Chicken With Spinach & Tomato Popovers

Recipe Directions

1. Place your muffin pan on your counter. Take the butter (a) in your hand (or wrap it around a piece of waxed paper) and rub the butter inside the muffin pan cups (prepare 2-3 muffin cups for each serving).
2. Shake a small amount of flour (b) into each buttered muffin cup. Bring the muffin pan to your sink and shake vigorously so the flour spreads around each muffin cup. Turn the muffin pan over and bang it against the side of the sink 2-3 times to remove any excess flour. Turn your oven on and preheat to 450 degrees. Place the muffin pan into the oven to warm it up while the oven is preheating.
3. When your oven is preheated, take the muffin pan out. Open the container of popover batter (c). Stir thoroughly, scraping the bottom of the container. Pour the batter into the buttered and floured muffin cups (only fill the cups halfway). Put the muffin pan back into your oven and bake for 13-15 minutes or until light golden brown.
4. While the popovers are baking, heat a medium saucepot over medium-high heat for 2 minutes (use a large pot if making 4 or more servings). When the pot has warmed up, add 1 tbsp of olive oil or enough to coat the bottom of the pot. Add the spinach (d) to the pot and season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook for 90 seconds, stirring occasionally to wilt the spinach.
5. When the spinach has wilted, add the tomato asiago cream (e) to the pot and bring the mixture up to a simmer / low boil. Simmer for 3 minutes. After simmering, remove the pot from the heat.
6. Cut open the package of chicken (f) and place on a plate. Season on both sides with a pinch of salt and pepper. Heat a skillet or saute pan over medium-high heat for 2 minutes. When the pan has warmed up, add 1 tbsp of olive oil or enough to coat the bottom of the pan. Add the chicken to the pan and sear for 2 minutes, then flip over and sear the other side for 2 minutes. After searing, place the skillet of chicken in your 450 degree oven and bake for 4 minutes. (The popovers should be ready to come out of the oven when the chicken is going in.)
7. When the chicken has baked for 4 minutes, pull the skillet out of the oven and add the asparagus to the pan. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Place the pan back in the oven and bake for 3 minutes.
8. After 3 minutes, remove the pan from the oven and place the chicken on a cutting board to rest. Place 2-3 popovers on each serving plate and cut them open. Spoon the tomato & spinach filling into the popovers. Slice the chicken into 1/2 inch thick slices and serve beside the popovers. Place the asparagus on the side.