Chicken and Pear Skillet Supper (Diabetic)

Name: Chicken and Pear Skillet Supper (Diabetic)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 (16 ounce) can sliced pears with juice, drained; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup sliced onion; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1/4 cup dry white wine; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 1/2 teaspoon crushed dried thyme; 4 cups packed spinach leaves, torn (about 5-oz.)

Submitted by Annacia

"I have to say that I tried this with a bit of trepidation and was most pleasantly surprised! This is really excellent. I served it with unadorned brown rice and a simple green salad. Be sure to give it the full cooking to to allow the flavors to come together. I have company coming in a couple of weeks and this is going to be on the table fro them."

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photo by I'mPat

Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 (16 ounce) can sliced pears with juice, drained
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
1 cup sliced onion
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
¹⁄₄ cup dry white wine
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons cornstarch
¹⁄₂ teaspoon crushed dried thyme
4 cups packed spinach leaves, torn (about 5-oz.)

directions

Drain pears, reserving ¾ cup liquid; set aside. In large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat until hot; cook chicken breasts until brown on both sides.
Remove and set aside. Add onion and garlic to skillet; cook and stir 3 to 5 minutes or until onion is crisp-tender.
In small bowl, combine reserved pear liquid, wine, soy sauce, cornstarch and thyme; mix until cornstarch is dissolved.
Gradually add to vegetables in skillet; cook and stir until mixture thickens. Return chicken to pan; cover and cook 10 minutes. Add pear slices to skillet.
Place spinach on top of pears and chicken in skillet; cover and cook 5 minutes or until spinach is wilted and chicken is cooked through.
Serve at once.

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Reviews

I only used 3 chicken breasts but kept all the other ingredients at the same level though may have used less spinach (about 3 cups) but would cut the dried thyme back by half (it was just a little too strong but I should have realized that - it is lemon thyme I have dried myself and is rather potent compared to the commercial). I did just add about 1/4 cup of water to the sauce as it seemed to be drying out to much in step 4. A lovely flavoural dinner enjoyed by all (served with recipe #232818 and recipe #230695 by **Jubes** as sides), thank you Annacia, made for 123 Hit Wonders.

I'mPat
Really loved this unusual dish! I used only 2 chicken breasts but made all of the sauce and spinach. The taste was delicious but the texture of the canned pears was a little odd - I think it would be awesome with fresh pears as well. Thanks for posting this recipe!

loof751
My adaptation (by necessity) was really nice, and one we will do again. Thought I had soy sauce but didn't (so just used stock cube) and thought I had frozen spinach but didn't (so did without). Very easy to cook.

Strawb3
I knew when the onion sauce started to thicken that this was going to be a new favorite. And when you lift the lid and see all that gorgeous green spinach accented with the pale slices of pear, all atop a nicely browned chicken breast, your mouth really starts watering. My only change would be using fresh pears next time as I felt the canned were a bit too mushy. Thanks so much for posting this fabulous recipe!

little_wing