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Pan Seared Chicken with Cherry Salsa

June 27, 2012 By Jennifer @ PB and P Design 19 Comments

Hidy-Ho Neighbors,

How are doing on this lovely Wednesday?  For me I’m doing great!  I got in three days of exercise, our Internal Audit at work is over, the sun is shining and I made a new dish that I just love!!  So everything is peachy keen for me!!!

Today I am serving you Pan Seared Chicken with Cherry Salsa.  This is a fantastic meal!  The flavors of the sweet cherries along with the tender onions and peppers is such a wonderful savory and sweet dish.  For a little more sweetness I added some freshly squeezed orange juice and a little orange zest.  I am truly amazed how well cherries go with a lot of different dishes.


I based this recipe off of a Pork Tenderloin recipe that I made with cherry sauce.  I was checking my recipe page and I can’t believe I never posted that recipe.  I have to make it for you, it tastes delicious!  If you’re a cherry fan, than I think you will be pleased with this dish.

Since it was just my Hubby and I tonight for dinner, I have two chicken breasts left over and I’m thinking that this would make a wonderful panini sandwich and using mozzarella cheese to melt all over it.  As I’m thinking about, I think that will be tomorrows dinner for me.  I haven’t had bread all week, and I’m in need of it!

I decided not to use any oil in this dish to keep the calories low.  I sprayed my skillet with cooking spray, and placed my chicken in that to cook, since you’ll get a little fat from the chicken juices, it will keep the pan from drying out.  Once the chicken was cooked, I added all of my salsa ingredients and cooked it in the same skillet.  To keep the fruit and vegetable from drying out I used orange juice and some water.  I also added cornstarch and water mixture to thicken it up just a bit.  Once the cherry mixture was cooked, I added my chicken back into the skillet to re-heat it up.  I placed the chicken on a platter and topped with the cherry salsa.

Pan Seared Chicken with Cherry Salsa
 
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Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
20 mins
Total time
25 mins
 
A sweet and savory chicken dish that is healthy, full of flavor and easy to make.
Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients
  • 16 oz chicken, bonless skinless, cut horizontally
  • Sprinkle Salt & Pepper
  • ⅓ cup onion, diced
  • 1 clove garlic, diced
  • ⅓ cup sweet bell pepper, diced
  • 1 cup cherries, pitted, cut in half
  • 1 tsp orange zest
  • ¼ cup orange juice, fresh (about 1 large orange)
  • ¼ cup water or chicken broth
  • 1 tsp. corn starch
  • 1 tsp. water
  • ½ tsp. thyme (optional)
Instructions
  1. Spray a large skillet with cooking spray.
  2. Add salt & pepper to chicken. Add chicken to skillet, and cook each side for about 3-4 minutes until no longer pink.
  3. Set chicken aside.
  4. In a small bowl add 1 teaspoon of cornstarch and 1 teaspoon of water and whisk together until combined. Set a side.
  5. In the same skillet add onion, garlic and peppers and cook until vegetables are tender, about 3 minutes (if skillet seems dry, add about ½ of the orange juice). Add cherries, remaining orange juice, orange zest and water and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. About 2 minutes before done add cornstarch mixture and stir until slightly thicken.
  6. Add chicken back to the skillet and cover both sides with cherry salsa. Sprinkle chicken with thyme. Cook until chicken is warm.
  7. Place chicken on a platter and place cherry salsa over top.
Notes
Calorie per serving: 159.5, Fat: 2.2, Cholesterol: 65, Sodium: 76.3, Potassium: 171, Carbs: 9.5, Fiber: 1.2, Sugar: 5.1, Protein: 26.9
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 4 oz chicken with a quarter of salsa mixture
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I never asked you, do you like cherries?  Apparently from my recipes the past couple of weeks, I can’t get enough of this little fruit.  I simply love them!!  What is your favorite way to eat cherries?

Well my Friends, I bought a ton of peaches and there starting to get over ripe, so I need to cut them up and freeze them.  I have a new recipe that I want to make with peaches, so stay tuned for that!

Have a great day!

Toodles,

Jen

Filed Under: Fruit, Poultry and Pork Tagged With: cherries, chicken, healthy low-calorie, pan seared, Poultry and Pork, salsa

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Comments

  1. Joanne says

    June 27, 2012 at 5:20 AM

    I am eating cherries lately in a fanatical kind of way…so I’m pretty sure this salsa is necessary in my life!

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      June 27, 2012 at 8:00 PM

      I love my cherries!! This is the only time of year when they taste so good!!

      Reply
  2. naturalandbalanced says

    June 27, 2012 at 7:18 AM

    love the idea of cherry salsa- never even thought of it! fruit is so good right now, especially cherries, strawberries and blueberries. yum yum love summer 🙂

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      June 27, 2012 at 8:00 PM

      I love fruit! I probably eat more than my fair share of it, but I can’t help it!

      Reply
  3. Claire @ Live & Love to Eat says

    June 27, 2012 at 7:24 AM

    This looks so good it ALMOST makes me want to eat chicken again!

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      June 27, 2012 at 7:59 PM

      lol, make the salsa and put it on something else like some fresh bread! It’s so good!!

      Reply
  4. [email protected] says

    June 27, 2012 at 11:38 AM

    I am loving this cherry salsa!! I have to try this!

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      June 27, 2012 at 7:57 PM

      Thanks! If you try it, let me know what you think of it!

      Reply
  5. claire @ the realistic nutritionist says

    June 27, 2012 at 1:51 PM

    This is so perfect for summer!

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      June 27, 2012 at 7:56 PM

      Makes for a great summer time dish. The cherry salsa would even be good on some crispy bread!!

      Reply
  6. Molly@ Hungry Hungry Runner says

    June 27, 2012 at 2:02 PM

    The cherry love continues! What a perfect summery mix of sweet and savory! You are totally making me rethink my rules for cherries! 🙂

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      June 27, 2012 at 7:56 PM

      Re-think cherries, there so good!! I can’t get enough of them!!

      Reply
  7. Taylor B. says

    June 27, 2012 at 7:18 PM

    I LOVE cherries! We are entertaining this weekend and I might just have to make this!!

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      June 27, 2012 at 7:55 PM

      If you do make it, stop back and let me know what you think! Have fun this weekend!!

      Reply
  8. Bibi @ Bibi's Culinary Journey says

    June 28, 2012 at 6:49 AM

    That looks absolutely delicious….I love cherries in everything….sweet or savory. I will be trying this 🙂

    Reply
  9. Baker Street (@bakerstreet29) says

    June 28, 2012 at 9:28 AM

    The cherry salsa is such a fantastic idea! I think this would make for a great midweek meal.

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      June 28, 2012 at 8:31 PM

      Thanks! I love it, plus it is quick and easy!

      Reply
  10. Nancy says

    July 31, 2012 at 7:20 AM

    Jennifer, Made this for dinner last night and really liked it!! Will definately make this again.

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      July 31, 2012 at 9:02 AM

      I’m so glad you liked it! It’s always nice to have a little different spin to chicken. 🙂

      Reply

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