Best 10 Rasberry Walnut Smoked Chicken Recipes

GRILLED RASPBERRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine 1 cup vinaigrette and half of the rosemary. Add chicken. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 1 hour. , In a small bowl, combine the jam, lime juice, soy sauce, garlic powder, and remaining vinaigrette and rosemary; set aside., Drain and discard marinade. Place chicken skin side down on grill rack. Grill, covered, over indirect medium heat for 20 minutes. Turn; grill 10-20 minutes longer or until juices a thermometer reads 180°, basting occasionally with raspberry sauce.

RASPBERRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Season the chicken with some salt and pepper. Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add the olive oil. Once the oil is hot but not burning, add the chicken and sear for 3 minutes on each side. Remove from the skillet and set aside.
• Using the same skillet, add the garlic and shallot and cook over medium heat for 1 minute. Add the chicken stock and wine and cook until slightly reduced, about 10 minutes. Add the sliced mushrooms and lower the heat to a simmer. Return the chicken to the skillet, cover and cook until the chicken is cooked through, an additional 10 minutes. Add the raspberries, butter, balsamic vinegar and lemon zest, and continue cooking, uncovered, for 1 minute.

RASBERRY WALNUT SMOKED CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1. Start smoker at 275' to 300' range, and then refrigerate the 2 bottles of Raspberry walnut salad dressing. Chilling it down reduces any bacteria growth on chicken. Also chilling the chicken reduces bacteria growth. Optimal temperature is below 40'F. Once chilled use a 1 gallon freezer bag and put chicken in it and 1 whole bottle of salad dressing. We marinate it for 3 or 4 hours and discard the marinate afterwards.
• 2. Pat chicken simi-dry after marinating, do not rinse off. Chicken will be very pink from raspberry, and wetness will be binder for chicken rub. Next sprinkle rub underneath chicken skin and on top of chicken. Tuck chicken skin underneath. At this point, if smoker is up to temp, place chicken on smoker skin side up. Smoking for 1 hour, spraying with apple juice, then turning chicken over after 1st hour. Continuing to spray every 30 minutes. After 2 hours cooking/spraying chicken, we glaze with raspberry walnut bbq sauce (see recipe next). After cooking 2 hours, chicken should be tender and moist.
• 3. Next, make raspberry walnut bbq sauce. Empty 1 bottle of salad dressing into a bowl, squeeze ketchup into empty salad dressing bottle as a measure of equal parts and squeeze that ketchup into same bowl. Then measure honey into salad dressing bottle, and squeeze honey into bowl. You will have approximately equal measures of each in bowl. Stir mixture well. Glaze the chicken and let sit on smoker for about 5 minutes to thicken. Chicken is done in 2 hours, but glaze can set in just a few minutes on a hot smoker.

SKILLET CHICKEN WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook chicken over medium heat for 5-7 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 170°., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced to 1/2 cup. Serve with chicken.

HAZELNUT-CRUSTED CHICKEN WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• For raspberry sauce:
• Puree raspberries, white wine vinegar, and sugar in blender until smooth. With blender running, gradually add safflower oil. Add water by teaspoonfuls as needed to thin to desired consistency. Season raspberry sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
• For chicken:
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Mix hazelnuts, panko, 1 tablespoon coarse salt, and 2 teaspoons pepper in shallow bowl.
• Mix honey mustard, mint leaves, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, remaining 1 teaspoon coarse salt, and remaining 1 teaspoon pepper in bowl. Add chicken; coat.
• Dip chicken pieces, 1 at a time, into crumb-nut mixture, coating both sides and pressing to adhere. Transfer coated chicken pieces to baking sheet.
• Divide equal amounts of butter and peanut oil between 2 large nonstick skillets; heat over medium-high heat. Add 2 chicken pieces to each skillet; reduce heat to medium and cook until chicken is light brown, about 4 minutes per side. Place chicken on rimmed baking sheet; transfer to oven. Roast chicken until cooked through, about 15 minutes.
• Divide salad greens among 4 plates; top with chicken. Garnish with fresh raspberries and serve raspberry sauce alongside.

GRILLED RASPBERRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Rinse and pat dry chicken breasts with paper towels. Place in large zip-top bag. Add raspberries, vinaigrette, vodka, if using, and chopped mint. Squeeze air out and seal bag. Gently massage the bag to mash raspberries. Marinate in the refrigerator for 1 to 4 hours.
• Preheat grill to medium-high and oil the grates.
• Place the chicken breasts on the grill and cook for 4 to 6 minutes per side. Remove from grill and place on serving platter. Garnish with fresh mint sprigs and fresh raspberries.

SMOKED CHICKEN ENDIVE AND WALNUT DRESSING

Steps:

• Remove skin and fat from chicken and cut into bitesize strips or chunks and set in mixing bowl. Cut endive into 1/2inch cross sections. Boil or steam haricots verts for 4 to 5 minutes or until just tender. Drain and refresh under cold water; pat dry. Cut them on bias into 2 inch lengths.
• In a small mixing bowl combine rice vinegar, mustard, vegetable oil and walnut oil; adjust flavors and season with salt and pepper. Toss dressing with chicken, endive and green beans. Season to taste with salt and pepper and garnish with scallions and crumbled blue or goat's cheese. Serve with corn bread.

RASPBERRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Coat chicken with flour. Melt butter with oil in large skillet. Brown chicken, turning once. Add broth and vinegar to the skillet., Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 12-15 minutes or until chicken juices run clear. Remove chicken to serving platter and keep warm. Add cream to skillet. Bring to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally. Serve sauce with chicken.

RASPBERRY VINAIGRETTE CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven at 350 degrees.
• Thaw and wash your chicken breast and place into a glass dish.
• Pour the Raspberry Vinaigrette dressing over the chicken breast until they are just about covered.
• Place in oven at 350 degrees for one hour.
• When done spoon sauce from baking dish over your chicken, rice or potatoes.

RASPBERRY WALNUT SOAKED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Toss everything in a gallon size zip-lock and let soak for a day.
• Pour into a 8x8 or 9x9 baking dish.
• Cook at 325 degrees for 35 minutes.
• I served with brown rice and a salad using the same dressing.