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Recipe Time: Balsalmic Spinach Chicken

Greetings, all! Hope this finds everyone having a fantastic day! Things are going great over here.

I am a renewed person since I've switched to day shift. Working @ night involved going about 2 days/week where I would stay awak from 24-30 hrs straight. Which just created one very crabby Abby. I was starting to get shaky-blood-sugar-drops, heart palpitations, and other unhealthy/odd symptoms when I was awake.

I'm feeling back to 100% now, though! :)

Another hobby I've revisted since I'm back to a normal schedule is cooking! I was cooking grilled chicken on a bed of spinach or fajitas almost every night....It got old fast.

Tonight I tried a new recipe, that I HIGHLY recommend! It was delicious. And it's low fat, while still hearty!

So for your grocery list......
  • 2-3 Boneless, Skinless chicken breasts
  • Fat Free Cream of Mushrom soup (we're keeping this healthy :D)
  • 1 can canelli beans (or white beans will do)
  • 1/3 cup Balsalmic Vinegar
  • Fresh Basil
  • A few handfuls fresh spinach (excuse my lack of measurements....I don't "do" measuring cups)
  • Chopped onion
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • olive oil
  • Thinly sliced fresh mushrooms
Step 1:
  • Walk out to garden and snip fresh basil from plant ;) (eee that brings me joy to be able to do!)
  • Beat chicken with meat cleaver and sprinkle salt and pepper on it.
  • Heat pan on oven, drop enough olive oil in pan to prevent sticking
  • Cook the chicken breasts until cooked through.
  • Remove chicken breasts with some juice and wrap in foil and keep on side.....
Step 2:
  • Simmer onions & 3 cloves garlic
  • Pour in can of canelli beans, cream-of-mushroom soup, 1/3 cup balsalmic vinegar, and chopped up basil leaves, (I added in oregano at this point, too)
  • Add in mushrooms
  • Add in handfuls of fresh spinach
  • Stir well for about 1-2 minutes, and return chicken breasts to the pan
  • Allow to simmer for about 1-2 minutes
Step 3:
  • Enjoy!!
I wish I had a picture because this looked quite pretty. But....we eat it before I remembered...
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Lisa's Yarns said…
Yum! Sounds really delicious, and healthy. I am envious that you can snip herbs from a garden! When it warms up, I plan on planting a few herbs on my patio. Hopefully it will be warm enough to do that later this month!
April 6, 2011 at 4:29 AM
Marlys said…
I, too, envy you that you can step outside and snip herbs! That recipe sounds delicious and very easy! I will definitely give it a whirl! Hope you get rain today! :)
April 6, 2011 at 6:29 AM
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