These Feta and Blackberry Hen Breasts look and style fancy, however come collectively simply for an excellent weeknight dinner possibility. My husband completely gushed about this recipe and instructed everybody on his work crew they should make it, so I’d say it was an enormous hit in our home! Did I particularly title this recipe Feta-And-Blackberry Hen Breasts in order that we are able to name it FAB rooster? Who’s to say? It is fairly fabulous although.
The rooster breasts are savory and cooked completely on the stovetop with salty, tangy, creamy Feta cheese, and the frivolously candy blackberry compote pairs with it completely. You may serve the blackberry compote on the aspect like cranberry sauce or spoon it excessive! Higher nonetheless, every of those Feta and Blackberry Hen Breasts are simply 355 energy, or 5 WW Factors on Weight Watchers (or 6 WW Factors if following the diabetic Weight Watchers plan). To view and observe this recipe within the WW app, click on right here!
Recipe Notes
- Find out how to Serve: This rooster pairs nicely with quite a lot of totally different sides! I served it with Ben’s Authentic Lengthy Grain and Wild Rice within the photographs, however it could even be nice with roasted greens, stovetop inexperienced beans, sauteed spinach, mashed or roasted potatoes, or a aspect salad.
- Feta: I used crumbled Feta on this recipe and I feel the saltiness and tanginess paired completely with the candy blackberry compote. For those who don’t have Feta readily available, I feel crumbled goat cheese would even be scrumptious!
- Blackberries: I used Driscoll’s “Sweetest Batch” blackberries, that are my favourite, however any blackberries will do splendidly! The unique recipe I tailored this from used contemporary figs, so you might positively strive different fruits if blackberries aren’t obtainable to you. I feel pears could be a enjoyable and engaging different.
- Garlic: You’re not going to cook dinner the garlic on this recipe, it’s simply getting used to taste the rooster earlier than cooking. I positively suggest utilizing contemporary garlic cloves and smashing them with the flat aspect of your knife. Make certain to therapeutic massage them into the rooster breasts earlier than permitting them to take a seat collectively within the fridge.
- Herbs: I positively assume the contemporary rosemary and thyme are price it for this recipe! They supply a lot taste to the rooster and compote. Nevertheless, should you resolve to make use of dried herbs, simply bear in mind to make use of about 1/3 as a lot because the recipe requires in order to not overwhelm the dish.
- Hen Cutlets: You’ll need your rooster cutlets to be about ½ inch thick and of even thickness for this recipe in order that they cook dinner evenly. You are able to do this by pounding your 6 ounce rooster breasts with a meat mallet till the specified thickness is reached. Alternatively, should you’re beginning with large, thick rooster breasts, you may slice them horizontally to get a thinner 6 ounce cutlet.
Reducing Up Hen Breasts
I usually purchase an enormous pack of boneless, skinless rooster breasts on the retailer after which use kitchen shears to trim them all the way down to make 5-6 oz cutlets to make use of in recipes. Every part I reduce off to make the cutlets will get reduce into chunks to make rooster bites, similar to my Barbecue Rubbed Hen Bites, Lemon Pepper Hen Bites, or Blackened Hen Bites. That approach, I at all times have some cutlets and a few rooster bites readily available! Shopping for the majority packs of rooster breasts is cost-effective, and slicing them into cutlets and bites ensured I’ve what I would like readily available after I go to make a recipe. I discover that kitchen shears make this activity go faster and simpler than utilizing a knife, so I extremely suggest utilizing shears like these (affiliate hyperlink).
Extra Tasty Lightened-Up Hen Recipes
In search of extra tasty, lightened up rooster recipes like these Feta and Blackberry Hen Breasts? Try my Blackened Hen with Avocado Corn Topping, Mexican Avenue Corn Hen, Tacky Broccoli Stuffed Hen, Lemon Pepper Hen Bites, Crispy Onion Dip Hen, Nashville Scorching Hen Bites, Crispy Hen Parmesan, Apple and Brie Stuffed Hen, Maple Dijon Hen and Squash Skillet, Strawberry Balsamic Grilled Hen, Blackened Hen Bites, Ricotta Stuffed Hen Bake, Cream Cheese and Herb Stuffed Hen, Tuscan Olive Hen, Pimento Cheese Stuffed Hen, Cream Cheese Stuffed Every part Hen, and lots of extra within the Hen part of my recipe index!
Feta and Blackberry Hen Breasts
These Feta and Blackberry Hen Breasts style fancy, however come collectively simply for a scrumptious weeknight meal!
- 4 (6 oz every) skinny rooster breast cutlets, (should you purchase massive breasts, trim them to six ounces every and pound them ½” skinny)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped contemporary rosemary leaves
- 2 massive garlic cloves, peeled and smashed below the flat aspect of a knife
- 5 teaspoons olive oil, divided
- 2 oz crumbled Feta cheese
- ¾ teaspoon contemporary thyme leaves, divided
- ½ cup pink wine
- 1 ½ cups contemporary blackberries
- 2 teaspoons honey
Sprinkle each side of the pounded skinny rooster cutlets with the salt and pepper and place them in a mixing bowl. Add the chopped Rosemary, smashed garlic cloves, and a tablespoon of the olive oil. Utilizing clear arms, combine collectively and therapeutic massage the garlic, oil, and rosemary into the rooster cutlets. Cowl the bowl and refrigerate for 30-60 minutes. As soon as the refrigeration time has handed, discard the smashed garlic clove items.
Drizzle the remaining two teaspoons of olive oil into a big sauté pan and convey over medium-high warmth. When the oil is sizzling, lay the rooster breasts in a single layer within the pan. Prepare dinner for 4-5 minutes till golden on the underside. Flip the breasts and sprinkle the crumbled Feta cheese onto the highest (cooked aspect) of every breast and observe by sprinkling on ½ teaspoon (whole) of the thyme leaves. Prepare dinner for an additional 4-5 minutes till the rooster is cooked by way of. Take away the rooster to a aspect plate and canopy to maintain heat.
Add the wine to the pan and fire up any leftover bites from the pan. The wine will possible begin to boil nearly instantly. Cut back the warmth to medium and let the wine boil till lowered by half (ought to solely take a pair minutes). Add the blackberries, honey, and remaining ¼ teaspoon of thyme leaves and stir to mix with the wine. Prepare dinner for about 3 minutes, utilizing a picket spoon to stir and frivolously smash the berries each minute or so to make a smashed blackberry compote (I like to depart just a few entire for texture).
Serve every Feta-topped rooster breast with 2 ½ tablespoons of blackberry compote, both on the aspect or spooned excessive.
WW Factors per (1 rooster breast + 2 ½ tablespoons compote) serving: 5* (SP calculated utilizing the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
*Every serving is 6 WW Factors if following the diabetic Weight Watchers Plan.
Diet Info per (1 rooster breast + 2 ½ tablespoons compote) serving:
355 energy, 10 g carbs, 6 g sugars, 13 g fats, 4 g saturated fats, 41 g protein, 3 g fiber, 243 mg sodium (from myfitnesspal.com)
Weight Watchers Factors Plus:
8 per (1 rooster breast + 2 ½ tablespoons compote) serving (PP calculated utilizing a Weight Watchers PointsPlus calculator and the diet information beneath)
Tailored from NYT Cooking