Chicken Florentine Grilled Cheese

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Chicken Florentine Grilled Cheese a try. This recipe makes 1 servings with 431 calories, 33g of protein, and 18g of fat each. For $2.4 per serving, this recipe covers 32% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Gimme Some Oven requires baby spinach, bread, sun-dried tomatoes, and skinless boneless chicken breast. 92 people found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. The Fourth Of July will be even more special with this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 20 minutes. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 94%, which is outstanding. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Grilled Chicken Florentine Pasta, THREE CHEESE CHICKEN FLORENTINE, and Three-Cheese Chicken Penne Florentine.

Servings: 1

Preparation duration: 5 minutes

Cooking duration: 15 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 handful fresh baby spinach**

2 slices of bread (I used sourdough)

butter

3-4 Arla NaturallyGood Fontina Cheese Slices

Kosher salt and freshly-cracked black pepper

2 teaspoons olive oil

1 small boneless skinless chicken breast*

2 tablespoons roughly-chopped sun-dried tomatoes

Equipment:

frying pan

cutting board

stove

Cooking instruction summary:

Heat oil in a medium saute pan over medium-high heat. While the oil is heating, season the chicken with a generous pinch of salt and black pepper. Add the chicken to the pan and cook for6-8 minutes, turning once, until the chicken is cooked through and no longer pink on the inside. Remove pan from heat, then transferthe chicken to a cutting board and let it rest for 5 minutes. Thenslice it into thin strips.While the chicken is resting, butter one side of each piece of bread.Place one slice (butter-side down) on your prep surface. Layer it evenly with 1-2 cheese slices, followed by the chicken slices, sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, and the remaining slice of bread (butter-side up).Rinse out the saute pan (if needed), then return it to the stove over medium-high heat. Carefully transfer the sandwich to the pan and cook for 4-5 minutes on the first side, or until the bread is toasted and the cheese starts to melt. Carefully flip the sandwich to the other side, and cook for 3-4 minutes or until the bread is toasted.Remove from pan, slice the sandwich down the middle, and serve warm.

 

Step by step:


1. Heat oil in a medium saute pan over medium-high heat. While the oil is heating, season the chicken with a generous pinch of salt and black pepper.

2. Add the chicken to the pan and cook for6-8 minutes, turning once, until the chicken is cooked through and no longer pink on the inside.

3. Remove pan from heat, then transferthe chicken to a cutting board and let it rest for 5 minutes. Thenslice it into thin strips.While the chicken is resting, butter one side of each piece of bread.

4. Place one slice (butter-side down) on your prep surface. Layer it evenly with 1-2 cheese slices, followed by the chicken slices, sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, and the remaining slice of bread (butter-side up).Rinse out the saute pan (if needed), then return it to the stove over medium-high heat. Carefully transfer the sandwich to the pan and cook for 4-5 minutes on the first side, or until the bread is toasted and the cheese starts to melt. Carefully flip the sandwich to the other side, and cook for 3-4 minutes or until the bread is toasted.

5. Remove from pan, slice the sandwich down the middle, and serve warm.


Nutrition Information:

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430k Calories
32g Protein
18g Total Fat
34g Carbs
39% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
430k
22%

Fat
18g
28%

  Saturated Fat
5g
34%

Carbohydrates
34g
11%

  Sugar
7g
8%

Cholesterol
86mg
29%

Sodium
723mg
31%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
32g
66%

Vitamin K
157µg
150%

Vitamin B3
16mg
81%

Selenium
53µg
77%

Vitamin A
3087IU
62%

Manganese
1mg
57%

Vitamin B6
1mg
50%

Phosphorus
384mg
38%

Potassium
1033mg
30%

Folate
117µg
29%

Vitamin B1
0.41mg
28%

Magnesium
98mg
25%

Vitamin B5
2mg
23%

Iron
4mg
23%

Vitamin B2
0.38mg
22%

Fiber
4g
17%

Vitamin C
13mg
17%

Copper
0.3mg
15%

Vitamin E
2mg
15%

Calcium
141mg
14%

Zinc
1mg
12%

Vitamin B12
0.28µg
5%

Vitamin D
0.21µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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