No-Guilt Chicken, Potato & Spinach

There’s a fine line between being comfortably full after a meal and going into a complete food coma. This recipe straddles that line perfectly. Pan-Seared chicken and sauteed spinach provide the lean protein and the baked potato gives you some healthy carbs for a complete meal you don’t need to feel guilty about.

Active Time: 15 mins Total Time: 60 mins

Ingredients:

  • chicken
  • potato
  • spinach
  • oil or butter

Seasoning:

  • salt
  • black pepper

Equipment Needed:

  • Pan
  • Oven
  • Stovetop

Step 1: Preheat oven to 400 F, poke a few holes in the potato, and bake for an hour until inside is soft
Step 2: Oil and season chicken
Step 3: Heat oil or butter in a pan over medium-high heat
Step 4: Cook chicken for 5 minutes, reduce heat to low, flip chicken, cover the pan, and cook for 10 more minutes
Step 5: Rinse spinach under some water and then dry the spinach
Step 6: Heat oil or butter in a pan over medium heat
Step 7: Saute spinach 3-5 minutes, until spinach is wilted. Stir the spinach every minute or so.
Step 8: Plate chicken, baked potato, and spinach together and serve!

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There’s a fine line between being comfortably full after a meal and going into a complete food coma. This recipe straddles that line perfectly. Pan-Seared chicken and sauteed spinach provide the lean protein and the baked potato gives you some healthy carbs for a complete meal you don’t need to feel guilty about.

Active Time: 15 mins Total Time: 60 mins

Ingredients:

  • chicken
  • potato
  • spinach
  • oil or butter

Seasoning:

  • salt
  • black pepper

Equipment Needed:

  • Pan
  • Oven
  • Stovetop

Step 1: Preheat oven to 400 F, poke a few holes in the potato, and bake for an hour until inside is soft
Step 2: Oil and season chicken
Step 3: Heat oil or butter in a pan over medium-high heat
Step 4: Cook chicken for 5 minutes, reduce heat to low, flip chicken, cover the pan, and cook for 10 more minutes
Step 5: Rinse spinach under some water and then dry the spinach
Step 6: Heat oil or butter in a pan over medium heat
Step 7: Saute spinach 3-5 minutes, until spinach is wilted. Stir the spinach every minute or so.
Step 8: Plate chicken, baked potato, and spinach together and serve!

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