Description
Creamy Spinach Chicken is a delicious and easy dinner perfect for busy weeknights. This quick skillet meal is a simple chicken recipe that the whole family will enjoy for dinner. It’s a great choice for any family dinner or weeknight meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 pieces chicken cutlets thinly sliced
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- vegetable oil
- 4 tbsp all purpose flour
- 2 tbsp butter
- 4 cloves garlic smashed
- 1 cup half and half
- 1/4 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 2 cups spinach
Instructions
- Sprinkle salt and black pepper on both sides of the chicken cutlets, then coat them evenly with 2 tablespoons of flour.
- Warm the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the chicken cutlets without overlapping. Cook until lightly browned on one side, flip and cook the other side.
- When chicken reaches 165℉ internally, promptly take it out of the skillet to avoid overcooking.
- Reduce heat to medium, melt butter and add smashed garlic; sauté until fragrant.
- Stir in 2 tablespoons flour, then gradually add half and half and chicken broth while stirring continuously to eliminate lumps and bring the sauce to a boil.
- Once the sauce thickens, stir in the spinach until it wilts.
- Return the chicken to the skillet and coat each piece with sauce, then remove from heat immediately. Serve warm.
Notes
- If chicken cutlets are unavailable, slice chicken breasts lengthwise to create thin pieces
- Recipe was updated to use 2 tablespoons of flour instead of 1/2 cup based on feedback and retesting
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Calories: 281kcal
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 571mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g + 4g
- Trans Fat: 0.2g
- Carbohydrates: 7g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 27g
- Cholesterol: 109mg