Creamy Tuscan Chicken

Name: Creamy Tuscan Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: Chicken Breast 600 g; Salt 1 tsp; Black Pepper 0.5 tsp; Olive Oil 1.5 tbsp; Garlic 4 clove; Heavy Cream 220 ml; Chicken Stock 120 ml; Parmesan 45 g; Sun-Dried Tomatoes 60 g; Spinach 80 g

Quick answer

Total time: 40 min
Level: Medium
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients: 10

About this dish

Sun-dried tomatoes bring concentrated sweetness and spinach a soft bitterness, giving a heavy cream and Parmesan sauce some color and contrast.

The chicken breasts, evened out to 1.5 cm, are seared for a brown crust first and then finished in the sauce. The browned bits left from that sear, scraped up with chicken stock, become the base of the sauce. More Parmesan makes it thicker, and a few drops of lemon juice at the end lighten the cream.

Ingredients

servings

IngredientAmount

Garlic4 clove

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Instructions

6 steps

1

Trim the chicken breasts to an even 1.5 cm thickness and pat the surface dry.

Season both sides evenly with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper so the crust browns instead of steaming.
2

Heat a wide pan over medium-high heat, then add 1.5 tablespoons olive oil.

Lay the chicken in a single layer and sear for 3 to 4 minutes per side until a deep golden crust forms.
3

Transfer the chicken to a plate and reduce the heat to medium.

Add the minced 4 garlic cloves and cook for about 30 seconds, just until fragrant, then pour in 120 ml chicken stock before the garlic browns.
4

When the stock bubbles, scrape the browned bits from the bottom of the pan with a spatula.

Add 220 ml heavy cream and 45 g Parmesan, then stir on low heat for 3 minutes until slightly thickened.
5

Stir the sun-dried tomatoes into the sauce, then add the spinach in batches.

Cook until the leaves wilt, and if the sauce becomes too thick, lower the heat so it does not reduce hard.
6

Return the chicken to the sauce and simmer gently over low heat for 4 more minutes.

When the thickest part reaches 74 degrees Celsius, turn off the heat and serve the chicken spooned generously with sauce.