Description
Make this easy, restaurant-style Creamy Tuscan Chicken with spinach and sun-dried tomatoes in one pan for a quick weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes, drained and chopped
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 cups fresh spinach
Instructions
- Season the chicken breasts on both sides with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning.
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the chicken for 5 to 7 minutes per side until golden brown and cooked through (internal temperature reaches 165°F). Remove the chicken from the skillet and set aside.
- Reduce the heat to medium. Add the minced garlic to the same skillet and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Add the chopped sun-dried tomatoes to the skillet and cook for 1 minute.
- Pour in the heavy cream and chicken broth. Bring the mixture to a simmer, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
- Stir in the Parmesan cheese until the sauce is smooth. Let the sauce simmer for 2 to 3 minutes until it thickens slightly.
- Add the fresh spinach to the sauce and stir until it wilts completely.
- Return the cooked chicken breasts to the skillet. Spoon the sauce over the chicken. Heat through for 1 minute before serving.
Notes
- For a richer sauce, use half-and-half instead of heavy cream, but allow extra time for simmering to reach desired thickness.
- If you want to serve this with pasta, reserve about 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water to thin the sauce if needed.
- You can substitute dried basil and oregano for Italian seasoning if you do not have a blend.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 20 min
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Pan Frying
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 breast with sauce
- Calories: 480
- Sugar: 3
- Sodium: 550
- Fat: 30
- Saturated Fat: 15
- Unsaturated Fat: 15
- Trans Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 8
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 45
- Cholesterol: 160