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Blue Valentine Recipes! Blue Chicken + Blue Tres Leches Cupcakes

February 1, 2014 By Shelley Zurek 44 Comments

A Blue Valentine’s Day meal, when your Valentine’s isn’t so RED!

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Blue Valentine Meal: Blue Tres Leches, Blueberry Compote, Blue Chicken

A Valentine’s Day Alternative Theme

While we all love a Valentine’s full of hearts, kisses, romantic meals and cupids, let’s face it, every year isn’t that way. Many years ago, when I was going through my divorce, a girlfriend suggested we have a Blue Valentine’s, with all the food being blue themed to go with my “Blue” mood. It was great fun thinking up recipes! As a nod to those of you who may need a new twist on this day meant for lovers, I present a Blue Valentine Dinner. Share it with some friends on Feb. 14 and I’ll just bet you will feel some cheer!

First–off to shop for “Blue Food”

Nestles Tres Leche Mix Buitoni Sauces

Found the Buitoni Sauces near the bread and deli.  The New Nestle’s Tres Leches were featured in the Main Aisle!

I headed off to my local Walmart to get all the key ingredients for my Blue Valentine’s meal. I decided to make Blue Chicken so I grabbed some Buitoni Alfredo Sauce as the base for my chicken’s sauce. Having heard about Nestle New Tres Leches Baking Mixes (usually quite a difficult dessert to prepare from scratch), I decided that Blue Tres Leche Cupcakes would be the perfect! As the chicken and dessert are rather heavy, I grabbed some blueberries and grapes to whip up a Blueberry Fruit Compote to lighten the meal.

Blue Tres Leches Cupcake Recipe

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Tres Leches Cake is a sponge cake popular in the U.S., Mexico, and South America.  It is a “wet cake”, not unlike tiramisu or a trifle. The name means “3 milk cake”, so named as the sponge cake is literally soaked in three kinds of milk: heavy cream, evaporated milk and condensed milk. The new Nestle’s Tres Leches Baking Mix gives directions right on the side of the box to make Tres Leches Cupcakes so I won’t repeat that recipe here.

However, I will give you the tip on the “Icing”. The box suggest topping the cake or cupcakes with sweetened whipping cream. Instead, I used Cool Whip Frosting and dyed it blue with a tiny bit of food coloring. SO EASY! Blue Dessert Done!

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Blue Tres Leches Cupcakes

Blue Chicken

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 This recipe is a long time favorite of mine, meant to be made with Curaçao (a liqueur). However, the first time I made it I was very young, so I bought Blue Curaçao, not knowing any better, hence the name of this dish.

P.S.  Blue Curaçao and Curaçao taste exactly alike. Don’t let the addition of this liqueur put you off making this dish. It adds a delicious orangey tang and the alcohol burns off during the cooking! The Buitoni alfredo sauce makes a nice substitute for the heavy cream that this recipe normally calls for.

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Blue Chicken
 
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Prep time
30 mins
Cook time
45 mins
Total time
1 hour 15 mins
 
After browning, the chicken breasts are baked, then simmered in champagne and curacao. Mushrooms and alfredo sauce (or heavy cream) are then combined to make a rich sauce. This is a spectacular main course that will have your guests mesmerized between the color and the taste.
Author: Shelley Zurek
Recipe type: Main Dish
Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • 3 Tbs. all-purpose flour
  • 1 tspn. salt
  • 4 chicken medium breasts, skinned, boned and halved
  • 1 Tbs. butter
  • 1 Tbs. cooking oil of choice
  • 4-6 Tbs. Curacao
  • ¾ cup champagne (or sparkling apple juice
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 2 cups sliced fresh white mushrooms
  • 1 Tbs. butter, melted
  • ¾ cup Buitoni alfredo sauce (or ½ cup whipping cream)
  • blueberries
  • Seedless grapes
Instructions
  1. Combine salt and flour
  2. Coat chicken in flour mixture
  3. Heat 1 Tbs. butter and oil in large skillet
  4. Add chicken and cook for 5 min each side (or until slightly browned on each side)
  5. Place chicken in a oven proof pan in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes
  6. In a skillet, add curacao, champagne, and broth and simmer
  7. Add the oven cooked chicken and simmer, uncovered for 20 minutes
  8. Cook mushrooms in 1 Tbs butter, add to chicken along with alfredo sauce
  9. Spoon all into a warmed serving dish along with fruit compotes of grapes and blueberries
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Blue Chicken Blue Valentine Recipes

Doesn’t this fun Blue Valentine Dinner make your Valentine’s Day just a little more fun?

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  1. Lisa L says

    February 2, 2017 at 7:19 pm

    Blue, too sad for Valentine’s. Good recipes though.

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  2. Cathy Jarolin says

    August 12, 2016 at 3:27 pm

    This is a Good Idea to Cheer up someone who is Depressed on Valentines Day! The Blue Chicken is really is Beautifully Prepared! The Blue Tres Leshes Cupcakes ! Delicious! I love the wet Cakes!! Thankyou for sharing Your Special Blue Chicken Recipe! :0)

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  3. Hannah C says

    May 28, 2016 at 2:55 am

    This looks very delicious!

    Reply
  4. Laura Bowman says

    February 8, 2016 at 8:23 am

    These ideas are so much fun! Budget is tight so we wont be going out for V-day this year. I will have to try some of these 🙂 Thanks!!

    Reply
  5. Katy says

    February 7, 2016 at 1:44 pm

    How much fun! I love the idea of the girls getting together and coming up with a fun twist on this romantic holiday. It gives a fun spin on Galentine’s Day!

    Reply
  6. Mary von says

    February 7, 2016 at 1:04 am

    What a great idea for a not so traditional Valentines Day. The cup cakes are very cute.

    Reply
  7. AnnJ says

    February 6, 2016 at 5:43 pm

    The Blue Curacao chicken recipe sounds wonderful. I haven’t thought about curacao for years, but I used to love it. Thanks for reminding me.

    Reply
  8. Michaela Dickerson says

    February 6, 2016 at 9:34 am

    those cupcakes look delish

    Reply
  9. GillisHills says

    February 5, 2016 at 12:42 am

    What a unique theme, and the photos are beautiful. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  10. Lisa Coomer Queen says

    February 4, 2016 at 8:34 am

    This is an awesome idea. Thank you for sharing it. My Frozen loving grandchildren will love it. Great recipes.

    Reply
  11. Sherry Compton says

    February 4, 2016 at 7:36 am

    Cute idea. We always think of reds and pinks, but this is a nice change. Plus, I’ve seen blueberries on sale this week. Great way to have a fun Valentine’s.

    Reply
  12. Ellie C. says

    February 3, 2016 at 10:52 pm

    This is super cute! My daughter would love them–they would be cute as Elsa cupcakes too.

    Reply
  13. Sheila V. says

    February 3, 2016 at 4:20 pm

    The blue chicken recipe looks so good!

    Reply
  14. Jo-Ann Brightman says

    February 3, 2016 at 4:19 pm

    I love how cool blue the cupcakes look and the Curaco in the chicken would certainly make these breasts taste extra special

    Reply
  15. sheila ressel says

    February 3, 2016 at 7:59 am

    What a beautiful and appetizing meal! Looks just as good as anything you could get in a restaurant.

    Reply
  16. Noelle Carroll says

    February 2, 2016 at 10:18 pm

    This looks very good, I love the cupcakes! They look so cute and I love the decorations. The chicken recipe looks so cool, my husband loves mushrooms and chicken so this is a must for our valentines dinner

    Reply
  17. Sarah L says

    February 2, 2016 at 7:18 pm

    Yes, it’s very fun to have a blue dinner. Chicken looks yummy.

    Reply
  18. Kayrina says

    February 2, 2016 at 3:50 pm

    The Blue Tres Leches Cupcakes look so good!!

    Reply
  19. Polly Hall says

    February 2, 2016 at 12:22 pm

    everything looks so good

    Reply
  20. Margie says

    February 2, 2016 at 8:53 am

    That blue chicken recipe looks really good. I like the sparkling Apple juice.

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