Baked Chicken with Spinach, Pears and Blue Cheese

Serves 4
Time 25 min
Baked Chicken with Spinach, Pears and Blue Cheese

The fall flavor combination of pears and blue cheese brings a seasonal element to an otherwise simple chicken dish. It's impressive enough for a dinner party, yet ready in minutes.

Ingredients

    4boneless, skinless chicken breasts
    1/2 teaspoonfine sea salt
    3 tablespoonsextra-virgin olive oil, divided
    1/2 cupdiced red onion
    4 cups(1 large bunch) loosely packed spinach (not baby), washed, dried, stems removed
    2 tablespoonscider vinegar
    2ripe Anjou pears, peeled, cored and cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
    2 tablespoonschopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
    3/4 cupcrumbled blue cheese
    1/4 teaspoonground black pepper

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Method

Preheat the 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 cooked through, 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. Transfer to a large platter or divide evenly between 4 plates. 


Wipe out pan and heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil with cider vinegar. 


Add pears and gently heat until warm. 


Stir in parsley. 


Arrange cooked chicken breasts on spinach. 


Top with warmed pear slices and about 2 tablespoons blue cheese per breast.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

380

Total Fat

22g

Saturated Fat

27g

Cholesterol

95mg

Sodium

640mg

Total Carbohydrate

14g

Dietary Fiber

4g

Total Sugars

6g

Protein

34g

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