Chicken Tenders with Cherry Ginger Glaze Recipe Recipe
Whip up this quick and healthy chicken tenders recipe in minutes. The cherry ginger glaze makes “easy” seem “fancy”.
Visions of sugarplums are dancing in our heads…but dinner still needs to be on the table so that the kids don’t dive face first into the Christmas cookies while we are lying on the couch, recovering from our last trip to the mall.
This healthy chicken dinner is a life-saver when you’re making your to-do list and checking it twice. It may look fancy, but it really couldn’t be easier. The glaze is made from cherry preserves and orange juice, and combined with a mixture of golden onions and fresh ginger.
This has been a busy week (I’m sure all of you can relate). My husband made multiple batches of his great-grandmother’s spritz cookies, with help from our two kitchen elves.
Serious business!
The sprinkle brigade
To make up for all of the treats that come through our door at this time of year, I’m trying to make up with plenty of water, veggies and fruit (we eat mandarin oranges by the bagful). And working in morning runs helps me to maintain a slice of my sanity.
This healthy dinner, as well as some of our favorites such as Light Turkey (or Chicken) & Corn Chowder and Hearty Chicken Sausage, Roasted Pepper & Orzo Soup make regular appearances when we’re trying to balance out the sugar.
The recipe:
In a medium bowl, whisk together the cherry preserves and orange juice.
Season the chicken tenders with salt and pepper.
Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil in a large nonstick skillet set over medium-high heat.
Cook the chicken tenders until just cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer the chicken to a plate.
Heat 1/2 teaspoon olive oil in the same pan, set over medium heat. Add the onions and cook until tender and just turning brown, about 5 minutes. Add the ginger and cook for 1 minute.
Stir the cherry preserve mixture into the onions and simmer until the sauce thickens slightly, about 3 minutes.
Return the chicken to the pan and turn to coat with the sauce. Serve.
- Other healthy chicken recipes:
- Cookin’ Canuck’s Chicken Hoisin Rice Bowl
- Cookin’ Canuck’s Light Turkey (or Chicken) & Corn Chowder
- Prevention RD’s Crock Pot Meyer Lemon Chicken
- The Realistic Nutritionist Balsamic Chicken with Honey Roasted Tomatoes
- Eat Good 4 Life’s Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Chicken
- Chicken Tenders with Cherry Ginger Glaze Recipe
- From the kitchen of Cookin Canuck. www.cookincanuck.com
- Ingredients
- 1/4 cup cherry preserves
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1 1/4 lb. chicken tender (about 8)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground pepper
- 2 tsp olive oil, divided
- 1/2 yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp minced fresh ginger
Instructions
In a medium bowl, whisk together the cherry preserves and orange juice.
Season the chicken tenders with salt and pepper.
Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil in a large nonstick skillet set over medium-high heat.
Cook the chicken tenders until just cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer the chicken to a plate.
Heat 1/2 teaspoon olive oil in the same pan, set over medium heat. Add the onions and cook until tender and just turning brown, about 5 minutes. Add the ginger and cook for 1 minute.
Stir the cherry preserve mixture into the onions and simmer until the sauce thickens slightly, about 3 minutes.
Return the chicken to the pan and turn to coat with the sauce. Serve.
Notes
Calories 222.5 / Total Fat 3.6g / Saturated Fat 0.3g / Cholesterol 81.3mg / Sodium 347.2mg / Total Carbohydrates 16.5g / Fiber 0.4g / Sugars 15.5g / Protein 31.6g / WW (Old Points) 4 / WW (Points+) 6
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