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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591k Calories
34g Protein
44g Total Fat
16g Carbs
31% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
591k
30%

Fat
44g
69%

  Saturated Fat
24g
155%

Carbohydrates
16g
5%

  Sugar
6g
8%

Cholesterol
206mg
69%

Sodium
449mg
20%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
34g
68%

Vitamin K
288µg
275%

Vitamin A
5939IU
119%

Vitamin B3
13mg
68%

Selenium
41µg
59%

Vitamin B6
1mg
54%

Phosphorus
464mg
46%

Manganese
0.79mg
39%

Potassium
1288mg
37%

Vitamin C
27mg
33%

Calcium
295mg
30%

Folate
113µg
28%

Magnesium
109mg
27%

Vitamin B2
0.42mg
25%

Vitamin B5
2mg
23%

Iron
3mg
20%

Vitamin E
2mg
18%

Copper
0.32mg
16%

Vitamin B1
0.22mg
15%

Fiber
3g
14%

Zinc
1mg
12%

Vitamin B12
0.54µg
9%

Vitamin D
0.83µg
6%

covered percent of daily need
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