Hot chicken and apple salad
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | teaspoon | Paprika |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Pepper |
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | pounds | Boned, skinned chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces |
| 3 | tablespoons | Unsweetened apple cider |
| 1 | cup | Sliced carrots |
| 3 | cups | Cubed Granny Smith apples |
| ½ | cup | (2 oz) crumbled Gorgonzola cheese, divided |
| 2 | tablespoons | White wine vinegar |
| 2 | teaspoons | Minced shallots |
| 4 | cups | Torn fresh spinach |
Directions
Combine first 3 ingredients; sprinkle over chicken. Place chicken and cider in an 8-inch square baking dish; microwave on MEDIUM-HIGH (70% power) 6 to 7 minutes, or until done, stirring every three minutes.
Drain chicken, set aside, reserving cider mixture. Add carrots to cider; cover and microwave on HIGH 2 minutes. Stir in apples; microwave on HIGH 2 minutes. Drain, reserving 2 Tbsp cider in dish.
Combine apples, carrots, chicken and ¼ c cheese in a bowl, set aside. Add vinegar and shallots to reserved cider mixture, microwave on HIGH 1 minute. Drizzle over chicken mixture; toss gently, and divide among spinach-lined serving plates. Sprinkle with remaining ¼ c cheese, and serve warm. 4 servings.
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