Chicken and Avocado with Sweet Pepper Sauce

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Chicken and Avocado with Sweet Pepper Sauce

2 March 2010 5 Comments

You know how sometimes, you just want something really simple, but extremely flavorful and still healthy? This recipe turned out to fit all of those criteria. In fact, this turned out to be one of the most flavorful things I have eaten recently. I couldn’t believe how well the sweet, warm pepper was complimented by the avocado.

I assume spreadable fruit is basically the same as preserves? Personally, I like for sauces to have a bit of sweetness to them, and the apricot preserves might have actually added a tad too much. Next time I might try a reduced sugar variety. But, either way, I really liked this dish, and will be making it again for sure.

Chicken and Avocado with Sweet Pepper Sauce

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INGREDIENTS

2-3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/3 cup chicken broth
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/2 red bell pepper, cut into chunks
1/4 cup apricot spreadable fruit
1/4 cup ripe avocado, sliced

METHOD

1. Heat the chicken, broth, garlic powder, pepper, and bell pepper in a skillet until boiling. Reduce heat, cover and simmer about 10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked.

2. Remove the chicken and set aside. Place the broth mixture along with the spreadable fruit into a processor or blender, and puree.

3. Arrange the chicken and avocado slices on a plate and top with red pepper sauce.

Recipe from Betty Crocker’s New Choices for Two.

5 Comments »

Alisa - Frugal Foodie said:

This is a brilliant recipe! I love the one-pot idea, preparing the chicken and sauce together. Excellent use of avocado too. Hmmm, wondering what other preserves might go nicely besides apricot?

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Sether Reply:
March 3rd, 2010 at 8:14 AM

Yeah, I don’t usually think about using preserves in cooking, but this might open up some new possibilities.

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Alisa - Frugal Foodie Reply:
March 3rd, 2010 at 10:37 AM

I have been experimenting with using jam to sweeten baked goodies – haven’t hit the mark just yet – but in savory dishes, it sounds like it adds just the right touch of sweetness. I will need to experiment!

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# 2 March 2010 at 5:15 PM

Stacey said:

Seth- looks so yummy! I am also very impressed with your plating and presentation..

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# 3 March 2010 at 7:09 AM

Kimberly H said:

I’ve always thought anything labelled ‘spreadable fruit’ has no added sugars? Like, it might have some juice in it to give it the right texture but the only sugars in it are the sugars already present in the fruit & juice. Maybe that solves the sweetness problem?

Now I’m going to check it out the next time I’m at the grocery to make sure I didn’t just make that up!