Creamy Tuscan Chicken Dinner
Discover a creamy Tuscan chicken recipe perfect for a quick, delicious dinner. Elevate your weeknight meals with this simple, flavorful dish.
Ingredients
- 2 chicken thighs or chicken breasts
- salt and pepper
- olive oil
- 1 cup grape or cherry tomatoes halved
- 1/4 cup chopped onions
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 2/3 cup parmesan cheese
- 1 cup spinach rough chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400℉
- Place the halved cherry tomatoes onto a dish and drizzle olive oil over them along with salt.
- Bake for 15 minutes in an oven safe pan.
- While the tomatoes are cooking, prepare the chicken, adding salt and pepper on both sides..
- Remove tomatoes from pan and place in a bowl.
- Heat oil in same pan as tomatoes and place the chicken skin side down (for thighs) in the pan over medium heat on the stove.
- Cook on both sides for 15 minutes, temp should get to 165℉ internal temperature for the chicken, if it doesn't we'll be putting it in the oven in a few, so no worries.
- Add the onions and garlic into the pan and then add the wine stir in the cooked tomatoes.
- Add the chicken stock and allow the sauce to thicken slightly.
- Place the pan into the oven and allow to cook for 15 minutes, 400℉.
- Remove the pan from the oven and put on the stove on medium heat.
- Remove the chicken and add the parmesan cheese and heavy cream.
- Add the chopped spinach and allow it to wilt.
- Add the chicken back into the pan for 5 minutes.
- Serve the chicken with some of the sauce, tomatoes and spinach on the plate.
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Notes
Alternatives for healther options:
- Use half and half versus heavy cream.
- You can use chicken breasts or turkey if preferred.
- Replace wine with all chicken broth.
- Use a teaspoon of olive oil versus a Tablespoon
- Add in mushrooms bell peppers and zucchini for more vegetables
Nutrition
Serving: 2g