A Cherry Trio Cherry-Chipotle Chicken
Cherry-Chipotle Chicken has been a long time favorite of ours!! The marinade is cooked down to a compote and served with the chicken is just delicious!!
I LOVE to throw veggies on the grill with whatever main dish we happen to be cooking… it keeps the mess all in one place AND I love it when my husband helps me with the outside grilling 
(All the more reason to grill every night of the week!)
A Cherry Trio… Cherry-Chipotle Chicken
Author: Ruthie
Recipe type: Main
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Serves: 4-5
Ingredients
- Cherry-Chipotle Chicken:
- 1 C fresh sweet cherries, pitted and chopped
- ½ C chicken broth
- ⅓ C cherry preserves
- ⅓ C ketchup
- 2 Tbsp cider vinegar
- 1½ tsp minced canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 1¼ tsp dried thyme
- ½ tsp allspice
- 2 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Grilled Zucchini and Yellow Squash:
- 5 small zucchini or yellow squash
- ¼ C olive oil, drizzled
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp onion salt
- Sea salt and pepper
Instructions
- Cherry-Chipotle Chicken:
- In a mixing bowl combine all ingredients, excepting chicken.
- Mix well.
- Pour into a gallon ziploc baggie, add chicken, seal to close.
- Toss chicken in marinade to coat.
- Refrigerate, marinate 4-6 hours.
- Remove chicken, reserving marinade.
- Grill 7-9 minutes per side or until juices run clear.
- Over medium heat in a sauce pan, gently simmer marinade down, serve as a compote with chicken.
- Enjoy!
- Grilled Zucchini and Yellow Squash:
- Cut the zucchini into ¼ inch-thick spears, place on a prepping plate. Drizzle olive oil back and forth over zucchini, sprinkle the remaining ingredients evenly.
- Grill spears alongside any main dish meat, turn every few minutes to cook evenly.
Cherry-Chipotle Chicken and Grilled Zucchini and Yellow Squash are just a delicious combination for the grill!
Tomorrow is the last of our Cherry Trio recipes, it’s really very simple to make but looks like you just spent a ton of time on it… a Cherry Tart! Mmmm
xoxo~ Ruthie
