awesome sautéed chicken breast w/spinach

How To Make awesome sautéed chicken breast w/spinach

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  PREP/PREPARE
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  Gather your ingredients.
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  Pick four good-sized spinach leaves and reserve.
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  Slice the chicken breast in two.
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  Chef’s Tip: If you have a chance to brine the chicken breast, do so. It will give the dish a bit more savory flavor.
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  Salt and pepper both sides of the sliced chicken breasts.
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  Add the butter and olive oil to a sauté pan over medium heat.
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  After the butter has melted, add the chicken breasts.
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  Chef's Note: Sauté until no longer pink, about 3 to 5 minutes per side.
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  Chef’s Note: Don’t overcook the chicken or it will become rubbery.
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  Remove the chicken from the sauté pan and reserve.
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  Add the spinach and the minced garlic to the sauté pan.
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  Add the tablespoon of balsamic vinegar.
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  Sauté the spinach until it wilts, about 3 to 5 minutes.
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  When the spinach is wilted, remove from the heat and stir in the feta cheese, and add a bit of salt and pepper.
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  While the spinach is cooking, add a slice of provolone cheese to each of the sliced chicken breasts.
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  Place under a broiler, until the cheese is bubbly and beginning to brown, about 2 to 3 minutes
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  Roll up the reserved spinach leaves into a tight roll and chiffonade.
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  Chef’s Note: A chiffonade is when you roll a bunch of herb leaves into a tight roll, and then cut into this strips. It makes for an excellent visual presentation.
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  PLATE/PRESENT
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  Divide the spinach between two serving plates.
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  Add the sliced chicken breast to the top.
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  Garnish with some of the spinach chiffonade. Enjoy.
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  Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
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