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Five-Spice Chicken Breasts with Cherry-Madeira Sauce
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Five-Spice Chicken Breasts with Cherry-Madeira Sauce

13 ingredients Serves 4. openrecipes
Five-Spice Chicken Breasts with Cherry-Madeira Sauce

Fragrant five-spice powder lends a wonderful layer of flavor to this chicken dish that’s simple enough for a weeknight dinner yet impressive enough for guests. Serve with creamy mascarpone polenta (see related recipe at left).

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

490
Calories
33g
Protein
29g
Fat
26g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp. five-spice powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp. kosher salt, plus more, to taste
  • 1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper, plus more, to taste
  • 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken breast halves, each 10 to 12 oz.
  • (315 to 375 g)
  • 1/2 cup (4 fl. oz./125 ml) Madeira
  • 1/2 cup (2 oz./60 g) dried cherries
  • 2 tsp. vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup (1 1/4 oz./40 g) finely chopped shallot
  • 1 tsp. chopped fresh thyme
  • 1 Tbs. chicken demi-glace
  • 1/2 cup (4 fl. oz./125 ml) chicken stock
  • 2 Tbs. unsalted butter

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By williamssonoma · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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