Baked Chicken with Apples and Collard Greens

Chicken makes for a fast and easy week night meal, add some sweet apples, home cooked collards, and some rosemary garlic bread and this makes for a fantastic fall and winter meal. 

Baked Chicken and Apples

Ingredients:

 

• 1 lb. Chicken Tenderloins
• 3 medium golden delicious apples
• 3 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons seasoned salt
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions:

1. Heat olive oil over medium heat in a large pan until bubbly (3-4 minutes).
2. While the oil heats, combine seasoned salt, 1 teaspoon brown sugar, paprika, and pepper in a small bowl.
3. Rub the salt mixture onto the tenderloins and cook 5-7 minutes on each side, till an internal temperature of 165 is reached.
4. Place chicken on a serving plate, pour out about half of the olive oil, add the apples to the pan.
5. Sprinkle 3 tablespoons brown sugar, the nutmeg and cinnamon over the apples. Cook until tender.
6. Pour the apple mix over the chicken or in a bowl, serve along side the chicken.

Collard Greens

Ingredients: 

• 3-4 lbs. collard greens, washed and cut into pieces/strips
• 1/4  cup crushed cooked bacon 
• 1 stick of butter
• 3 tablespoons salt
• 1 tablespoon pepper  

Directions:

1. Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat. 
2. Add 1 tablespoon of salt.
3. Add the collards in batches, place the lid on it  and cook down, until spinach like. Do this until all the collards are cooked.
4. Add the rest of the ingredients, stir, cook for about 5 more minutes, pour into serving dish and enjoy.

This is great for a family meal and easy and inexpensive. Happy Eating.