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Chicken breasts with pears and butternut squash

1
Points® value
Total Time
5 hr 20 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
5 hr
Serves
6
Difficulty
Moderate
Pears and sweet potatoes may seem like an unlikely combination but they make delicious partners especially when they’re seasoned with warm spices. Cinnamon, nutmeg, chili powder, and cumin make this dish sing. If you want more pop, substitute ground ancho chile powder for more heat or even up to 1 teaspoon ground chipotle chile powder for a slightly smoky flavor. Dinner can't get much easier—just put the ingredients into the slow cooker, set to low, and press start. After a few hours of simmering, dinner will be ready to serve. For an easy side, pair with steam-in-the-bag fresh green beans.

Ingredients

Raw butternut squash

3 cup(s), cubed, seeded, and peeled

Pear

3 medium, peeled, cored, and halved

Red onion

1 small, thinly sliced

Dark brown sugar

1 Tbsp, packed

Chili powder

2 tsp

Ground cumin

1 tsp

Ground cinnamon

½ tsp

Table salt

¼ tsp

Freshly grated nutmeg

⅛ tsp

Fat-free reduced sodium chicken broth

1 cup(s)

Uncooked skinless boneless chicken breast

36 oz, (Six 6-oz breasts)

Instructions

  1. Toss the squash, pears, onion and brown sugar in a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker until the sugar evenly coats the vegetables.
  2. Mix the chile powder, cumin, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg in a small bowl; rub this mixture onto the chicken breasts, coating them evenly. Nestle the breasts into the cooker. Pour the broth around the breasts so it doesn’t knock off their spice rub.
  3. Cover and cook on low for 5 hours or until the chicken is cooked through. Let stand uncovered at room temperature for 5 minutes before serving. Serving size: 1 chicken breast, 1 half a pear and 1/2 cup vegetables and sauce.

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