American | Cumin Chicken over Wilted Baby Spinach

Updated on October 28, 2018

This is a quick and tasty meal. The sauce is a simple mix of ground cumin, crème fraiche, and roasted red bell peppers.

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

12 ounce bag pre-washed baby spinach

1 tablespoon high-heat oil (avocado or grapeseed)

1 teaspoon cumin seed, ground

4 boneless, skinless half chicken breasts, filleted (or cutlets)

kosher sea salt, to taste

freshly ground pepper, to taste

1/2 cup crème fraiche (or sour cream)

1 red bell pepper, roasted, peeled, seeded, finely chopped

 

Method

Heat a medium saute pan, add spinach and toss until spinach is wilted. Transfer to a warm platter. Season with salt and pepper.

Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper. In a saute pan, heat oil and add cumin. Add chicken and cook 3 to 5 minutes per side, until golden brown. (If using cutlets, reduce time to 2 to 3 minutes per side.) Remove from heat. Transfer chicken to platter with the spinach. Wipe out any excess oil from the pan.

Add crème fraiche and red bell pepper to pan, stir well. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Top chicken and spinach with sauce.

 

(Ref. Home Chef's "Seared Cumin Chicken with Wilted Baby Spinach" recipe, "Weeknight Gourmet" class.)