The Hungry Apple

Sometimes when I am planning dinners for the week I get to the end and have to completely start over because I realize that pasta is in every meal I was planning.

This night, I omitted the pasta, added cream (hey-i took out the pasta) and came up with this.

roasting those veggies

sauteed shallot

flour and chicken broth

cream

mix in the vegetables

serve with your choice of protein. i used chicken.

add parmesan if desired

GRILLED CHICKEN WITH CREAMY SPINACH TOMATOES AND MUSHROOMS

ingredients:

1 large shallot, diced

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

1/4 cup flour

1 cup chicken broth

1/4 cup cream

3 tablespoons olive oil

1/2 pint cherry tomatoes

8 oz container of mushrooms

6 oz fresh spinach

salt

pepper

grilled chicken, fish or steak

instructions and directions:

heat oven to 400 degrees. toss cherries and mushrooms in olive oil and season with salt and pepper.  spread evenly on a parchment lined baking sheet. bake for 15-20 minutes until tomatoes begin to burst.

meanwhile, in a medium sized skillet, melt butter and saute shallot until soft. sprinkl shallots with flour and whisk constantly until the flour starts to turn brown. about 3 minutes. slowly add chicken broth and whisk constantly (to avoid clumps) until all the chicken broth is in and the mixture is smooth. add cream.

add spinach and saute 1-2 minutes until it begins to wilt. add  cooked mushrooms and tomatoes and season with salt and pepper. stir to combine and let simmer 1-2 minutes until sauce thickens.

serve under your choice of protein.