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Our easy vineyard chicken recipe is made with a bunch of pantry staples–garlic, olive oil, vinegar, and honey–and turns them into something really elegant. Shallot, thyme, and grapes on the vine add so much to this simple and rustic baked chicken dish. We serve it with a fluffy grain, Farro or Quinoa would both be great, and a nice Simple Butter Lettuce Salad. For even more inspiration, be sure to check out our 60 Best Chicken Breast Recipes.
Ingredients You’ll Need To Make Roast Chicken With Grapes
Chicken breasts
For the sauce – shallots, garlic, olive oil, vinegar, honey, thyme, and pepper
Seedless red grapes – on the vine
To finish – cold butter, fresh parsley
To serve – Crusty bread and ricotta cheese
How to Make Vineyard Chicken
Brown the chicken in a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat.
Make the sauce. Combine the remaining olive oil, vinegar, shallots, garlic, honey, thyme, and pepper in a small bowl. Pour the mixture over the chicken, turning to fully coat. Add the grapes to the skillet.
Roast the chicken and grapes. Transfer the skillet to the oven and roast until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165°F on an instant read thermometer, and the grapes are wilted, about 15 minutes.
Add butter! Enriching a sauce with butter is a technique known as monter au beurre. Stir the butter into the sauce until melted and the sauce is slightly thickened. Return the sliced chicken to the skillet and baste with the sauce. Sprinkle with parsley and additional pepper.
Serve the chicken. We like to serve this with a good loaf of crusty bread. Spread the bread with ricotta, and top with roasted grapes, before serving.
How to Store Leftovers + Tips
Leftovers can be stored in the fridge for 3-4 days. The chicken breasts can be frozen for up to three months wrapped well in a labeled, air-tight container.
If you don’t have ricotta around, other soft, fresh cheese will work. We also think a spreadable goat cheese would be great.
This is the perfect way to use grapes that are lingering in your fridge. Once they come out of the hot oven, you’ll never know that they started out a little wilted!
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