Chicken with oven-roasted grapes

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Chicken with Oven-roasted Grapes

1.5 pounds seedless grapes, a mixture of red and green
3.5 Tbsp unsalted butter, divided
4 6-ounce skinless, boneless chicken breasts

Preheat oven to 275 degrees.

Wash grapes and remove from stems. Set aside half of the red and green grapes. Place remaining grapes on a baking sheet and bake for 1.5 hours, shaking pan frequently. Remove from oven and set aside.

Place uncooked grapes in a blender and puree until very smooth.  Strain through a coarse-mesh sieve, pressing down hard on the skins. You will have about 3/4 cup juice.

In a large nonstick skillet, melt 2 Tbsp butter. Season chicken with kosher salt and ground black pepper.  Add to pan and cook over medium-high heat for 5 minutes on each side, until golden.

Add grape juice and cook for 5 minutes longer, or until chicken is done, and is just firm to the touch. Be careful not to overcook. The grape juices will darken into a mahogany-colored sauce. Transfer breasts to a platter.

Add remaining 1.5 Tbsp butter to pan and cook over high heat for 1 minute.  Add oven-dried grapes and cook for 1 minute longer.  Add salt and pepper to taste and pour sauce over chicken. Serve immediately.

Chicken Parmesan Meatloaf

By popular demand, here is the recipe, thanks to http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2011/12/fresh-food-friday-20-tried-and-true.html, and, more specifically http://joelens.blogspot.com/2010/06/chicken-parmesan-meatloaf.html. It was AWESOME!

Chicken Parmesan Meatloaf

1 lb ground chicken (or ground turkey)
1 egg
1/4 cup breadcrumbs
1/2 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1-2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 small onion (or dried onion)
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup pasta sauce
1/2 cup shredded Italian cheese blend

Mix chicken, egg, breadcrumbs, basil, thyme, oregano, garlic, onion, salt, pepper, and Parmesan in a large bowl with your hands. Place the mixture in a greased loaf pan. Top with pasta sauce.

At this point, I froze the meatloaf, and thawed it the night before we were going to cook it.

To cook, preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Bake 40-45 minutes or until cooked. Top with shredded Italian cheese and bake for another 5-10 minutes or until the cheese is melted.  Remove from the oven and allow to rest 5-10 minutes before serving.