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Grilled Chicken with Cherry Balsamic Sauce

June 12, 2018 by Taylor 1 Comment

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Grilled Chicken with Cherry Balsamic Sauce is an impressive and super delicious grilled chicken dish and is relatively simple!  

Grilled Chicken with Cherry Balsamic Sauce served in a pan

As you know, we recently moved.  Our new (to us) house has a beautiful backyard and a great patio. We had a pretty nice patio in our old house but our new one has a much better view, is bigger, and gets great evening light. This makes me want to eat every single meal outside, especially dinner. And if it’s raining we’ll just go in our three seasons porch. New house, for the win.

When it comes to grilling, I love chicken as a healthier option than, say, brats and burgers. At the same time, they definitely require a little more prep work and need to be watched pretty close when they’re on the grill. If you undercook it, it’s pretty gross. If you overcook it, it is, again, pretty gross.

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My solution is that I always use a meat thermometer when cooking chicken on the grill. I follow the general cooking directions of grilling it for about 5 minutes on each side, but that definitely depends on how thick your chicken is, so using a meat thermometer is really important.

Fresh and sparkling cherries grouped on a table

Grilled Chicken with Cherry Balsamic Sauce

This Grilled Chicken with Balsamic Cherry Sauce is, without a doubt, one of our favorite grilled chicken recipes. While I love anything with balsamic vinegar, my husband is lukewarm on it. That said, he loved this chicken.

The chicken itself gets a ton of flavor from a marinade in balsamic vinegar, garlic, and olive oil. You can do this for 20 minutes or even prep it a night in advance to really let it soak up that flavor.

Closeup on the beautiful pink cherries with most of them blurred in the background

Of course, the balsamic cherry sauce just makes this dish. I absolutely love when cherries are in season, and I usually just eat them fresh. This savory use for cherries is really fun and absolutely delicious.

This would be a great date night in dinner and also a really impressive dish to serve guests. You can definitely make the sauce ahead of time, making it even easier. I served it with some grilled veggies and bread, which was optimal for making sure we got every last lick of the cherry sauce!

Closeup on the chicken from the grill with balsamic sauce made from cherries on top

Grilled Chicken with Cherry Balsamic Sauce

Print Rate
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

For the Chicken:

  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breast fillets
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

For the Balsamic Cherry Sauce:

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 small shallot diced
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 2 cups cherries fresh or frozen, pitted
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped

Instructions

Marinate the chicken.

  • In a small bowl combine olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic, and salt. Pour over the chicken breasts and marinate for at least 20 minutes, up to overnight.

Make the cherry balsamic sauce.

  • Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a medium skillet.
  • Add the shallot and garlic and cook until softened, about 4-5 minutes.
  • Add the balsamic vinegar and cherries, and cook until cherries are softened and balsamic is slightly reduced, about 8-10 minutes.

Cook the chicken.

  • Preheat your grill over medium-high heat.
  • Add the chicken and cook 4-6 minutes on each side, depending on how thick your chicken is, until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F.
  • I always use a meat thermometer to ensure my chicken is fully cooked.
  • Serve grilled chicken topped with balsamic cherry sauce and fresh parsley.
  • Enjoy!
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  1. Lynn S Born says

    June 27, 2020 at 7:40 pm

    5 stars
    Very good. I didn’t have shallots so I used onion. I think shallot would give it a better bite, but still very good.

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