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Apple Prune Chicken

Apple Prune Chicken

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apples, chicken, prunes

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I often use dried fruit in my savory sauces to create a luscious glaze and in this case, I used unsweetened prunes. They simmer together with the apples and apple cider in the oven and the combination achieves a fat-free richness that is finger-licking delicious! This simple dish is quick and easy and is an absolute delight!  I like to serve it over quinoa, along with oven-roasted Simply Squash and Brussels sprouts.

Apple Prune Chicken

 

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  • Apple Cider Prune Chicken
    • Ingredients
    • Instructions

Apple Cider Prune Chicken

Servings 4
Author Catherine Katz

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 2 free-range organic whole chicken breasts skin removed, halved
  • ¼ cup whole wheat pastry flour or regular flour
  • 4 cloves garlic thickly sliced
  • 1 medium apple rinsed, not peeled, sliced
  • 1 ½ cup 100% apple cider no added sugar
  • 1/3 cup water
  • ½ cup pitted prunes no added sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • fresh ground pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350º F.
  • Rinse the chicken and pat dry. Sprinkle with a little salt and pepper.
  • Place flour on a flat plate and dip each piece of chicken in the flour on both sides. Set aside. Discard extra flour.
  • Drizzle the olive oil in a shallow baking pan that can also go on top of the stove over medium to high heat and briefly sauté the floured chicken breasts on both sides, long enough (3-4 minutes) to brown them slightly, but leaving them uncooked (the golden top will come later in the oven).
  • Remove the slightly browned chicken from the pan and set aside on a plate.
  • Sauté the sliced garlic and apples in the same pan for a couple minutes.
  • Add the cider, water, prunes, salt and pepper to the pan and bring to a boil.
  • Reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Place the chicken back in the baking pan with the apple-prune-garlic mixture.
  • Spoon some of the liquid over the chicken and place the baking pan in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, uncovered.
  • Turn each piece once and bake for an additional 10 to 15 minutes until the chicken is tender and the sauce is thick and glistening.
  • Crush the prunes and some of apples (leave some intact for garnish) in the pan, so they become part of the sauce. (Optional)

 

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Comments

  1. Hope Brenneman says

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    5 stars
    This looks and sounds so flavorful and delicious, I have been so excited to try it! My dad and I both love prunes so this is a great way to use them up! I wonder, if there is a substitute for the whole wheat pastry flour?

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    • Catherine Katz says

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      Hope! I am so glad! I know you and your dad are going to LOVE it and yes no problem with using plain white glue to dredge the chicken it’s such a small amount just needed to thicken the sauce a little bit. YUM! Tell me how it goes I always love to hear!!

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      • Hope says

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        5 stars
        Just tried it tonight, it was DELICIOUS!

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        • Catherine Katz says

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          Dear Hope, I am so glad to hear that! Did your dad live it too?

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          • Hope Brenneman says

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            4 stars
            Everyone loved it so much there were no leftovers for lunch tomorrow!

  2. Ana says

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    5 stars
    Hola! Desde España decirte que hoy he cocinado este plato para comer. Rápido, diferente y buenísimo. Repetiremos seguro!! Thanks and kisses! 😉

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    • Catherine Katz says

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      Muchas gracias Ana!!! 🙂

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  3. Samara says

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    I made this tonight, and my family loved it! I sprinkled some fresh rosemary from my garden on the top of the chicken right before serving since I love rosemary and warm apples, and the garlic was an added bonus flavor. Thank you for this site and all your healthy recipes!

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    • Catherine Katz says

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      YAY Samara!! I knew you would love this chicken recipe too! It’s so perfect in the Fall, isn’t it?! Another one that I would love for you to try, is my lemon pistachio chicken. It’s very different from the 22 chicken recipes you just loved but something tells me you are going to rave about it too! https://cuisinicity.com/lemon-pistachio-chicken/ Enjoy! 🙂

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  4. Marilyn Gorman says

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    Tried this tonight to prepare for a group pot-luck. This is wonderful. Even my picky adult son wandered in while in progress and came back for “testing’. Loved it and had to make a platter so my friends were down a serving. I will certainly make this again.

    The chicken breasts I got were rather large so I cut them in half. Also made about 1.5 recipe and it was delicious. Did I mention that I had to try it and then had to back off or there would be none left to take out.

    Thanks so much.

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    • Catherine Katz says

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      YAY Marilyn, your comment was absolutely delightful!!! I am so glad everyone enjoyed its much!! 🙂

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  5. Catherine Katz says

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    5 stars
    Hahaha Howie that’s wonderful! Now you certainly brought a smile to my face too!!

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  6. Howie Wallach says

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    5 stars
    This dish is a winner!
    There were initially some frowns at the site of prunes; however, the combined sweetness and a occasional tartness of prunes, apples and apple cider created a deliciously flavored sauce, moist tasty chicken, and smiles.
    As a bonus, the apples and prunes taste great. Unfortunately there were no leftovers for lunch tomorrow.
    We have a new favorite chicken dish. Thank you.

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  7. LeeAnn Miller says

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    What type of apple cider do you use. I bought some at the store and realized it has 30gr of sugar per serving. Yikes! thank you

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    • Catherine Katz says

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      Hi LeeAnn, we are still in New Zealand so can’t answer you off the top of my head but basically I use a 100% apple cider with only apples as the ingredient, no added sugar. Just make sure the sugar they measure is the one that is inherent to the apples and no more than that and you’ll be fine! I hope this helps!

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  8. Danielle says

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    I tried this recipe and absolutely LOVE it! Pairing sweet with savory is one of my favorite ways to cook. This truly was finger-licking good! thanks for sharing 🙂

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    • Catherine Katz says

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      Thank you Danielle! I LOVE this kind of feedback!! It makes me so happy!! YES!!!

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  9. Valerie says

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    5 stars
    I love this recipe!! I just made it for all my friends and they were all beaming!

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    • Catherine Katz says

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      Fantastic!!! Wow, you are getting to be an amazing cook! YAY!!!!

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  10. Catherine Katz says

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    YES! NATALIA, I couldn’t ask for a better compliment and what a great feeling to know you are now taking it to your own kitchen! LOOOOOVE THAT!!! Thank you my sweetness!-Mom

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  11. Natalia says

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    5 stars
    I just made this the other day and it was so simple to wip up! I doubled the recipe and it still came out just the way it does when you make it! I love that such a delicious and healthy dish can be so easy to put together using your instructions 🙂

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