Chicken Breasts Braised with Hard Cider, Bacon, and Parsnips

You can never have too many beverage recipes, so give Chicken Breasts Braised with Hard Cider, Bacon, and Parsnips a try. One serving contains 414 calories, 29g of protein, and 22g of fat. This recipe serves 6 and costs $1.76 per serving. If you have bone in skin on chicken breasts, parsnips, fresh rosemary, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. 2996 people were impressed by this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, paleolithic, and primal diet. It is brought to you by A Farm Girls Dabbles. With a spoonacular score of 75%, this dish is good. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Chicken Breasts Braised With Hard Cider & Parsnips, Chicken Breasts Braised With Hard Cider & Parsnips, and Feeding Friends: Pork Stew with Hard Cider, Parsnips and Pancetta.

Servings: 6

 

Ingredients:

4 bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts (about 3 lbs. total)

2-1/2 c. hard cider (I used Angry Orchard Apple Ginger)

1 T finely chopped fresh rosemary

kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

2 tsp. olive oil

1 lb. parsnips, peeled, any woody core removed, and cut into sticks about 3'' by 1/2''

3 T. minced shallot

4 slices thick-cut bacon, cut into 1/2'' wide strips

Equipment:

slotted spoon

paper towels

frying pan

tongs

oven

wooden spoon

baking paper

knife

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat oven to 325°.Rinse chicken breasts under cool running water and dry them thoroughly with paper towels. (Be sure to dry the chicken thoroughly, or it won’t brown properly and will threaten to stick to the pan during searing.) Season chicken all over with salt and pepper. Set aside.In a 3-1/2 quart LeCreuset braiser or large deep lidded skillet, over medium heat, combine oil and bacon pieces. Stir a few times, until the bacon renders most of its fat and is just crisp, about 6 minutes. With tongs or a slotted spoon, transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Pour off and discard all but 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and rendered bacon fat from the pan. Return braiser to the same burner, and heat the remaining fat over medium-high heat. Place prepared chicken breasts skin side down in the pan and brown, without disturbing, for a few minutes. Then peek underneath by lifting the edge of the chicken with a pair of tongs to see if the skin is crisp and bronzed. Once the skin is nicely browned, about 4 to 5 minutes, turn with tongs and brown the other side as well, another 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer chicken to a large plate to catch the juices, and set aside.Return braiser to same burner, still over medium-high heat, and add shallot to the pan. Let it sizzle, stirring, for a minute. It will brown quickly, so be careful to not let it burn. Quickly pour in 2 cups of the hard cider to deglaze, and scrape the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon to dislodge and dissolve the browned bits that will flavor the sauce. Let the cider boil to reduce down to about 1/2 cup, about 15 minutes or so. Add the rosemary and the remaining 1/2 cup cider and boil down again until there’s about 3/4 cup total, another 6 to 8 minutes. The cider won’t become very thick, but you will be concentrating the combined flavors of fruit, bacon drippings, chicken drippings, and rosemary in the process. I promise you, it's yummy! Add the parsnips and season with generous grindings of black pepper and a pinch of salt. Sprinkle the bacon over the parsnips, and arrange the chicken pieces on top, skin side down. Cover with parchment paper, pressing down so that the paper nearly rests on the chicken pieces and hangs over the sides of the pan by about an inch, and set the lid in place. Slide the pan onto a rack in the lower third of the oven to braise at a gentle simmer. After 25 minutes, turn the chicken pieces, and check the liquid. If it is simmering too ferociously, lower the oven temperature 10 to 15 degrees. Continue braising until the meat at the thickest part of the breast is cooked through when you make a small incision with a knife, another 20 to 25 minutes.I prefer to serve this meal directly from the braiser, placing it right in the middle of our table. This provides not only a beautiful centerpiece, but it also keeps the chicken and parsnips hot. I also like to add a large spoon to the braiser, so everyone can spoon a bit of the delicious sauce over their chicken. This meal is great served with a big bowl of rice.

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat oven to 325°.Rinse chicken breasts under cool running water and dry them thoroughly with paper towels. (Be sure to dry the chicken thoroughly, or it won’t brown properly and will threaten to stick to the pan during searing.) Season chicken all over with salt and pepper. Set aside.In a 3-1/2 quart LeCreuset braiser or large deep lidded skillet, over medium heat, combine oil and bacon pieces. Stir a few times, until the bacon renders most of its fat and is just crisp, about 6 minutes. With tongs or a slotted spoon, transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.

2. Pour off and discard all but 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and rendered bacon fat from the pan. Return braiser to the same burner, and heat the remaining fat over medium-high heat.

3. Place prepared chicken breasts skin side down in the pan and brown, without disturbing, for a few minutes. Then peek underneath by lifting the edge of the chicken with a pair of tongs to see if the skin is crisp and bronzed. Once the skin is nicely browned, about 4 to 5 minutes, turn with tongs and brown the other side as well, another 4 to 5 minutes.

4. Transfer chicken to a large plate to catch the juices, and set aside.Return braiser to same burner, still over medium-high heat, and add shallot to the pan.

5. Let it sizzle, stirring, for a minute. It will brown quickly, so be careful to not let it burn. Quickly pour in 2 cups of the hard cider to deglaze, and scrape the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon to dislodge and dissolve the browned bits that will flavor the sauce.

6. Let the cider boil to reduce down to about 1/2 cup, about 15 minutes or so.

7. Add the rosemary and the remaining 1/2 cup cider and boil down again until there’s about 3/4 cup total, another 6 to 8 minutes. The cider won’t become very thick, but you will be concentrating the combined flavors of fruit, bacon drippings, chicken drippings, and rosemary in the process. I promise you, it's yummy!

8. Add the parsnips and season with generous grindings of black pepper and a pinch of salt. Sprinkle the bacon over the parsnips, and arrange the chicken pieces on top, skin side down. Cover with parchment paper, pressing down so that the paper nearly rests on the chicken pieces and hangs over the sides of the pan by about an inch, and set the lid in place. Slide the pan onto a rack in the lower third of the oven to braise at a gentle simmer. After 25 minutes, turn the chicken pieces, and check the liquid. If it is simmering too ferociously, lower the oven temperature 10 to 15 degrees. Continue braising until the meat at the thickest part of the breast is cooked through when you make a small incision with a knife, another 20 to 25 minutes.I prefer to serve this meal directly from the braiser, placing it right in the middle of our table. This provides not only a beautiful centerpiece, but it also keeps the chicken and parsnips hot. I also like to add a large spoon to the braiser, so everyone can spoon a bit of the delicious sauce over their chicken. This meal is great served with a big bowl of rice.


Nutrition Information:

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413k Calories
29g Protein
22g Total Fat
16g Carbs
11% Health Score
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Calories
413k
21%

Fat
22g
35%

  Saturated Fat
6g
42%

Carbohydrates
16g
6%

  Sugar
6g
7%

Cholesterol
92mg
31%

Sodium
440mg
19%

Alcohol
3g
22%

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Protein
29g
58%

Vitamin B3
13mg
67%

Vitamin B6
0.79mg
39%

Selenium
26µg
38%

Phosphorus
301mg
30%

Manganese
0.47mg
23%

Potassium
614mg
18%

Vitamin K
17µg
17%

Vitamin C
13mg
16%

Vitamin B5
1mg
16%

Fiber
3g
16%

Folate
57µg
14%

Vitamin B1
0.21mg
14%

Magnesium
56mg
14%

Vitamin E
1mg
12%

Zinc
1mg
11%

Vitamin B2
0.16mg
9%

Vitamin B12
0.53µg
9%

Iron
1mg
8%

Copper
0.15mg
8%

Calcium
44mg
4%

Vitamin D
0.58µg
4%

Vitamin A
117IU
2%

covered percent of daily need
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