This Apple Spinach Chicken is an easy, healthy dinner recipe.
Apple Spinach Chicken
This is such a simple chicken recipe, but I love its combination of apples and spinach and a simple sauce. If you’re eating light, or if you just need a lighter dinner option after the holidays, try this chicken! And, if you happen to be following the Weight Watchers WW plan, you’ll find a link to the WW Points on the recipe card below.
🛒Ingredients needed:
- vegetable or canola oil
- chicken breast
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- garlic
- spicy brown mustard
- apple cider
- Granny Smith apple
- baby spinach or Swiss chard
✏️How to make Apple Spinach Chicken:
*The complete, printable recipe with all ingredients and instructions is at the end of this post.
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Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper, and add to the skillet. Cook 5 to 6 minutes on each side or until well-browned. Remove to a plate. Cover and keep warm.
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Add the garlic, mustard, cider and apples to pan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, simmer, stirring often for about 5 minutes. Return the chicken and juices to the pan. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens and the chicken is cooked through, about 3 minutes.
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Add the spinach to the pan, and toss until wilted, about 1 minute.
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Serve the chicken and apples hot over the wilted spinach. Drizzle the whole thing with sauce!
This isn’t a heavy recipe with a heavy cream sauce or anything like that. Expect something light and flavorful. Sometimes it’s nice to eat something that tastes delicious and is good for you.
➡️Recipe Tips:
- Firm apples with a lot of flavor work best in this dish.
- If Granny Smiths aren’t your favorite, substitute with a variety that is.
- For finicky eaters, you can skip the spinach and serve with rice instead.
✔️What to serve with Apple Spinach Chicken:
- This is easily a meal on its own.
- If you want to add a little something more, try serving it with Lemon Rice with Capers and Parsley.
❤️Why I love this recipe:
- Between the apples and maple syrup, Apple Spinach Chicken just screams fall!
- The entire recipe is made in a single pan, so less clean up.
- In the same recipe you get both a fruit and vegetable.
Delicious Chicken Recipes, Perfect for Fall:
- Baked Cornflake Chicken
- Cranberry Chicken
- Easy Pesto Chicken
- Best Chicken Piccata
- Balsamic Glazed Chicken
Apple Spinach Chicken
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons vegetable or canola oil
- Four 4-ounce skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 medium garlic clove, minced (about ½ teaspoon)
- 1 tablespoon spicy brown mustard
- ½ cup apple cider
- 1 medium Granny Smith apple, cored and sliced
- 6 cups fresh baby spinach or chopped Swiss chard
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper, and add to the skillet. Cook 5 to 6 minutes on each side or until well-browned. Remove to a plate. Cover and keep warm.
- Add the garlic, mustard, cider and apples to pan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, simmer, stirring often for about 5 minutes. Return the chicken and juices to the pan. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens and the chicken is cooked through, about 3 minutes.
- Add the spinach to the pan, and toss until wilted, about 1 minute. Serve hot.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
