Description
A rich and creamy dish featuring tender chicken cutlets and fresh spinach.
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
- Season chicken cutlets with salt and pepper. Coat both sides with 2 tbsp of flour.
- Heat large skillet with vegetable oil on medium high heat. Place chicken cutlets in skillet without overlapping.
- Sear cutlets on one side until they brown slightly. Flip and sear on the other side.
- Once chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165℉, remove from skillet.
- Lower heat to medium and add butter and smashed garlic.
- Once garlic is fragrant, add 2 tbsp flour, half and half, and chicken broth. Stir continuously to dissolve flour and bring sauce to a boil.
- Once sauce thickens, add spinach and fold it into the sauce.
- Return chicken cutlets to skillet and coat each piece with sauce. Remove from heat after a minute.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- If you can’t find chicken cutlet, slice chicken breast lengthwise into two thin pieces.
- Recipe was updated to 2 tbsp of flour instead of 1/2 cup based on feedback and retesting.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 281
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 571mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0.2g
- Carbohydrates: 7g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 27g
- Cholesterol: 109mg
Keywords: Creamy Spinach Chicken