Pepper Jelly Glazed Chicken Breasts #BakingBloggers

Boneless, skinless chicken breasts may be healthy but they can also be a little, ahem, boring.  Add a little bit of interest and zing with an easy glaze made with pepper jelly.  

We are baking with Jams and Jellies today over at Baking Bloggers.........

 

Sue of Palatable Pastime challenged us to share a baked recipe that features jam or jelly for today's event.  That's a pretty wide open topic.  Let's see what everyone brought to the table........

• Culinary Adventures with Camilla is sharing Roasted Lamb with Bourbon-Plum Glaze
• Making Miracles is sharing Chicken Thighs in Raspberry Sauce
• Sid's Sea Palm Cooking is sharing Jelly Glazed Wings
• Cookaholic Wife is sharing Blackberry Crumble Bars
• Magical Ingredients is sharing Jam Pinwheel Cookies
• Karen's Kitchen Stories is sharing Shortbread Jam Cookies with a Streusel Topping
• Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice is sharing Orange Marmalade Cinnamon Streusel Muffins
• Palatable Pastime is sharing Jalapeno Lime Glazed Chicken
• Food Lust People Love is sharing Sticky Jammy Hot Wings
• Sneha's Recipe is sharing Chicken Legs With Strawberry Balsamic Glaze & Spicy Potato Wedges
• A Day in the Life on the Farm is sharing Pepper Jelly Glazed Chicken Breasts

This was our 3rd small Christmas gathering of the season.  The Teen had asked to have her Aunt and Uncle come over because she was very excited about the gifts she had gotten for them and couldn't wait to share.  I hadn't planned on having company for dinner but not wanting to disappoint her I told her to go ahead and see if they were available.  

I decided to keep dinner simple and so filled up a sheet pan with some large boneless skinless chicken breasts that I sliced into uniform pieces instead of pounding them because they were just that big. Alternately, you can use smaller breasts.  Then I filled a second sheet pan with some veggies that I had tossed with olive oil, salt and pepper.

Placed both trays in a preheated 375* oven and walked away for 50 minutes.  When I returned, I checked the vegetables for tenderness and gave them a toss.  I pulled out the chicken breasts and brushed them with the pepper jelly that I had melted with a little bit of water, before placing them back into the oven for another 10 minutes. 

When the glaze had set and the chicken was a perfect 165* I removed both trays from the oven and plated them to serve.  It was a quick and easy dinner and a wonderful, relaxing celebration.

Yield: 6 servings

Author: Wendy Klik

Pepper Jelly Glazed Chicken Breasts

Boneless, skinless chicken breasts may be healthy but they can also be a little, ahem, boring. Add a little bit of interest and zing with an easy glaze made with pepper jelly.

Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 1 HourTotal time: 1 H & 5 M

Ingredients

• 6 (4-6 oz) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1/3 c. pepper jelly (I used Hungarian Pepper Jelly)
• 2 t. water

Instructions

1. Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper.  Place onto a baking sheet lined with parchment or a silicone mat.  Place into a preheated 375* oven and bake for 45-50 minutes.  
2. Melt the water and jelly together in the microwave on high for about 30 seconds.  Brush over the chicken breasts and return to the oven for another 10 minutes to set the glaze.

Calories

242.27

Fat (grams)

4.30

Sat. Fat (grams)

1.21

Carbs (grams)

11.36

Fiber (grams)

0.24

Net carbs

11.12

Sugar (grams)

9.85

Protein (grams)

37.28

Sodium (milligrams)

141.59

Cholesterol (grams)

102.00

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