Wild Blueberry Stuffed Chicken Breast with Wild Blueberry Hunter Sauce
Wild Blueberry Stuffed Chicken Breast with Wild Blueberry Hunter Sauce
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
- 1½ 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.