One-skillet: chicken & spinach with white b
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients:
- 3 ts Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 lb Chicken breasts
- 2 Celery stalks minced
- 4 Garlic cloves minced
- 2 Shallots minced
- 15 oz Tomatoes canned diced
- 1 ts Fresh rosemary; or - 1/2ts dried rosemary
- 1 tb Cornstarch
- 1 c Chicken broth defatted
- 15 oz Cannellini canned
- 12 oz Spinach - fresh Salt Black pepper fresh ground
- 10 Black olives - brine cured
Instructions:
Preparation time = 25 minutes Cannellini are white kidney beans. Drain and rinse before use. Wash fresh spinach thoroughly and chop. Chicken breasts should be skinned and de-boned and cut into bite-size pieces. 1. Heat 2 TS oil in large nonstick or cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and saut, until firm and white not pink about 3 minutes. Remove from skillet and keep warm. 2. Reduce heat to medium and add remaining 1 TS oil. Add celery garlic and shallots and saut, until limp and fragrant about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and rosemary and simmer minutes. 3. Dissolve cornstarch in chicken broth and add to skillet. Bring to boil and cook until sauce is thickenedd. Add cannellini beans and chicken; heat through. 4. Just before serving add spinach to skillet and toss until wilted about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. 5. Garnish with chopped olives. Serve at once.
