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Star ingredient: skinless, boneless chicken breast, which deliver plenty of protein with almost no artery-clogging saturated fat. Whole-wheat couscous and pears add beneficial fiber and French beans serve up multiple plant nutrients.
Total time: 25 minutes.
Makes: 4 main dish servings
250gm (about 4 cups) tender French beans, cut into 2-inch pieces; 1 1/3 cup whole wheat couscous, cooked brown rice 1tsp + 1tsp olive oil; 4 small skinless, boneless chicken-breast halves; 2 dessert pears, 4 ripe nakh pears or 2 sweet apples, each unpeeled, cored, and cut into 8 wedges or quartered 1 cup chicken broth; 3tsp balsamic vinegar or sherry vinegar; you can also use 2tsp red wine vinegar + 1tsp dark honey 2tsp corn flour.
1. Prepare couscous as per label directions. Steam beans till tender-crisp.
2. Heat 1 tsp oil on medium until hot. Add chicken and cook 10-12 minutes or until juices run clear with thickest part is pierced with knife, turning over once. Transfer to plate.
3. In same pan, in remaining oil, cook pear wedges until lightly browned.
4. In cup mix broth, vinegar and corn flour; add to pan with pears. Heat to boiling on medium-high. Boil 1 minute. Return chicken and any juice on plate to pan; heat through.

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