Recipe: Perfect Creamy Chicken and Spinach

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Creamy Chicken and Spinach. Pour cream and chicken broth into the skillet. Add garlic powder, Italian seasoning, and Parmesan cheese. Add some butter, onion, garlic, and red pepper to pan and sautee until onion is soft.

Creamy Chicken and Spinach Add spinach, in batches, until wilted. Cook pasta according to package directions. Bring to a boil over medium heat. You can cook Creamy Chicken and Spinach using 12 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Creamy Chicken and Spinach

  1. You need 2 tbsp of butter.
  2. It's 1.5 lb of Chicken breast.
  3. You need 3 oz of spinach.
  4. It's 1 cup of heavy cream.
  5. Prepare 1/4 tsp of red pepper flakes.
  6. Prepare 3 tbsp of sun dried tomatoes.
  7. You need 3 tbsp of olive oil.
  8. It's 2 oz of cream cheese.
  9. It's of Rigatoni or penne pasta.
  10. It's of Fresh basil leaves(optional).
  11. It's 1 oz of parmesan cheese thinly sliced.
  12. It's 1 cup of chicken broth.

Pack the fresh spinach onto the bottom of the baking dish and top with uncooked chicken breasts. HOW TO MAKE CREAMY SPINACH SAUCE In the same skillet that you used for the chicken breasts, we are going to add olive oil and sauté our onions with some garlic. Pour chicken broth and heavy cream, and let simmer for a couple minutes. Add baby spinach; cook until just wilted.

Creamy Chicken and Spinach instructions

  1. Salt and pepper chicken to taste,in a large skillet fry 3-5 min. Per side. Transfer to a plate.
  2. Add rest of ingredients except parmesan and spinach. Whisk on medium heat until creamy,about 5-7 min. Add spinach and cooked til soft and wilted,add parmesan..
  3. Return chicken to skillet to warm. Serve over pasta and top with basil..

Creamy Garlic Chicken is the ultimate healthy comfort food. Chicken breasts are quickly pan-fried then cooked in a garlicky cream sauce that you would NEVER guess is dairy-free. We throw in some spinach for a veggie boost and serve the sauce spooned over mashed potatoes or low-carb mashed cauliflower. This creamy chicken spinach pasta recipe is a total comfort food dinner! This spinach chicken pasta is great for busy weeknights.