Time to say good-bye to boring ol’ chicken breast and hello to it’s fancy cousin – the Red Rooster. Grilled Chicken with Strawberries, Feta and Pecans is sure to be a hit with your family this spring!
Raise your hand if you couldn’t be more ready for grilling season?
How about strawberry season?
I am completely ready for both. Go ahead and try to stop me from enjoying both…at the same time.
There’s a restaurant near where we live that has an entree on the menu called Red Rooster – strawberry glazed chicken with feta and walnuts. It’s pretty much the classic Strawberry Salad turned main dish. It is an excellent way to dress up an ordinary grilled chicken breast and it couldn’t be more simple!
I really like to bulk grill a bunch of marinated chicken breast and use it in different meals throughout the week or bag it up in 2 cup portions to freeze for an easy addition to meals like Balsamic Chicken Noodle Bowl, Chicken Salad Sliders, Bruschetta Chicken Pasta or Quinoa Chicken Fried Rice. I usually grab a bottle of Italian or balsamic dressing (or make my own) and let the chicken marinate for a couple of hours before I throw it on the grill – it’s so easy and keeps the meat tender and amazing.
To make the Red Rooster, you will simply top grilled chicken with strawberry all-fruit spread or jam, sprinkle with crumbled feta cheese and chopped pecans and add sliced strawberries. It’s a terrific combination, one that your family is sure to love. We enjoyed it with baked potatoes and roasted broccoli – deeeelicious!
Ingredients
- GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST
- 2-3 teaspoons of STRAWBERRY ALL-FRUIT SPREAD or JAM
- CRUMBLED FETA
- CHOPPED PECANS (or your favorite nut)
- SLICED STRAWBERRIES
Instructions
- Top each piece of grilled chicken with 2 or 3 teaspoons of strawberry fruit spread.
- Sprinkle on feta and pecans.
- Top with sliced strawberries and serve.
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Becca, the combination of feta, pecans, and strawberries is my favorite. I usually make a salad out of it. Never thought of putting it on chicken! Great idea. Thanks. 🙂
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This looks and sounds wonderful!
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Okay, I would never have thought to pair strawberries and chicken, but now I really want too!
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Oh my this is gorgeous. We get a delicious abundance of strawberries every year and I just pinned this. Sounds amazing!!
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Yum! I love chicken and strawberries together! Great chicken dish!!
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This is a great way to hide a chicken breast! Thanks for the idea.
I’d love it if you brought this over to What’d You Do This Weekend? at Tumbleweed Contessa’s kitchen.
Linda
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This looks delicious! I would love for you to come link up to my party and follow along! http://alivedinhome.blogspot.com/2013/04/get-social-sunday_28.html
This looks great – I love strawberries and am super excited for strawberry season to start!
Glad I found you on the linky party!
Laura @ The Rookie Cook recently posted..Baked Vegetarian Tostadas with Avocado Dressing
What a great way to turn a salad into a main dish! That chicken looks amazing. I love using strawberries, so I can’t wait to try this!!!
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I am on a feta and strawberry phase at the moment so this is just perfect.
Bintu @ Recipes From A Pantry recently posted..Homemade Guacamole
Strawberries are so versatile, alone, in desserts, in sauces! They are a delicious addition to this glazed chicken, with the feta balancing the sweetness. Thanks!
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Gotta admitted it–I had my doubts about the strawberries…but you may have won we over. Might have to try this!
Nancy
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I hope you enjoy it!
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I’m raising my hand!! This recipe looks SO fresh! I honestly can’t wait for summer to get here for reals so I can bring out that barbecue and have it waiting for me in the garden! 🙂
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