Festive Chicken Recipe
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Dash pepper
- 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- 2 teaspoons olive or vegetable oil
- CRANBERRY ORANGE SAUCE:
- 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
- 2 tablespoons chopped pecans
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
- 2 cups fresh spinach
- In a resealable plastic bag, combine the flour, salt and pepper. Flatten chicken to 3/8-in. thickness; place in the bag and shake to coat. In a skillet, cook chicken in oil for 3 minutes on each side or until juices run clear. Remove and keep warm
- Add cranberries and orange juice to the skillet. Cover and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes or until the berries begin to pop. Add brown sugar and orange peel; cook 1 minute longer. stir in pecans; remove from the heat.
- In another skillet, saute garlic in butter until tender. Add the spinach; saute for 1 minute or until spinach begins to wilt. Place spinach on serving plates; top with the chicken and cranberry sauce.