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Rosemary Pomegranate Chicken

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Updated Jan 11, 2012
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Dinner for 8 ready in an hour! Serve your family this chicken and rosemary skillet dish – topped with pomegranate seeds.

Rosemary Pomegranate Chicken

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 60 min
  • Ingredients 11
  • Servings 8
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups pomegranate juice
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 1 sprig (5 inch) fresh rosemary
  • 8 bone-in chicken breasts (about 4 lb)
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary leaves
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 1/3 cup pomegranate seeds
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 425°F. In 1-quart saucepan, mix pomegranate juice, brown sugar, 3 tablespoons of the vinegar and the rosemary sprig. Heat to simmering; reduce heat to medium-low. Cook until reduced to 3/4 cup. Remove from heat; discard rosemary sprig. Stir in remaining 1 tablespoon vinegar; set glaze aside.
  • Step 
    2
    Rub all sides of chicken with chopped rosemary, salt and pepper. In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add 4 chicken breasts, skin side down; cook 5 to 6 minutes, turning once, until golden brown. Remove chicken from skillet to shallow roasting pan. Repeat with remaining chicken. Place chicken skin side up in pan; baste with 1/2 cup of the glaze.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake uncovered 35 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when thickest part is cut to bone (at least 165°F), basting once with 1/4 cup glaze. Drizzle chicken with remaining glaze. Sprinkle with pomegranate seeds and parsley.

Nutrition

259 Calories
6g Total Fat
32g Protein
19g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
259
Total Fat
6g
0%
Saturated Fat
1g
0%
Sodium
625mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
19g
0%
Dietary Fiber
1g
0%
Protein
32g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 4 1/2 Very Lean Meat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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