To create this Balsamic Raspberry Garlic Chicken, mix these wonderful flavors together, pile mixture all over the top of your chicken and bake!
Balsamic Raspberry Garlic Chicken is a long standing family favorite. I love recipes like this. Mix all of these wonderful flavors together. Stir, dump mixture all over the top of your chicken and bake! Recipes do not get any easier than that! I wish more were!
I always use raspberry jam for this Balsamic Raspberry Garlic Chicken recipe and the full ½ of a cup. My friend and her family use raspberry jelly because they don't like the seeds that you find in the raspberry jam! The choice is up to you!
We love raspberries and luckily we end up with so many from our bushes that we get to use them in so many things. I find raspberries work beautifully with chicken and we have two other recipes besides this Balsamic Raspberry Garlic Chicken recipe that you should have a look at. All are fabulous in my opinion! You will have to let me know what you think!
Delicious Raspberry Chicken Recipes
Raspberry Balsamic Baked Chicken
Just in case this chicken dish isn't for you I have listed some others below you just might want to have a look at. You can never have too many chicken recipes. Hopefully you will enjoy them as much as we do!
Ingredients in Balsamic Raspberry Garlic Chicken
- chicken breasts
- raspberry jam
- balsamic vinegar
- dijon or yellow mustard
- orange juice
- shallots or red onion
- garlic
- sage
- thyme
- salt
- pepper
- cooking spray
How to make Balsamic Raspberry Garlic Chicken
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 13x9 pan with tinfoil lightly coated with cooking spray.
Place chicken, as evenly spaced as possible, in your prepared baking pan and set aside.
In a medium sized bowl, combine jam, balsamic vinegar, orange juice, Dijon mustard, salt, pepper, sage, thyme, minced shallots or onions and garlic. Set aside.
Pour jam mixture evenly over top of all of your chicken. Cover with tinfoil and bake for 25 minutes.
Remove pan from oven. Discard tinfoil. Spoon or baste mixture over chicken to coat again as evenly as possible.
Bake uncovered for another 15-20 minutes. Cooking time will depend on the size of your chicken breasts.
We even baste one last time before removing chicken from the oven and broil for a minute or two for a beautiful finish on top. Enjoy!
Storage
Leftovers: Any leftover Balsamic Raspberry Garlic Chicken can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days and reheated either in the oven or skillet until warmed through again prior serving.
Make Ahead: Prepare this dish up to 1 day in advance before baking it in the oven and keep stored in an airtight container in refrigerator until ready to bake.
What to Serve with
Serve with green vegetables such as steamed broccoli, roasted asparagus or mashed potatoes for side dishes that complement this recipe wonderfully.
Tips
- For a crispier top layer, remove the tinfoil from over the chicken during last 15-20 minutes of baking time.
- Be sure to evenly spread raspberry jam mixture over chicken for even flavoring and cooking time.
FAQ
Yes! You can also make this dish using a slow cooker. Simply place all ingredients into your slow cooker and cook on low heat for 4-5 hours or high heat for 2-3 hours until chicken is cooked through.
Yes! Frozen chicken breasts can be used when preparing this dish. However, it may require an additional 5-10 minutes of cooking time. Make sure that the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165°F before serving.
Balsamic Raspberry Garlic Chicken Video
I had to make a video for this chicken dish just so you can see how easy this recipe truly is to make. Now all you have to do is give it a try!
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Balsamic Raspberry Garlic Chicken
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breast, boneless, skinless
- ¼-1/2 cup raspberry jam, more or less to taste
- ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
- 3 tblsp. dijon or yellow mustard
- 2 tblsp. orange juice
- ¼ cup shallots or red onion, diced
- 2 tblsp. garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon sage, dried
- 1 teaspoon thyme, dried
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 13x9 pan with tinfoil lightly coated with cooking spray. Place chicken, as evenly spaced as possible, in your prepared baking pan and set aside.
- In a medium sized bowl, combine jam, balsamic vinegar, orange juice, Dijon mustard, salt, pepper, sage, thyme, minced shallots or onions and garlic. Set aside.
- Pour jam mixture evenly over top of all of your chicken. Cover with tinfoil and bake for 25 minutes.
- Remove pan from oven. Discard tinfoil. Spoon or baste mixture over chicken to coat again as evenly as possible. Bake uncovered for another 15-20 minutes. Cooking time will depend on the size of your chicken breasts. We even baste one last time before removing chicken from the oven and broil for a minute or two for a beautiful finish on top. Enjoy!
Notes
- For a crispier top layer, remove the tinfoil from over the chicken during last 15-20 minutes of baking time.
- Be sure to evenly spread raspberry jam mixture over chicken for even flavoring and cooking time.
Nutrition
Simone says
this recipe was very good. we put it over rice.
i used a tablespoon of raspberry balsamic vin as well.
great taste! after i cooked it w the foil over it i put it
on a flat pan and broiled it before pouring the rest over the
chicken and the rice.
Karin and Ken says
Thank you for your kind words. This recipe has been a family favorite forever! Take care. Karin
Karen says
I love this marinade on pork
Karin and Ken says
I bet it would be delicious! I'm going to have to try that myself! Thank you so much for the suggestion! Take care. Karin
Anonymous says
Can it be done with bone in chicken thighs?
Karin and Ken says
I don't see why not. I bet it will be delicious! You will have to adjust your cooking time of course. Otherwise I would love to hear what you thought once you try it if that is not too much to ask. Take care and all the best. Karin
Patti says
Sounds delicious! Going to try this tomorrow. Just curious what side dish would recommend with it?
Karin and Ken says
I am so excited for you to try this recipe. It is one of our favorites. Please let us know what you think after you make it. That being said. We have served this chicken on top of a salad with goat cheese, pecans, cucumbers etc. We have served it with rice with some of the glaze on top and your favorite vegetable. Some ideas for veggies are our sweet balsamic green beans or our sweet and sour green beans or our balsamic roasted carrots and onions or our garlic butter carrots. I have to ask which vegetables are you thinking about because I can suggest a lot of things. What do you like? Please let me know. Thanks and take care. Talk soon. Karin
Denise says
This looks really good. I'm thinking of trying it with Raspberry Chipotle Sauce instead of raspberry jam. Your thoughts?
Karin and Ken says
Raspberry chipotle sauce might work really well. The flavor would be awesome. I am going to try it myself. I worry about the balsamic and chipotle together. I would probably reduce the amount of balsamic and add it gradually when I am combining everything. See how it tastes before adding it to the chicken. What a great idea. Are you going to try it? I don't have any raspberry chipotle sauce on hand or all the ingredients to make some right now. Do you? I am so excited to try this. Maybe if it works out you would be ok letting me post it on this site? Regardless thank you for the suggestion. Please let me know what you think and if you try it how it goes. I think we could turn this into a fabulous recipe! Have a great night. All the best. Karin. Thanks again. You made my night!☺️
Mary Ahern says
I made this recipe last night for dinner and it was terrific. I used boneless, skinless chicken thighs since that's what we prefer and served it with steamed asparagus and a baked sweet potato. Also, I used the Penzey's Raspberry Enlightenment for the jam. My only regret is that there weren't any leftovers!
Absolutely a keeper and I've added it to my recipe library. Thanks!
Karin and Ken says
You are welcome. I am so glad you enjoyed it! I am going to have to make the recipe with thighs myself! Thank you so much for letting me know. You made my day! Hopefully you find some other recipes on this site or coming up that you enjoy making as well. Again thank you so much for letting me know. Take care and all the best. Karin
Patricia Larkin says
I'm making the Raspberry Chicken today, it sounds so delicious.
Karin and Ken says
It is delicious! Please let me know what you think. It is one of our favorites around here. Have a great day! Take care. Talk soon. Karin
Anonymous says
All siund very good, althiugh, we do not eat ANY wheat priduct, still have to adapt the recipes.
Karin and Ken says
Please be patient with us as we have a lot of gluten free recipes that we haven't had time to make, photograph and put up on this site. They will be coming! All the best. Karin
Anonymous says
i do this with mine and add fresh rosemary and black raspberry jam to it love it
Karin and Ken says
Sounds totally delicious. The next time I make it I will do just that! Thank you for the suggestions! Awesome. Take care and be well. Karin