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Cream Tuscan Chicken with Cherry Tomatoes
Juicy pan-seared chicken breasts in a garlic-Parmesan cream sauce with baby spinach and fresh cherry tomatoes that burst into the sauce, so you don't need sun-dried tomatoes. It all happens in one skillet and takes about 30 minutes. A squeeze of lemon at the end keeps it bright.
Servings: 4
Equipment
- Large frying pan
- measuring cups and spoons
- Knives and a stirring spoon
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 3 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- 1½ cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- 3 cups baby spinach
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ¼ cup freshly grated parmesan
- lemon wedges , for serving
Instructions
- In a large skillet add your olive oil and heat on medium. Salt and pepper your chicken breasts on both sides and add to the pan when it is heated. Depending on the size of chicken breasts, cook about 4-8 minutes on each side, small breasts for about 4 minutes each side and large breasts about 8 minutes each side. Cook until no longer pink and about 160 degrees and remove from the pan and set aside. They will cook a little more when they are added back to the pan at the end.
- Drop your skillet to about medium low and add your butter and garlic and cook for about 1 minute. Add your halved cherry tomatoes and a little salt and pepper to taste. Cook the tomatoes until they start to break down and then add your spinach and oregano and cook until the spinach starts to wilt in the pan.
- Add your heavy cream and parmesan cheese and allow it to come to just a simmer, stirring as it heats. Drop your pan to low and simmer the sauce until it thickens slightly, about 2-3 minutes. Add your chicken back to the pan and reheat it for about 4-6 minutes. Serve with a lemon wedge and Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
Cream Tuscan Chicken with Cherry Tomatoes
Amount per Serving
Calories
413
% Daily Value*
Fat
31
g
48
%
Saturated Fat
15
g
94
%
Trans Fat
0.4
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
11
g
Cholesterol
134
mg
45
%
Sodium
341
mg
15
%
Potassium
722
mg
21
%
Carbohydrates
6
g
2
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
2
g
2
%
Protein
28
g
56
%
Vitamin A
3179
IU
64
%
Vitamin C
21
mg
25
%
Calcium
123
mg
12
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only. This information comes from online calculators. Although whatsinthepan.com attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
