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Creamy Tuscan Chicken with Baby Spinach and Red Pepper

Kelly
This Creamy Tuscan Chicken with Baby Spinach and Red Pepper is so delicious, so quick, and so easy!  A restaurant quality dish, on the table in under 30 minutes. This is one quick weeknight dinner that the whole family will love.
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course 30 Minute Meals
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4 servings
Calories 417 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
  • 1 pound chicken breasts 454g
  • 1 medium onion diced
  • 1 red bell pepper diced
  • ½ cup sundried tomatoes in oil drained (3oz, 85g)
  • 4 cloves garlic finely minced
  • ½ teaspoon dried Italian seasoning or oregano
  • ¾ cup chicken broth 6oz, 170g
  • ¾ cup cream or half and half 6oz, 170g
  • ½ cup parmesan cheese 1.5oz, 43g
  • Big handful of baby spinach leaves whole or roughly chopped (about 4.4oz, 125g)
  • Red pepper flakes salt, and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • For quicker, more even cooking, slightly flatten breasts with a kitchen mallet. If they are very thick, slice them in half horizontally before flattening. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Heat a skillet over high heat. When pan is hot, add ½ tablespoon oil.
  • When oil is hot, put chicken breasts in pan and cook until golden brown on both sides and cooked through. Remove chicken from pan.
  • Add remaining ½ tablespoon oil to pan. Add onions and cook until softened.
  • Add red bell pepper and cook until almost softened.
  • Add the garlic, sundried tomatoes, and Italian seasoning. Stir, and cook for about 1 minute.
  • Deglaze pan with broth, scraping bottom to release any bits sticking to the bottom of the pan.
  • Add cream and bring to a simmer. Allow to simmer for 2 minutes. Add parmesan and cook until melted.
  • When cheese is melted turn off the heat and stir in baby spinach.
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Return chicken to pan and serve.

Notes

  • Serve with pasta, rice, or potatoes.

Nutrition

Calories: 417kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 32gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 132mgSodium: 547mgPotassium: 815mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 1902IUVitamin C: 57mgCalcium: 209mgIron: 1mg
Keyword creamy tuscan chicken
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