I’m not exactly sure how the idea for this combination came to me, but I’m sure glad it did.
I was having a rough day and badly needed something I could just toss together. But nothing, and I do mean nothing, was ready to eat in my kitchen. This was a disaster of epic proportions. Especially for a clean eater! What happened to always being prepared? What happened to having tubs of ready-cut veggies in the fridge? What happened to having fruit at the ready?
Well, okay… so I had fruit. I had pears, obviously. But when you’re hungry and you need a main meal to put on the table, pears just ain’t gonna cut it. So this is what I came up with.
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Clean Eating Balsamic Pear And Portobello Mushroom Slow Cooker Chicken
(Makes 4 servings)
Ingredients:
- 2 raw, large chicken breasts (about 7 ounces each)
- 1 medium pear, cored and sliced thin
- 1/4 pound portobello mushrooms, sliced or chopped
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
Directions:
- Place all ingredients in slow cooker and cook on low for 4-6 hours, or until the chicken easily falls apart when stirred.
Nutritional Content:
(Data is for 1/4 of the recipe
Calories: 181
Total Fat: 4 gm
Saturated Fats: 1 gm
Trans Fats: 0 gm
Cholesterol: 46 mg
Sodium: 58 mg
Carbohydrates: 11 gm
Dietary fiber: 2 gm
Sugars: 7 gm
Protein: 24 gm
Estimated Glycemic Load: 3
PLEASE NOTE: Nutritional Information estimated at Nutritiondata.com. Data may not be accurate and is subject to the availability of specific foods in their database. Where one ingredient is not listed, substitutions must be used. Therefore, you should not refer to this data as being exact. It’s more of a ballpark figure. The Gracious Pantry does not take responsibility for the inadequacies of the nutrition calculator used. This data is provided as a courtesy and general reference only. It is not exact.
This recipe sounds good except for the mushrooms, what other ingredient can be used in place of the mushrooms?
You can just leave them out if you prefer.
This looks amazing!! Can’t wait to try it.
This is great! We just got a HUGE basket of pears from friends!
Winning the slow cooker would be awesome!!!
This looks absolutely amazing
This sounds delish! PS… if Santa doesn’t bring my new slow cooker, you are my plan B!!! Merry Christmas!!!
I have always been a bit hesitant to use balsamic vinegar. I may try this out though.
Sounds delish! Thanks for sharing!
I love balsamic vinegar. Pears with mushrooms sounds interesting too.
I’d love to try this as the first recipe if I won the slow cooker yippy & yummy! lol
Oh, definitely need to try this! I am always trying to sneak mushrooms into our food. My husband thinks he doesn’t like them but seems to eat portobella’s okay!
This sounds delicious!
I made this for dinner tonight. It was really good. Even my husband liked it.
I think this sounds so delicious and most importantly easy! I love that there are just a few ingredients and the flavor combination sounds so good. Can’t wait to try it!
Ooooh this looks delish. I don’t have a slow cooker, but I love all those ingredients, so maybe I’ll win one! I’m following you on Pinterest by the way!
Sounds good. What sides do you recommend with it?
Brown rice and/or a green salad are my favorite standbys.
This was very good. I would use chicken thighs next time for more flavor.. The breasts were a little dry. Maybe it was overcooked. I had it on low for 5 hours.
Jane – If they were raw when you put them in, it is possible that they either cooked too long or your slow cooker was too big for the amount of food. That can also speed up the cooking process. But I’m glad you enjoyed it overall!