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Chicken & Spinach with White Beans

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Recipe

 

Yield

4 servings

Prep

25 min

Cook

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Ready

25 min
Trans-fat Free, High Fiber

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
3 teaspoons olive oil, extra-virgin
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1 ½ pounds chicken breasts
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2 each celery stalks
minced
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4 Garlic cloves
minced
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2 each shallots
minced
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15 ounces tomatoes
canned, diced
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1 teaspoon rosemary leaves
fresh, or 1/2 teaspoon dried
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1 tablespoon cornstarch
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1 cup chicken broth
defatted
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15 ounces white kidney beans, canned
canned, prefer cannellini
12 ounces spinach
fresh
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1 x salt
to taste
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1 x black pepper
fresh
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10 each black olives
brine cured
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
15 ml olive oil, extra-virgin
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680.4 g chicken breasts
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2 each celery stalks
minced
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4 Garlic cloves
minced
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2 each shallots
minced
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433.5 ml/g tomatoes
canned, diced
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5 ml rosemary leaves
fresh, or 1/2 teaspoon dried
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15 ml cornstarch
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237 ml chicken broth
defatted
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433.5 ml/g white kidney beans, canned
canned, prefer cannellini
346.8 ml/g spinach
fresh
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1 x salt
to taste
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1 x black pepper
fresh
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1E+1 each black olives
brine cured
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Directions

Cannellini are white kidney beans.

Drain and rinse before use.

Wash fresh spinach thoroughly and chop.

Chicken breasts should be skinned and de-boned and cut into bite-size pieces.

  1. Heat 2 TS oil in large nonstick or cast-iron skillet over Add chicken and saut? until firm and white, not pink, about 3 minutes. Remove from skillet and keep warm.
  2. Reduce heat to medium and add remaining 1 TS oil. Add celery, garlic and shallots and saut? until limp and fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and rosemary and simmer minutes.
  3. Dissolve cornstarch in chicken broth and add to skillet. Bring to boil and cook until sauce is thickenedd. Add cannellini beans and chicken; heat through.
  4. Just before serving, add spinach to skillet and toss until wilted, Season with salt and pepper.
  5. Garnish with chopped olives. Serve at once.


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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 467g (16.5 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 50019% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 11g 17%
Saturated Fat 3g 13%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 147mg 49%
Sodium 246mg 10%
Total Carbohydrate 12g 12%
Dietary Fiber 7g 30%
Sugars g
Protein 129g
Vitamin A 34% Vitamin C 24%
Calcium 15% Iron 34%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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