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Easy Chicken Florentine Recipe
This easy chicken Florentine recipe is perfect for an easy weeknight dinner, but fancy enough to serve to guests. Ready in 40 minutes, the chicken is served in a creamy spinach sauce for a rich and hearty meal.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 740 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 3-4 boneless chicken thighs
- 2 garlic cloves crushed
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric
- ¼ cup white wine
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 3 cups Fresh Spinach Leaves
- ⅓ Parmesan Cheese grated
- 1 fresh onion stalk
Instructions
- Create a marinade of extra virgin olive oil, garlic, black pepper, salt, turmeric, and sweet paprika. Place marinade in a ziplock bag.
- Add chicken thighs to ziplock bag with marinade, shake to coat, and place it in the fridge. Let the chicken marinate for two hours.
- Cook marinated chicken in a non-stick pan over medium-hight heat, for 8-10 minutes on each side. Set aside.
- Deglaze pan with wine, scraping bits of chicken off the surface of the pan with a wooden utensil.
- Add spinach and heavy cream to pan, and cook for five minutes on medium heat.
- Add parmesan and cook for an additional two minutes.
- Place chicken back in the pan and let it cook for an additional two minutes.
- Chop fresh onion and sprinkle over chicken.
- Serve hot and enjoy!
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Notes
- Storage: Store Chicken Florentine in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 days.
- Store Chicken Florentine in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 days.
Nutrition Information
Calories
740kcal
(37%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
17g
(34%)
Fat
72g
(111%)
Saturated Fat
33g
(165%)
Cholesterol
246mg
(82%)
Sodium
422mg
(18%)
Potassium
422mg
(12%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
4418IU
(88%)
Vitamin C
8mg
(9%)
Calcium
109mg
(11%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 740
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 740kcal | 37% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 17g | 34% |
| Fat | 72g | 111% |
| Saturated Fat | 33g | 165% |
| Cholesterol | 246mg | 82% |
| Sodium | 422mg | 18% |
| Potassium | 422mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 4418IU | 88% |
| Vitamin C | 8mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 109mg | 11% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.