ROSEMARY CHICKEN BREASTS, BROWN BUTTER AND BALSAMIC RAVIOLI, WARM SPINACH SALAD

ROSEMARY CHICKEN BREASTS, BROWN BUTTER AND BALSAMIC RAVIOLI, WARM SPINACH SALAD image

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 22

Chicken:
4 pieces boneless, skinless chicken breast, 6 to 8 ounces each
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, eyeball it, just enough to coat chicken lightly
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
3 stems rosemary, leaves stripped and chopped, about 2 tablespoons
Salt and coarse black pepper
4 cloves garlic, cracked away from skin with a whack against the flat of your knife
Ravioli:
1 package, 12 to 16 ounces, fresh ravioli, any flavor filling
3 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 handfuls grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
Salt and pepper
1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley, a couple of handfuls
Spinach Salad:
6 slices pancetta, chopped
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan
1 small shallot, finely chopped
2 teaspoons sugar
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, eyeball it
1 bunch, about 10 ounces flat-leaf spinach
Salt and pepper

Steps:

Chicken: * 4 pieces boneless, skinless chicken breast, 6 to 8 ounces each * 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, eyeball it, just enough to coat chicken lightly * 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil * 3 stems rosemary, leaves stripped and chopped, about 2 tablespoons * Salt and coarse black pepper * 4 cloves garlic, cracked away from skin with a whack against the flat of your knife Ravioli: * 1 package, 12 to 16 ounces, fresh ravioli, any flavor filling * 3 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces * 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar * 2 handfuls grated Parmigiano-Reggiano * Salt and pepper * 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley, a couple of handfuls Spinach Salad: * 6 slices pancetta, chopped * 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan * 1 small shallot, finely chopped * 2 teaspoons sugar * 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, eyeball it * 1 bunch, about 10 ounces flat-leaf spinach * Salt and pepper