Chicken with rhubarb sauce is one of my favourite heart-warming dishes. In fact, it's a very popular meal in Scandinavian countries like Denmark or Sweden. Over there, it's definitely known as a dish you'd expect to be cooked up in your grandmother's kitchen.

Just imagine that juicy chicken with rhubarb sauce, potatoes and a delicious creamy gravy (optional). Together, the umami flavour combination from the chicken and the sweet yet tangy flavour of the rhubarb just blend perfectly in every single bite.
What's best, this chicken and rhubarb recipe is easily made and can feed an entire hungry family. All you need to do is pan fry the chicken or roast a whole chicken in the oven. The choice is completely up to you.
However, when you create the rhubarb sauce, be sure you make enough as it can be reused and combined with other recipes, both sweet and savoury. So, what are you waiting for? Learn how to make this easy chicken recipe and this delicious rhubarb sauce. Enjoy!
Top products for chicken with rhubarb sauce
Here's a list of the top products which you'll need to make this chicken with rhubarb sauce. Some products you can reuse for other fantastic chicken recipes, like this honey chilli chicken or orange peel chicken.
Once you have the right tools in your kitchen, especially when it concerns cooking with chicken, you'll be able to turn out some memorable dishes. Plus, you'll cook with ease.
Check out these products below:
- boning knife - if you are planning to make this chicken with rhubarb recipe using an entire chicken, then you'll definitely need a boning knife.
- poultry scissors - again, in case you are planning to deconstruct your entire chicken you'll need heavy-duty poultry scissors.
- slow cooker - you can turn this pan-fried chicken with rhubarb recipe into a slow cooker chicken rhubarb stew. The results are equally delicious.
- rhubarb crowns - if you've got a garden then by all means get yourself some ready-to-plant rhubarb crowns. You can use your own rhubarb!
- sauce pot - I always tend to use a high-quality cast iron sauce pot when making any sauce recipes like this blue cheese sauce.
Would you say that I've left out a product you simply cannot cook chicken without? Let me know in the comments section below.
rhubarb chicken breast recipe
For this chicken with rhubarb sauce recipe, I've used chicken breasts. Chicken breasts are my absolute favourite cut of the chicken because it's the easiest to manipulate and it is the leanest.
That being said, since it is the leanest, you can easily dry it out if you don't take certain precautions. Brining is one of the easiest ways to retain optimal results. If you brine chicken prior to cooking it, you'll end up with moist and juicy chicken. That's a guarantee!
First and foremost, to learn more about the brining process, check out my ultimate guide to brining chicken.
There, you will find out how to make perfect brined chicken breasts. When you brine the chicken breasts and expose them to heat, they'll retain the moisture from the brine.
Brining chicken breasts is an excellent idea if you are roasting chicken or pan-frying it, have a look at another one of my brining recipes.
chicken breast recipes
Here are other chicken breast recipes you can make if you've purchased too many chicken breasts:
- stuffed chicken ballotine - an Italian recipe with the perfect stuffing.
- leek stuffed chicken breasts with a creamy white wine sauce - great idea if you want to cook to impress.
- chicken pesto pasta - a winner dish that you can cook up after a tough day.
- chicken breasts with creamy green peppercorn sauce - this is one of my favourite sauces for chicken, make sure to check it out.
- marmite chicken - Asian finger-food dish that's really easy to make.
- chicken and leek risotto - a healthy rice dish that you can make in a matter of minutes.
Otherwise, you can always go for an entire chicken. An entire chicken is a good idea if you've got a large hungry family at home. Then you can just pour the rhubarb sauce over your favourite part of the chicken, whether it be the thighs, the breasts, the wings or the drumsticks.
how to select rhubarb
Rhubarb can be hard to come by. Especially ripe and mature rhubarb. Sometimes I find rhubarb in the supermarket but it's not the kind of rhubarb I need, because it's green.
If you find yourself in the supermarket and tempted to purchase green rhubarb, don't. It will make your chicken and rhubarb recipe super-acidic and not very flavourful.
Make sure that you select stalks of rhubarb which are bright pinkish to almost dark red. These are the best. Plus, they'll give a lovely colour to your rhubarb sauce.
chicken and rhubarb stew
In terms of the rhubarb sauce, it's really easy to make. All you need to do is cut up the rhubarb and cook it.
Handy tip: If you feel like adding the vinegar to the rhubarb sauce, you can. However, only use the rhubarb sauce for savoury recipes like a chicken and rhubarb stew.
Nevertheless, if you would like to try something more refined then omit the vinegar. Instead, add 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract or one vanilla pod. Next, add as much sugar until the rhubarb sauce reaches the perfect balance between sweet and sour.
Surprisingly, this sweet version of the rhubarb sauce is even more delicious with the chicken. In fact, in Scandinavia, they prefer to serve the chicken with a sweet rhubarb sauce and some potatoes.
Often, the chicken and the rhubarb are also served with a pickled cucumber to balance out the umami and sweet flavours. Honestly, I've tried the Danish version of the chicken and rhubarb and it's extraordinary. It's my go-to Danish comfort dish.
how to serve chicken and rhubarb
You can also serve the chicken and rhubarb with these side dishes:
- confit potatoes
- gluten free scalloped potatoes
- rosemary roast potatoes
- carrot and parsnip mash
- vegan cauliflower mash
Of course, you can always add roasted or steamed veggies.
So, what will you serve your chicken and rhubarb sauce with? Let me know.
PrintChicken with Rhubarb Sauce
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Description
Don't know what to do with rhubarb? This chicken with rhubarb sauce is an amazing savoury recipe.
Ingredients
- 30ml (2 tbsp) butter
- 15ml (1 tbsp) vegetable oil
- 4 chicken breasts
- 2 rhubarb stalks, washed and chopped
- 30ml (2 tbsp) honey
- 30ml (2 tbsp) white wine vinegar
Instructions
- Heat the butter and oil in a large frying pan.
- Add the chicken breasts and cook 5 to 7 minutes per side, or until browned and cooked through.
- Remove the chicken and season on both sides with salt and pepper.
- Keep the cooked breasts warm while preparing the sauce.
- Add the rhubarb and vinegar to the same pan.
- Stir regularly over a medium heat and continue to cook for 2 minutes, then add the honey and 125ml (½ cup) of water.
- Gently simmer for 5 minutes, or until the rhubarb has “melted” and turned into a sauce.
- Season to taste. Add a bit more honey if you’d like the sauce to be sweeter.
- Cut the chicken breasts crosswise into 2.5cm (1in) slices.
- Serve the chicken with your favourite vegetables - in this case roast baby potatoes and broccoli - along with the rhubarb sauce. Enjoy!
Notes
- Oil is added to the butter because the latter has a habit of burning at high heat. The oil prevents it from doing so.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Pan Fry
- Cuisine: British
Sam
rhubarb crumble
Kim Neville
I like rhubarb crumble
cheryl hadfield
I love rhubarb crumble with custard
★★★★★
melanie stirling
Rhubarb crumble and custard is my favourite.
Ann
I love rhubarb, and one of my favorite dishes to make with it is a healthy strawberry rhubarb cobbler.
(P.S. While I’m a longtime vegetarian, this recipe looks great! I’d love to make it for my family.)
Solange
I like it in a crumble.
mohan kumar
Nice blog to follow while preparing recipes
Nicola Sadler
Mine is in a crumble. My grandfather used to grow it in his allotment and we'd enjoy fresh rhubarb crumble - a lot!
★★★★★
Anne perry
I like rhubarb pie.
Jo
Got to be in a crumble with lashings of creamy custard
Helen R
I adore it in a crumble. Home made of course!
ORIANA DONLEVY
My favourite way to enjoy rhubarb is in a crumble! Yum
Jane Willis
I like rhubarb mixed with orange rind and juice, some sliced fresh ginger and a drizzle of honey and cooked gently in the oven.
★★★★★
Derrick Johnson
I love strawberry-rhubarb pie! That's the only way I've ever eaten rhubarb though.
Ritchie
Rhubarb crumble
olivia Kirby
As a jam or a pie for me! delicious!
Maxine G
rhubarb stewed with a little bit of ginger and orange juice, served with creamy yoghurt and home made granola
Kim M
Love it in a sponge cake with custard x
Susan B
I can't resist rhubarb fool and could easily eat second and third helpings.
Sophie Roberts
In a crumble!
★★★★★
Laura banks
in a crumble
Alice Dixon
In a crumble with custard
Susan Smith
Rhubarb Crumble and custard
Sheena Batey
Either with custard or as gin depending on the time of day
Helen
Interesting, love rhubarb but not my go to for chicken.
lisa jones
in a pie with custard!!
Angela Treadway
mine is in a dessert x
Sophie B
In a delicious crumble.
Nicola S
I really love a good rhubarb crumble. The right rhubarb/crumble ratio is very important! With crumble on the side too please! I also love rhubarb jam - not too sweet.
Alice Gilkes
My favourite way to enjoy rhubarb is in a yoghurt.
Peter Watson
I love Rhubarb Crumble
★★★★★
Kelly Y
Rhubarb cake is my favourite
Tracy Nixon
In a tart served with custard!
★★★★★
Grace Collins
love a rhubarb crumble with homemade custard
Kristie Metcalfe
In a crumble - Strawberry & Rhubarb make for a great combo, it’s easy to grow in the garden and to prepare. Plus it freezes really well 😄
claire woods
in a crumble, made by my Mum.
donna l jones
in a crumble
Debbie Gillespie
Rhubarb cake with cardamom and custard
Alison Macdonald
Love stewed rhubarb with Greek yogurt for breakfast
Christina Palmer
Rhubarb crumble with custard is my favourite way to enjoy rhubarb
Angie McDonald
Definitely in a crumble!
Katie
rhubarb crumble
cat holdcroft
Love it turned into icecream
Iain maciver
rhubarb jam on toast
Elizm
In a crumble - although I do also like Jamie Oliver's recipe for pork belly in rhubarb.
Adrian Bold
I enjoy rhubarb in crumbles
Petra Beck
Admittedly, I am not a big rhubarb fan. But I DO like it in a crumble, and this chicken recipe sounds really interesting. I reckon the somewhat tart rhubarb taste will go well with it. I shall certainly try!
Laura Pritchard
In a rhubarb & custard crumble!
★★★★
Nixxy
I love to bake rhubarb and pear cake - my family love it. Also I stew it lightly and have with natural yogurt. Delicious!
Leanne Hansell
I love rhubarb crumble.
Joo Dee
in a nice crumble!
Caroline Signey
In a crumble
Helen Best
I love Rhubarb in a Crumble its delicious also tried it in a jam & its so tasty
Claire Holtey
I like it just with custard, don't really like sweet things with my meat
P.S. your pop up to sign up for your newsletter is very annoying, almost to the point of not wanting to come on your site. Once a visit would be enough, not once every page
Michelle
Hi Claire, thank you so much for the feedback. I'll get to work on that 🙂
Best,
Michelle
Carolynn Woodland
Rhubarb Crumble and custard
Nigel Soper
I love rhubarb crumble
Anthea Holloway
I love rhubarb crumble or Mrs Kelly's rhubarb cake which we have as a dessert.
Ray Dodds
Great way To reduce plastic waste
Holly
I love the flavour of rhubarb! Especially rhubarb and custard sweets!!
kathleen warwick
My favourite way to enjoy Rhubarb has got to be Rhubarb Crumble with Custard
Graham Ross
RHUBARB CRUMBLE WITH CUSTARD
Emily Hutchinson
You can't beat a rhubarb crumble!
Carole Nott
Rhubarb crumble is always a favourite
★★★★★
Steve Dickinson
As a sauce for duck
Wendy Smith
An old fashioned rhubarb and ginger crumble is always a family favourite
Sheri Darby
Simply stewed with custard or in a crumble
★★★★★
pete c
I enjoy it as a crumble with some nice custard
Suzanne
In a crumble
Sally
Lovely!
Mandy Betts
In a crumble
Keith Hunt
Home cooked with ice cream
Ann Goody
I always enjoy a rhubarb crumble with custard...
Rebecca Sutton
In a crumble with custard!
kathy Glamour cakebread
i like rhubarb with apple crumble
Denise Coy
I find it hard to beat a good old rhubarb crumble.
Mark Mccaffery
My favourite way to enjoying it is in a crumble.
Chris Andrews
What is your favourite way to enjoy rhubarb?
pureed and in fresh Greek yoghurt
Rena Plumridge
In a crumble
Julie Ward
In a pie, but not one I've made, yuk
fiona waterworth
We make rhubarb crumble and rhubarb jam, we grow our own so we have nearly an endless supply
Sheena Pendlebury
The recipe look delicious, will be trying it, Chicken has always been a favourite, and with rhubarb even better, plenty on the allotment.
We like rhubarb stewed, and we make rhubarb jam, I like it instead of marmalade
★★★★
Sarah Mccaffery
I like rhubarb in a crumble with vanilla custard.
Christine Caple
I love rhubarb crumble.
Zoe Trelfa-Porter
In a rhubarb crumble
Margaret Mccaffery
I just love it in a traditional style crumble.
emma gardner
My favourite way to eat rhubarb is in a crumble with hot custard and a scoop of coconut ice cream
★★★★★
paula meadows
in a crumble
Elyas
My favourite way to enjoy rhubarb, is the classic rhubarb and custard my grandmother made for me as a child!
Theresa Wakeley
What a great prize! Always wanted to have a soda stream. It’s very handy and no more buying soda water in supermarkets and avoid using single use plastic products
DM
I usually use my rhubarb for jam, but I'll have to give this a try!
Penny H
I love rhubarb crumble with custard!
ROBERT MCINTOSH
my homemade rhubarb chutney
Susan Laing
I adore rhubarb and the best is in a sweet pie served with as premium ice cream as you can afford. Although as a child i used to wat it raw with sugar, ahh the 80s where no one cared ha!
Kristyn Harris
I love a rhubarb crumble with some custard of course!
Corinne Peat
A lovely rhubarb pie
Alexandra Armstrong
In a crumble
L. Mundy
Definitely rhubarb crumble. Although I do love a homemade rhubarb and ginger jam.
katarzyna benmailoud
I love rhubarb crumble x
Karen hutchinson
In a crumble with lots of custard
jo liddement
I love stewed rhubarb with custard. We love to grow our own rhubarb.
Rachael McCadden
I love rhubarb crumble
Kiran Parry
In a crumble
Charlotte isobelle
I love a crumble or a upside down cake yum
Sandra Siddall
Rhubarb crumble muffins
★★★★★
Katy Morris
In a pie with lashings of vegan custard 😋
JOANNE ROXBURGH
in a crumble
Kim Carberry
I like rhubarb crumble with custard x
Cheryl G
Does in gin count? With a ginger ale mixer - delicious!!
Avs
Rhubarb Crumble and Custard
James Travis
Rhubard Crumble with custard
Chappers
Stewed rhubarb with ice cream. Yum!
★★★★
Alyson
Definitely in a crumble with lots of custard!
Mark R
Has to be a rhubarb crumble with lots of custard
Jackie Tuck
Rhubarb crumble and vanilla ice cream!
★★★★★
Debby
Homemade rhubarb crumble is my favourite - especially if the rhubarb is fresh from the garden too. I used to eat crumble just as it was, nice and hot, straight from the oven - but since discovering a lovely vanilla-flavoured dairy-free ice cream I have a spoonful of that with crumbles or hot pies.
Summer Rowley
In Gin!
Sare Davies
I love it in a crumble.
Emma Ellams
In a crumble for sure. This chicken recipe certainly sounds worthy of a try too.
Priscilla Stubbs
I love rhubarb crumble with ice cream
Clare Fox
Got to be rhubarb crumble with lots of custard
★★★★★
Emma England
To be honest I’ve never really eaten rhubarb in anything other than a crumble. I’ll definitely have to broaden my horizons.
Sally Collingwood
Rhubarb and apple pie -yummy
kimberley ryan
i do like rhubarb and apple crumbles but my favourite way to enjoy rhubarb is homemade rhubarb and ginger jam
JAMES HOLYLAND
A delicious rhubarb and crumble and custard
Alison MacDonald
Rhubarb crumble traybake it's yummy a mix of cake and crumble x
Amanda Bootes
Rhubarb and duck is a new combo I've recently come across and I adore it. Sharp but sweet and delicious! And this chicken variant is a quicker, cheaper and easier way, so will definitely be swapping mine for this mid-week! Thank you!
sandy lynn ralph
i love it in a crumble with lots of custard
Alison Johnson
In a crumble with some ice cream.
Valerie Brown
Rhubarb cobbler with custard
kay sherman
has to be in a crumble with custard
Stephanie Coals
I love it in a crumble with lots of custard!
Michael Fisher
Just with custard
Zoey H
Rhubarb crumble
★★★★★
Ken S
It's got to be in a crumble with custard. I'm sure there's much better ways but I haven't found them yet.
Ioana Cristina Popescu
As jam
Susan Willshee
I love to make a rhubarb cake, basically a vanilla sponge with rhubarb in the bottom. We were really lucky last year because our rhubarb just kept growing and growing, faster than we could eat it. So we froze a lot of it and have been able to enjoy our rhubarb all winter.
Helen Rosbotham
Rhubarb cordial is delicious
Harry
This is such a tasty recipe. Rhubarb and chicken are two things that I love and who knew they would go so well together. Thumbs up from me.
I love rhubarb in a rhubarb and ginger crumble or simple stewed with custard 🙂
★★★★★
natalie s
In a crumble or I am quite fond of rhubarb yoghurt!
Leanne Bell
I’m a big fan of Rhubarb crumble and custard x
Troy Easton
in a crumble with ice cream.
kw
In a cobbler
Thomas Perry
My mums rhubarb crumble is my fave way to enjoy it. I've made it lots of times but it isn't a patch on my mums
Karen R
We love rhubarb crumble, which my daughter loves baking. Whenever my hubby picks it from the garden, she's on it!
lynn neal
I like to poach it in orange juice and then make a crumble topping!
Sarah Heath
I love Rhubarb crumble, it’s one of my favourites.
Nadia Josephine
Ok, I know it is not very adventurous but a rhubarb crumble is always a winner for me!
clair downham
rhubarb pie or crumble
Karen Watt
Love rhubarb crunble
Angela Kelly
Rhubarb crumble is one of my favourite things!
Catherine Barton
It has to be a traditional rhubarb crumble with plenty of ginger for that added kick!
Helen H
It's heavenly with vanilla so stewed with custard & then I save the syrup to use as sauce for vanilla icecream - it's delicious!
Caroline Shepherd
Rhubarb and apple crumble - preferably made by my dad!
Amanda Gregory
I love rhubarb crumble
Erica Hughes
In a crumble
Vicki Schupke-Ranson
I love to make a simple rhubarb compote to serve over home made vanilla bean ice cream. Delicious!
Josie Mellor
Love to bake (and eat!) Rhubarb cake
Victoria Prince
Rhubarb crumble! My grandmother used to grow her own rhubarb and make a delicious one. Sadly I'm not up to her standard!
Barry Rowlings
By not eating it,can not stand the stuff
Kat Allinson
I love rhubarb but all I ever cook with it is Rhubarb crumble or stewed rhubarb and custard, this recipe sounds deliicous and a great way to use a fantastic ingredient!
Ruth Hunter
rhubarb icecream
David Wilson
rhubarb crumble with custard
Hayley Colburn
This one is always up for debate between myself and my husband, he loves rhubarb crumble but I'm more of a pie fan, I love rhubarb and apple pie
★★★★★
Jayne K
Rhubarb crumble with loads of custard
Judith Allen
In a crumble with custard. I remember being a bit scared of rhubarb plants when I was little. There could be anything hiding there.
Louise A
In a crumble with lots of hot custard
Terry Becker
With custard & sugar
Francesca H
Rhubarb bread - discovered it when trying to use up a glut - lovely!!
Jodie W
rhubarb crumble with custard
Lisa M
Rhubarb Pie
Ruth lee
rhubarb crumble
Michelle Smith
I love rhubarb crumble
Sammie Martin
Rhubarb Crumble and Custard
Julia Linsley
Ahh! Well I do make Rhubarb and Ginger Gin and Rhubarb Vodka but I have to say that there is nothing better than a Rhubarb custard and ginger flan !
Maisy
Has to be crumble!
Sharon Hirst
Has to be Rhubarb crumble with custard, delicious
chloe brill
love rhubarb crumble and pie
★★★★
Jo Nichol
I love rhubarb in a crumble with apple too.
Adele Knight
Rhubarb Crumble with homemade Custard
Fiona Johnstone
When I was younger we would cut a stalk of rhubarb and be given a wee bag of sugar. We dipped the rhubarb stick in the sugar. We loved it. Not a healthy option now. My favourite rhubarb dish now is rhubarb crumble served with thick double cream. Healthy? Maybe. Definitely delicious.
Lewis Chapman
Absolutely agree that Rhubarb crumble and custard is an awesome dish, and a bit of Rhubarb flavoured gin always goes down a treat. Rhubarb vodka? Think I know what I will be trying this weekend!
Jennifer Toal
Stewed with custard
Maria P
in rhubarb crumble
Linda c
Rhubarb oat crumble
★★★★
Becky John
I love making rhubarb and ginger jam.
Carolyn E
I like is barely cooked, cold with yoghurt
★★★★★
RACHELL LYNCH
in a crumble with hot custard
Debbie jayne davies
Definitely rhubarb crumble with custard.
Sandra Fortune
Rhubarb Crumble and Custard
Heli L
I can't resist a Rhubarb crumble. With custard, of course!
Gwyn S.
I like making homemade rhubarb crumble
Marie Elvin
Rhubarb Crumble ❤
sharon martin
i like rhubarb muffins with custard
Cheryl H.
Definitely in a rhubarb crumble
Paul Meulen
Rhubarb Crumble for me please
Herbert Appleby
I like it in a crumble pie mostly
Glynis O'Halloran
I love rhubarb in a crumble with lots of hot custard on top.
AnnaSSS
Rhubarb Crumble with Vanilla Custard. Delicious!!!!
david cavender
Ruhbarb and apple crumble topped with oats and served with custard-it's pure delight!
Ellen Stafford
In a crumble! Love it!
★★★★★
Tracy Barber
Stewed with some vanilla ice cream, yummy
Lucy Irving
in a crumble with custard
Sayeed Rahman
in a crumble but although always wanted to make a rhubarb cheesecake
sue mcdermott
It's got to be rhubarb crumble
Caroline Blaza
In a crumble
Rebecca Beesley
what an unusual but tasty sounding sauce! Sounds boring to say crumble but I'm not really confident in trying other recipes with rhubarb. I do like it with loads of other fruits in the crumble too.
zoe brown
in crumble with ice cream
Meryl Thomas
I love young rhubarb stewed with lashings of custard
Tammy Neal
Rhubarb crumble x
Emma Davison
In a crumble
Caroline Buckley
It would have to be a rhubarb crumble
Maria hackett
I love Rhubarb and ginger cordial
Jenny Barker
has to be in a crumble with thick custard :0)
ellie spider
I love rhubarb crumble
LOUISE HEATON
In a crumble-Lots of crumble on top!
Naomi Williams
My favourite is rhubarb crumble
Michelle Henderson
Love rhubarb crumble with custard