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Wild Blueberry Stuffed Chicken Breast with Wild Blueberry Hunter Sauce

Wild Blueberry Stuffed Chicken Breast with Wild Blueberry Hunter Sauce

Kilted Chef Alain Bosse
Total Time 1 hour
Course Main Course
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 chicken breasts skin on, bone-in
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp canola oil
  • 2 sprigs thyme

Wild Blueberry Stuffing

  • ¼ cup wild blueberries
  • ¼ cup feta cheese
  • 2 tbsp chopped pecans
  • 1 tsp fresh thyme
  • pinch salt and pepper

Wild Blueberry Hunter Sauce

  • 1 tbsp canola oil
  • cups wild blueberries
  • ½ medium onion
  • 8 oz mushrooms sliced
  • ½ cup cherry tomatoes diced
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • ½ tbsp Dijon mustard
  • ¼ cup red wine
  • ½ cup beef broth
  • 1 tsp fresh thyme

Instructions
 

  • Combine ingredients into a bowl and mix well.
  • Preheat oven to 400°F
  • Debone your chicken breast. Create a cavity inside the chicken breast for the stuffing.
  • Place an ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add butter & canola oil until thebutter has melted into the oil, and it begins to shimmer.
  • Place the chicken breast skin side down in the skillet and cook for 3 to 4 minutes until golden brown. Flip chicken breast, add sprigs of thyme and cook for another 3 to 4 minutes, basting with pan juices.
  • Remove chicken from the pan and place on a cutting board. Fill the cavity with the stuffing, returning it to the pan.
  • Place pan into preheated oven at 400°F for 20 minutes.
  • While chicken is cooking, prepare the hunter sauce.

Wild Blueberry Hunter Sauce

  • Heat the canola oil over medium-high heat. Add blueberries and onions and cook until onions become soft. Add tomatoes and mushrooms. Continue cooking for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the Dijon mustard and tomato paste while cooking, stirring to combine.
  • Deglaze the pan with the red wine and add the beef stock along with the thyme. Stir well and cook until the sauce has reduced by half.
    *Option* You can create a cornstarch slurry with 1 tsp cornstarch, 1 tsp water to thicken the sauce.
  • Once the chicken has cooked, remove from the oven, cut in half and serve on a bed of your favourite greens. Top with the wild blueberry hunter sauce.
Keyword chicken, dinner, wild blueberry