5.0 from 12 votes
The Best Creamy Tuscan Chicken Recipe
This creamy Tuscan chicken is going to be your new weeknight hero. The tender chicken swimming in a rich, garlicky sauce with sun-dried tomatoes and spinach basically makes itself, and your family will think you spent hours in the kitchen.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 385 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 chicken breasts large, sliced lengthwise
- 2 teaspoon basil
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ¼ cup white wine optional
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ¾ cup chicken broth
- 4 ounces sun-dried tomatoes half of a jar
- 1 cup spinach or kale
- 1 teaspoon parsley
Instructions
- Heat olive oil over medium-high heat.
- Combine basil, salt, and pepper. Sprinkle over chicken.
- Brown chicken on both sides.
- Add garlic and wine. Let simmer until reduced almost completely.
- Add broth, cream, spinach, and sun-dried tomatoes.
- Simmer until slightly thickened and reduced and chicken is cooked through about 6-8 minutes.
- Garnish with parsley and serve.
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Notes
- You will not be cooking the chicken entirely at the browning steps. You will simply be searing in the juices and creating a nice crust on the breasts. The remainder of the chicken will be fully cooked through as it simmers in the sauce in the pan. After browning the chicken, use white wine or broth to deglaze the pan, scraping up the browned bits (fond) from the bottom.
- You will not be cooking the chicken entirely at the browning steps. You will simply be searing in the juices and creating a nice crust on the breasts. The remainder of the chicken will be fully cooked through as it simmers in the sauce in the pan.
- After browning the chicken, use white wine or broth to deglaze the pan, scraping up the browned bits (fond) from the bottom.
- Different sized chicken breasts may cook at different speeds so the cooking time in this recipe is approximate and may vary. Smaller chicken cuts (like tenders) will cook much quicker than larger ones.
- Different sized chicken breasts may cook at different speeds so the cooking time in this recipe is approximate and may vary. Smaller chicken cuts (like tenders) will cook much quicker than larger ones.
- If necessary, trim your chicken breasts so that they are more even in size so that they can cook evenly.
- If necessary, trim your chicken breasts so that they are more even in size so that they can cook evenly.
Nutrition Information
Calories
385kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
18g
(6%)
Protein
29g
(58%)
Fat
22g
(34%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Cholesterol
113mg
(38%)
Sodium
671mg
(28%)
Potassium
1500mg
(43%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Vitamin A
1420IU
(28%)
Vitamin C
18.2mg
(20%)
Calcium
69mg
(7%)
Iron
3.3mg
(18%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 385
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 385kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 29g | 58% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Cholesterol | 113mg | 38% |
| Sodium | 671mg | 28% |
| Potassium | 1500mg | 32% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 1420IU | 28% |
| Vitamin C | 18.2mg | 20% |
| Calcium | 69mg | 7% |
| Iron | 3.3mg | 18% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.