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Chicken, Pear, and Spinach Skillet Dinner
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Chicken, Pear, and Spinach Skillet Dinner

4 servings

25 minutes total

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    Ingredients

    • 2 medium, ripe pears (or apples)
    • 1 medium yellow onion
    • 1 lb boneless chicken cutlets
    • ¼ teaspoon pepper
    • ¾ teaspoon kosher salt, divided
    • 2 tablespoons canola oil
    • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
    • ⅔ cup chicken broth (or stock)
    • ⅓ cup heavy whipping cream
    • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
    • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
    • ⅛ teaspoon ground red pepper
    • 1 package fresh baby spinach (5–6 oz)

    Steps

      1. Halve pears and onion; remove cores from pears, and slice pears and onion thinly. Preheat large, nonstick sauté pan on medium-high 2–3 minutes. Season chicken with pepper and ½ teaspoon salt (wash hands). Place oil in pan, then add chicken; cook 1–2 minutes on each side or until browned, then remove from pan.
      2. Reduce heat to medium. Add butter to same pan, then stir in pears and onions; cook 5–6 minutes or until tender and browned. Stir in broth, cream, sugar, cinnamon, red pepper, and remaining ¼ teaspoon salt; bring to a boil.
      3. Return chicken to pan; simmer 2–3 minutes or until sauce thickens and chicken is 165°F. Stir in spinach; cook 1 more minute or until wilted. Serve.

    Nutritional information

    Amount per ¼ recipe serving: Calories 370, Total Fat 19g, Sat Fat 7g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 90mg, Sodium 450mg, Total Carb 25g, Fiber 5g, Sugars 17g, Protein 25g, Calc 8%, Vitamin A 80%, Vitamin C 8%, Iron 10%

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