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Chicken with Pears and Blue Cheese - 6 pts

A home-style Chicken with Pears and Blue Cheese - 6 pts made with Whole Grain Pastry Flour, Salt, Freshly Ground Black Pepper, Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Halves, and Canola Oil. Serves 4. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 5 1/2 tbsp
• 1/2 tsp
• 1/4 tsp
• 2
• 2 tbsp
• 1
• 2
• 1
• 1/2 cup
• 5 1/2 tsp
• 1/2 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes, or until lightly browned.

2. 2

   Add the pears and cook for 3 minutes, or until lightly browned.

3. 3

   Add the spinach and cook for 1 minute, or until wilted.

4. 4

   Place mixture on a serving plate.

5. 5

   Heat the remaining 1 Tbsp oil in the same skillet.

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   Cook the chicken for 6 to 8 minutes, turning once, or until browned.

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   Add the cider and thyme and bring to a boil.

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   Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes, or until the sauce is reduced by half.

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   Place the chicken on the spinach mixture, drizzle with the cider mixture, and sprinkle with the cheese.

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    Serves: 4

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    PREP: 20 min

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    COOK: 30 min

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    TOTAL: 50 minutes

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    Recipe Tip: Because most chicken breasts are so large, you can cut them in half to get a nice-size cutlet.

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    If you prefer, you can simply purchase cutlets for this recipe.

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    Description: "6 pts"

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    S(Formatted by Chupa Babi): "Nov 2010"