Balsamic Chicken with Baby Spinach w/ Couscous

This recipe is one of my favorite "healthy" recipes that I've come across and have been making this every once in a while since I found the recipe last year on a Costco cookbook. The combination of spinach and the tomatoes soaked in balsamic vinegar is the highlight of this meal. Sometimes I cook orzo instead of couscous when I want more of a pasta meal. I love both orzo and couscous. You can eat this dish with pretty much anything. I'm sure rice would also go great with it.

Balsamic Chicken with Baby Spinach w/ Couscous

Adapted from Costco Cookbook

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Ingredients:

3 tablespoon olive oil, divided
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, pounded between 2 sheets of waxed paper to 1/2 inch thickness
1/4 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
3 garlic cloves, chopped (about 1 tablespoon)
8 ounces baby spinach leaves
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 cup canned no-salt-added chopped tomatoes, with their juices
2 cups hot cooked couscous (cooked according to the package)

Direction:

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season chicken on both sides with salt and pepper (I like to use season all as well). Add chicken to the pan and cook until browned and just cooked through. Remove the chicken to a plate.

Add remaining 2 tablespoon olive oil to the pan, add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add spinach and cook just until wilted, 1-2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, then transfer the spinach to a bowl and set aside.

Add vinegar, chicken broth and tomatoes to the pan and stir, scraping any browned bits off the bottom. Bring to a simmer and cook untl the sauce is slightly thickened, about 3-5 minutes.

Divide the couscousbetween 4 serving plates. Top with some of the spinach, then a piece of chicken and the balsamic tomato sauce.