutney, (no need to reheat). Garnish with basil leaves and serve.
BLUEBERRY CHUTNEY
Another recipe from my mom's chutney collection. Adapted from Southern Living. Good spread on top of cheese and crackers. Also goes nicely with grilled chicken or pork.
Provided by ratherbeswimmin
Categories Berries
Time 1h5m
Yield 3 cups
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Add the first 7 ingredients to a large pot; bring to a boil.
- Lower heat and simmer for 15 minutes or until the apple is tender, stir frequently.
- Add in blueberries and vinegar; bring to a boil Lower heat to medium and cook 40 minutes or until thickened; stir often.
- Divide mixture into air-tight containers.
- Store in refrigerator up to 1 week; freeze up to 6 months.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 317.4, Fat 0.9, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 7.5, Carbohydrate 80.3, Fiber 7, Sugar 66.6, Protein 2.1
CHICKEN WITH BLUEBERRY-GINGER CHUTNEY
From Cooking Light. Serving size: 1 chicken breast half and 1/4 c. chutney. Per serving: 321 calories, 5.7 g fat, 40.2 g protein, 26.9 g carb, 1.9 g fiber, 99 mg cholesterol. Frozen blueberries take approx. 5 minutes longer to cook and thicken because they give off more water.
Provided by ratherbeswimmin
Categories Chicken
Time 1h5m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- To make the chutney: Combine all the chutney ingredients in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil.
- Lower heat to medium-low and simmer 25 minutes or until thick, stirring occasionally.
- To make the chicken: combine the oil, basil, oregano, chicken, and minced garlic in a large heavy-duty zip-lock pastic bag; seal the bag.
- Marinate in the refrigerator for 2 hours, turning occasionally.
- Take chicken out of the bag and throw away marinade.
- Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
- Heat a large grill pan over medium-high heat.
- Cook chicken 5 minutes on each side or until done.
- Serve with chutney.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 319.3, Fat 5.7, SaturatedFat 1.1, Cholesterol 98.7, Sodium 505.4, Carbohydrate 25.9, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 20.6, Protein 40.1
BLUEBERRY BBQ CHICKEN
I never thought "blueberries" and "BBQ" went together until I tried this dish! We had this during our annual fourth of July cookout and more than just patriotic, this dish was seriously delicious! Good thing its healthy because I had more than one. -Kendra Doss, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 50m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a small saucepan over low heat, bring blueberries to a boil; cook and stir until softened, 4-5 minutes. Mash berries. Add next eight ingredients; increase heat to medium. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until thickened, 15-20 minutes. Remove about 3/4 cup sauce; reserve. Refrigerate, covered, until just before serving. Brush chicken with remaining sauce. Refrigerate chicken and remaining sauce, covered, about 1 hour., Place chicken on a greased grill rack. Grill, covered, over medium direct heat, brushing occasionally with remaining sauce, 8-10 minutes. Turn; grill, brushing with sauce, until a thermometer reads 165°, 8-10 minutes longer. Discard any remaining grilling sauce., Microwave reserved sauce, covered, on high until heated through, 30-60 seconds. Serve with grilled chicken.,
Nutrition Facts : Calories 328 calories, Fat 4g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 94mg cholesterol, Sodium 1110mg sodium, Carbohydrate 34g carbohydrate (28g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 36g protein.
Tips:
- Choose ripe and fresh blueberries for the best flavor.
- Use a variety of spices to create a flavorful chutney, such as ginger, garlic, cumin, and cinnamon.
- Allow the chutney to simmer for at least 30 minutes to allow the flavors to meld.
- Taste the chutney and adjust the sweetness, sourness, and spiciness to your liking.
- Serve the chutney warm or at room temperature with grilled chicken, fish, or vegetables.
Conclusion:
Blueberry chutney is a delicious and versatile condiment that can be used to add flavor to a variety of dishes. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. Whether you are serving it with grilled chicken, fish, or vegetables, blueberry chutney is sure to be a hit. So next time you are looking for a way to add some sweetness and spice to your meal, give blueberry chutney a try.
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