The other day I was chatting with someone and they were talking about a cranberry chicken dish their husband makes for them. I love cranberry sauce and chicken and it can only be great together. Plus it could be a great summer grilling recipe, right? The slight smokey char combined with sweet tart cranberry sauce is making my mouth water already.
Since cranberry chicken reminds me of fall I wanted to use this idea with a summery twist. As the finale to my ongoing #GOWalmart series with #CollectiveBias this week, I was challenged to create a recipe using fresh meats and produce found in the Walmart Supercenter.
Fresh meats and produce? Does it get better than that? It does. Walmart actually has a selection of organic meats and produce with an affordable price tag. They are one of my favorite Walmart deals, and they say that they try to source local produce to ensure it is as fresh as possible. From my experience the other day it was both fresh and affordable.
I gathered up my ingredients, starting with organic chicken, then gathered shallots, strawberries, grapefruit, and corn. I could hardly wait to get home and create a new recipe – grilled chicken with strawberry shallot jam, grilled sweet corn, and grilled grapefruit. Talk about a healthy feast!
Sweet and Sassy Strawberry Shallot Chicken
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Ingredients
- 3 organic boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup diced strawberries
- 1 TBS. diced shallot
- 1 TBS. butter
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 1/4 tsp. black pepper
- 1 TBS. pink grapefruit juice
- 1 TBS. water
Instructions
- Melt butter in fry/saute pan.
- Add shallots and saute until just softening.
- Add strawberries, sugar, pepper, grapefruit juice, and water.
- Heat over medium heat until strawberries are soft.
- Mash ingredients together using a fork or spoon.
- Heat until thickened.
- Whole process took me approximately 15 minutes and can be made ahead of time.
- Slice each chicken breast into tenders.
- Grill until almost cooked through.
- Top with strawberry shallot jam and finish grilling.
I served grilled sweet corn and grilled grapefruit as my healthy sides. One of my favorite corn recipes is this Mexican Corn on the Cob recipe (Elotes) but for this evening the corn was so tasty we ate it without even adding butter, salt, and pepper. How healthy is that?!
To make the grilled grapefruit I sliced each grapefruit in half, added 1/4 teaspoon sugar, and grilled cut side down for 5-10 minutes, or until it had beautiful grill marks and was warmed through. If you love grilled fruit, here is another grilled fruit recipe you MUST try.
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This post was created in partnership with #CollectiveBias for #GOWalmart Store #2024.
All opinions are my own, and recipe was created by me.
About Heather McCurdy
Heather McCurdy writes at Real: The Kitchen and Beyond where she shows families how to slow down and savor life on any budget with tasty homemade recipes and family travel.
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Colleen (Souffle Bombay) says
Love the grilled grapefruit!
Aly Mashrah says
That looks great! I can’t wait to try it.
Annie {Stowed Stuff} says
Interesting combinations! I’d never think of putting strawberries with chicken!
Liz Mays says
Oh boy, oh boy! That sounds super yummy! I’m so glad you put the flavors together; I’m not sure I would have thought of that!
Heather says
Thank you. It took a while for me to actually try it. I was a bit skeptical.
Maria Oller says
It looks delicious and the it’s strawberry season I so need to try this love the mix of flavor between strawberries and the grapefruit juice.
Heather says
Isn’t strawberry season the best?!
Dee says
This looks absolutely amazing and something I wouldn’t have thought about. We love grilling!
Heather says
Thank you. Grilling is awesome year round in our house. I even tried grilling bacon before. Harder but that grilled flavor was so good.
Lois Alter Mark says
Wow, that sounds amazing! I never thought of using strawberries with chicken but will definitely have to try that!
Heather says
Give it a try and let me know what you think.
Jessica @EatSleepBe says
I never would have thought to put strawberry or shallot together – and on chicken!! I have to admit though, I can’t stop eyeing the grilled grapefruit!
Heather says
The grapefruit is amazing. Mine pulled loose from the peel really easy after it was grilled too. Easier eating!
Touristmeetstraveler says
Strawberry and chicken sounds like a weird mix, but I think it would be worth giving a try.
Angela S says
That looks delicious! I’ll be firing up the grill for sure this weekend.
Heather says
Please let me know how it turns out if you try it.
Debbie Denny says
I love corn on the grill. The grapefruit is a great idea.
Heather says
Corn on the grill is the best way to have it and so much quicker than boiling it on the stove in my opinion.
Taralyn says
What a delicious recipe! Pinned for my summer menu!
Heather says
Thank you.
Christine Luken says
Wow, I never thought to put chicken and strawberries together on the grill! Definitely pinning this for future reference. Thanks!
Heather says
Completely not something I thought of before either. I get these funky ideas and just go for them. Usually they work, and if they don’t I just don’t share. Enjoy and thanks for stopping by.
Ruby Ragar says
I have never thought about grilling fruit. I don’t like grapefruits but I wonder how an orange would taste grilled!
Heather says
Yum! I would probably add a little spice – clove, cinnamon, maybe a little ginger. Let it absorb in for 10 minutes or so and then grill. Let me know how it turns out if you try it.
Robin (Masshole Mommy) says
That sounds absolutely amazing! A dish like that would go over BIG in my house.
Heather says
Thank you. I love how it really is quite easy and still so healthy.
Mama to 5 BLessings says
I would have never thought of strawberries and chicken to go together but it actually sounds good!
Heather says
When the thought first came to me I was a bit skeptical too. I thought if this doesn’t work I am toast. So good I want it again already. Thank you for stopping by.
Nicole Brady says
I’ve had chicken with an onion and raspberry jam but never heard of using strawberries with chicken. I’m sure it’s a similar taste so I’m pretty sure I would love it. It has shallots and strawberries so how could I NOT?
Heather says
Oh yum! Thanks for giving me another idea to try!
Allyson says
Wow I have never heard of strawberry chicken, but this looks delicious! Back in the day I used to chop dried cranberries and mix with goat cheese, then stuff into chicken breasts and it was soooo good! This recipe looks like a winner, too!
Heather says
Oh, that is love at first read. I NEED to make your idea now.