Name: Baked Chicken with Spinach, Pears, and Blue Cheese
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts; salt & pepper to taste; 3 tbsp EVOO (divided); 1/2 cup diced red onion; 4 cups loosely packed spinach (not baby spinach, washed, dried and stems removed); 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar; 2 ripe Anjou pears (peeled, cored and cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices); 2 tbsp chopped parsley; 3/4 cup crumbled blue cheese

Baked Chicken with Spinach, Pears, and Blue Cheese

Course Main Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 4 servings

Ingredients

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
salt & pepper to taste
3 tbsp EVOO divided
1/2 cup diced red onion
4 cups loosely packed spinach not baby spinach, washed, dried and stems removed
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
2 ripe Anjou pears peeled, cored and cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
2 tbsp chopped parsley
3/4 cup crumbled blue cheese

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Generously season each chicken breast with salt and pepper. In a large, ovenproof 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 saute 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 until warm. Stir in parsley. Arrange cooked chicken breasts on spinach. Top with warmed pear slices and about 2 tablespoons blue cheese per breast.