Chicken With Sauteed Pears And Rosemary Sauce Food

CHICKEN WITH CARAMELIZED PEARS

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, brown chicken in butter; remove and keep warm. In the same skillet, saute onion until tender. Add pears and brown sugar; cook 3 minutes longer. Stir in vinaigrette and thyme., Return chicken to skillet. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 4-6 minutes or until chicken juices run clear. Meanwhile, cook rice according to package directions. Serve with chicken.

CHICKEN WITH PEAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Rub chicken breasts with salt and white pepper. Place chicken breasts in the hot skillet, and cook for about 10 minutes on each side, until the juices run clear.
• Meanwhile, place bacon in a saucepan over medium-high heat, and cook until crisp. Remove bacon, and drain grease, leaving about 1 tablespoon in the pan. Stir in some of the chicken broth, and scrape any bacon bits stuck to the pan. Pour in the rest of the broth, and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes. Add pears, and boil for 5 more minutes.
• In a small cup, mix together the cornstarch and water. Pour the mixture into the saucepan along with the green onions. Allow the sauce to boil until thick and bubbly, about 2 minutes. Crumble bacon into the pan. Serve sauce over chicken.

BALSAMIC CHICKEN & PEARS

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken breasts with salt and pepper. In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook until a thermometer reads 165°, 8-10 minutes. Remove., Meanwhile, stir together next 5 ingredients until blended. Pour into skillet; add pears and dried cherries. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; reduce heat and simmer, covered, until pears are tender, about 5 minutes. Return chicken to skillet; simmer, uncovered, until heated through, 3-5 minutes. If desired, sprinkle with additional minced rosemary.

CHICKEN BREASTS IN ROSEMARY PAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts between plastic wrap and pound with a meat mallet to a 1/2" thickness. Sprinkle both sides of the chicken evenly with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken; cook 6 minutes on each side or until done. Remove from pan and keep warm.
• Add garlic to pan and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add broth and rosemary; bring to a boil while scraping up any browned bits. Cook approximately 3 minutes, until mixture is reduced to 1/2 cup. Remove pan from heat and add wine or lemon juice and butter, stirring until butter melts. Serve sauce over chicken.