Chicken, Pears and Blue Cheese

I could eat Blue Cheese on anything and be in heaven. The blue cheese in this recipe goes very well with the pears and spinach in this dish. This was a super quick, weeknight dinner.

...ingredients...

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided 1

1/2 cup diced red onion

4 to 6 cups (1 large bunch) loosely packed spinach (not baby), washed, dried, stems removed

2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

2 ripe Anjou pears, peeled, cored and cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

3/4 cup blue cheese crumbles

...directions...

Preheat oven to 375°F. Generously season each chicken breast with salt and pepper. In a large, oven-proof 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 sauté 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.

Courtesy: Whole Foods Market