Creamy Tuscan Chicken
If you want to add more gluten free and primal recipes to your repertoire, Creamy Tuscan Chicken might be a recipe you should try. This main course has 590 calories, 34g of protein, and 45g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. For $3.39 per serving, this recipe covers 33% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 267 people were glad they tried this recipe. Head to the store and pick up olive oil, dried basil, yellow onion, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by Diethood. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 30 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 68%. This score is pretty good. Creamy Tuscan Chicken and Potatoes, Creamy Tuscan Chicken Tortellini Soup, and Slow Cooker Creamy Tuscan Chicken are very similar to this recipe.
Servings: 4
Preparation duration: 5 minutes
Cooking duration: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
1/2 tablespoon butter
1 yellow onion diced
3 cloves garlic minced
1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes chopped
1 package (6 to 8 ounces) baby spinach
1 1/2 cup heavy cream (you can also use half & half or evaporated milk)
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
chopped fresh parsley for garnish
Equipment:
frying pan
Cooking instruction summary:
InstructionsFOR THE CHICKEN BREASTSHeat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.Season chicken with salt and pepper.Place the chicken in the skillet and cook for about 7 minutes; flip and continue to cook for 6 more minutes, or until done. Cooking time also depends on the thickness of the chicken breasts; use thinner chicken breasts for faster cooking.Remove chicken from pan and set aside.FOR THE CREAMY TUSCAN SAUCEAdd butter to the pan and melt.Stir in onions and cook for 2 minutes.Stir in garlic and continue to cook for 1 more minute, or until onions are soft.Stir in tomatoes; cook for 1 minute.Stir in spinach and continue to cook until wilted, about 1 to 2 minutes more.Add heavy cream, basil, oregano, rosemary, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil.Mix in parmesan cheese; stir until sauce has thickened.Place chicken back in the pan and cook for 1 minute to heat through.Spoon sauce over the chicken, sprinkle with parsley, and serve.
Step by step:
1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.Season chicken with salt and pepper.
2. Place the chicken in the skillet and cook for about 7 minutes; flip and continue to cook for 6 more minutes, or until done. Cooking time also depends on the thickness of the chicken breasts; use thinner chicken breasts for faster cooking.
3. Remove chicken from pan and set aside.FOR THE CREAMY TUSCAN SAUCE
4. Add butter to the pan and melt.Stir in onions and cook for 2 minutes.Stir in garlic and continue to cook for 1 more minute, or until onions are soft.Stir in tomatoes; cook for 1 minute.Stir in spinach and continue to cook until wilted, about 1 to 2 minutes more.
5. Add heavy cream, basil, oregano, rosemary, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil.
6. Mix in parmesan cheese; stir until sauce has thickened.
7. Place chicken back in the pan and cook for 1 minute to heat through.Spoon sauce over the chicken, sprinkle with parsley, and serve.
Nutrition Information:
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