Lunch: Roasted Chicken and Pears

Do you take your dinner light and sweet? This spinach salad pairs pears and honey with roasted chicken breasts and sprinkle of blue cheese.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Spinach, Honey

Health and fertility benefits of Roasted Chicken and Pears

Fresh spinach is an excellent source of vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin B6, all of which have significant roles in reducing inflammation in the body, all of which help in the case of infertility. One tbsp of honey has a glycemic index (GI) of 55.

Ingredients

4 small skinless, bone-in chicken-breast halves
4 tsp. olive oil
2 Bosc pears
1 tbsp. pure honey
4 stalk celery
2 oz. crumbled blue cheese (3/4 cup)
1 tbsp. Champagne vinegar
6 oz. baby spinach

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Place chicken on one side of 18-inch by 12-inch jelly-roll pan; pat dry. Brush with 2 teaspoons oil and sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Roast chicken 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, thinly slice pears lengthwise. In large bowl, toss pears, honey, remaining 2 teaspoons oil, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper until evenly coated. When chicken has roasted 10 minutes, add pears to other side of pan. Roast 15 minutes or until juices run clear when chicken is pierced with tip of knife.
While chicken and pears are roasting, in bowl, combine celery, blue cheese, vinegar, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
Divide spinach among 4 plates; place chicken on top, along with pears and pan juices. Top with celery mixture.

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