Chicken With Pear Sauce

Name: Chicken With Pear Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (thawed); 4 teaspoons cinnamon (divided); 4 fresh pears (peeled, cored and cut into chunks, reserve the pear cores); 1 cup chicken broth; 1 teaspoon ground allspice; 1/2 tablespoon sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/3 cup raisins; 1 tablespoon asiago cheese

Submitted by countrygirl 2

"One night (before payday) I found my pantry and fridge was more bare that Old Mother Hubbard's. These are the ingredients I had one hand to make this tasty and comforting dish."

Download

Ready In:: 55mins
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 4

ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (thawed)
4 teaspoons cinnamon (divided)
4 fresh pears (peeled, cored and cut into chunks, reserve the pear cores)
1 cup chicken broth
1 teaspoon ground allspice
¹⁄₂ tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
¹⁄₃ cup raisins
1 tablespoon asiago cheese

directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
In a large skillet, warm the oil over medium-high heat.
Sprinkle both sides of the chicken breasts with half of cinnamon. Add the breasts to the skillet and cook for about 5 minutes on each side or until browned; transfer to a plate and set aside.
Remove as much flesh as possible from each one of the cores. Place in a microwave safe bowl (2 Celsius capacity) along with chicken broth. Microwave for 2 ½ minutes on high. Set aside.
Put chopped pears, cinnamon, salt, allspice, sugar and broth/pear liquid into a food processor. Process until the mixture is of applesauce-like consistency. Stir in the raisins.
Place chicken breasts into a lightly greased, 2 quart capacity casserole dish. Cover with the pear mixture. Sprinkle the top with 1 tablespoon of Asiago cheese. Bake uncovered at 325 for 35 minutes. Serve over a bed of steamed white rice.