Tuscan Chicken
Tuscan Chicken - deliciously creamy one-pot chicken meal served in a rich garlic cream sauce with flavor punches from sun-dried tomatoes and Italian seasoning. Fantastic weeknight family meal loaded with flavor!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 chicken breasts (, sliced in half, or 4 thin chicken breasts)
- 1 cup flour (, optional)
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- salt and Pepper
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic (about 3-4 cloves)
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ¾ cup chicken broth
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ½ cup sun-dried tomatoes (, roughly chopped )
- 4 cups fresh spinach
- lemon wedges, for serving
- salt to taste
Instructions
- 1
In a medium shallow bowl, whisk together, flour (optional), Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and paprika.
- 2
Lightly sprinkle each side of the chicken breasts with salt and black pepper. Next season chicken with spice mixture.
- 3
In a large skillet or cast-iron, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. add the chicken and cook flipping once, until golden and cooked through - about 3-4 minutes on each side, depending on the thickness of the fillet. Transfer chicken to a plate.
- 4
Melt another 1 tablespoon of butter in the same pan; add garlic and Italian seasoning, sauté for about 30 seconds or until fragrant.
- 5
Pour in chicken broth, and scrape any browned bits from the bottom or sides of the skillet.
- 6
Add cream and Parmesan cheese. Cook over medium heat for 5-7 minutes, stirring frequently until the sauce slightly thickens.
- 7
Stir sun-dried tomatoes, and spinach and simmer for about 2-3 minutes or until spinach wilts.
- 8
Return chicken fillets back to the skillet. Let it heat for about 2-3 minutes, then spoon some sauce over chicken.
- 9
Remove from the heat and serve with pasta.