Sauteed Chicken With Oven-dried Grapes

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs seedless grapes (3/4 lb red, 3/4 lb green)
• 3 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled
• 4 (6 ounce) boneless skinless chicken breasts
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 275°f.
• 2 wash grapes and remove from stems. set aside half of each the red and green grapes.
• 3 place remaining grapes on a baking sheet and bake for 1-1/2 hours, shaking pan frequently: remove from the oven and set aside.
• 4 place uncooked grapes in a blender and purée until very smooth. strain through a coarse-mesh sieve, pressing down hard on the skins: it will yield about 3/4 cup juice.
• 5 in a large nonstick skillet, melt 2 tbsp butter.
• 6 season the chicken with salt and black pepper.
• 7 add to pan and cook over medium-high heat for 5 min on each side, until golden.
• 8 add grape juice and cook for 5 min longer, or until chicken is done, and is just firm to the touch: be careful not to overcook. the grape juices will darken into a mahogany-colored sauce.
• 9 transfer breasts to a platter.
• 10 add remaining 1-1/2 tbsp butter to pan and cook over high heat for 1 minute.
• 11 add oven-dried grapes and cook for 1 min longer.
• 12 add salt and pepper to taste and pour sauce over chicken.
• 13 serve immediately.