The Ultimate Creamy Tuscan Chicken
Creamy Tuscan chicken so good, you'll think it's from an Italian bistro! Best part is that the recipe done in 30 Minutes.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (that’s 1 - 1 ½ lbs)
- 2 ½ tsp kosher salt divided use
- ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil I use avocado oil
- 2 cups chopped onion that’s one 10 oz yellow onion
- 1 tbsp minced garlic that’s about 3 large cloves garlic
- 1 ½ cups unsalted diced tomatoes
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tsp dried Italian seasoning optional
- ½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes optional
- 3 cups fresh spinach
- ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- Fresh basil leaves for garnish if desired
Instructions
- Season the chicken breasts on both sides with 1 tsp of the salt and the pepper.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken breasts and Sear until golden brown on both sides, about 5 minutes per side. Remove the chicken from the skillet and set aside.
- In the same skillet, add the onion cook and ½ tsp salt. Cook until translucent, about 6 minutes, stirring frequently. Reduce the heat if onions start to scorch before they fully soften (you want them properly soft - no semi-raw onion crunch in the sauce, please). They pick up the color and browned flavor from the seared chicken, too. Yum. Add garlic and cook a minute more.
- Pour in the chicken broth, and scrape the bottom of the skillet to deglaze it, lifting off any browned bits stuck to the bottom.
- Add the heavy cream, diced tomatoes, dried Italian seasoning, and crushed red pepper flakes (if using). Stir well and bring the mixture to a simmer to let the sauce reduce for 5 minutes to thicken it up and let the flavors meld.
- Stir in the freshly grated Parmesan cheese until melted in. Taste and add about 1 tsp more salt (add it in pinches and taste).
- Return the chicken to the skillet, nestling it into the sauce. Let it simmer in the sauce until cooked through to 165ºF. Add spinach and cook until just wilted.
- Garnish with fresh basil leaves just before serving.
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Nutrition
Calories: 379kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 1942mg | Potassium: 496mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 3696IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 215mg | Iron: 1mg