Slow Cooker Balsamic Chicken With Pears And Portabella Mushrooms

Nothing like tossing dinner into the crock pot in the morning and then getting on with your day and coming home to a house smelling like dinner’s ready.  Here’s a tasty combination with chicken, fruit and fungi all in one pot that will take about 5 minutes to throw together on your way out the door.

Ingredients:

• One pound of boneless, skinless chicken breast
• 1 large pear
• 10 ounces portabella mushrooms
• ½ cup balsamic vinegar
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper

Directions:

1. Wash and core pear and slice thick
2. Wash mushrooms and slice thick
3. Place chicken, mushrooms, pear, balsamic vinegar and seasonings in the crock pot
4. Cook on low for about 6 hours until chicken falls apart easily

Nutrition:  Makes 4 servings, each with around

• 296 calories and
• 23 grams protein