Garlic Chicken And Spinach

Garlic chicken and spinach is a creamy, garlicky dish that has golden seared chicken breast cutlets swimming in a delicious garlic cream sauce with spinach. The dish is an easy dinner recipe for the weeknights and is topped with a helping of fresh parmesan cheese.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Total Time 35

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings serving

Calories 461 kcal

Ingredients

1.5-2 pound chicken breast (sliced into 4 cutlets)
salt & pepper to taste
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour (optional)
1/4 medium yellow onion
3 clove garlic (minced)
2 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3/4 cup heavy cream
2 cup spinach (fresh)
salt & pepper to taste
garnish with parmesan cheese

Instructions

Prep the chicken cutlets by slicing the chicken breast in half. Season the chicken breast with salt and pepper. Then using the optional flour, sprinkle very lightly over the chicken. This helps the sauce stick better to the chicken.
In a pan on medium high heat, add about 2-3 tablespoons of oil then sear the chicken breast. Just sear them unitil they are golden. They will finish cooking through later. Remove them once they are golden, then sit to the side.
Once the chicken breast are removed, add in the garlic and onion. Add a little more oil if needed but you don't want the pan dry. Cook the onion and garlic until browning then add in the butter. Once the butter has melted, sprinkle in the flour and cook the flour with the onions and garlic for 1 minute.
Next, whisk in the chicken broth first. Then, pour in the milk. Sprinkle in the garlic powder and nutmeg and continue whisking until it starts to thicken.
Once thicken, lower the heat to low then add in the chicken. Allow the chicken to cook in the sauce while it simmers. This should take 10 minutes more or less. Once the chicken is done, remove the chicken once again.
Add in the heavy cream and spinach. Now, continue to stir as it thickens and spinach withers down. You may need to add the spinach in batches, it'll all fit once withered.
Lastly, season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste. Serve the chicken and spinach together with the sauce. Garnish with a helping of parmesan cheese.

Nutrition

Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.

Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.

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