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Baked Chicken Breasts with Spinach, Pears and Blue Cheese

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Serves 4

Secret Ingredient: Whole Creamery Blue Cheese

The fall flavor combination of pears and blue cheese brings a seasonal element to an otherwise simple chicken dish. Great for a dinner party! To learn how to make this recipe, watch the Secret Ingredient cooking show.

Ingredients

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
1/2 cup diced red onion
4 to 6 cups (1 large bunch) loosely packed spinach (not baby), washed, dried, stems removed
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2 ripe Anjou pears, peeled, cored and cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
3/4 cup Whole Creamery™ Blue Cheese Crumbles

Method

Preheat oven to 375°F. Generously season each chicken breast with salt and pepper. In a large, oven-proof skillet heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and sear breasts 2 to 3 minutes each side until lightly golden. Place pan in oven and bake until chicken is done, about 15 minutes.

While chicken is cooking, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large pan over medium heat and sauté red onion until just softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add spinach and toss until wilted. Season with salt and pepper and transfer to a large platter or divide evenly between 4 plates. Wipe out pan and heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil with vinegar. Add pears and gently heat to warm. Stir in parsley. Place cooked chicken breasts on spinach. Top with warmed pear slices and about 2 tablespoons blue cheese per breast.

Nutrition

Per serving (About 8.5oz/245g-wt.): 380 calories (200 from fat), 22g total fat, 27g saturated fat, 34g protein, 14g total carbohydrate (4g dietary fiber, 6g sugar), 95mg cholesterol, 640mg sodium

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