Tuscan Chicken

This Italian inspired Tuscan Chicken recipe is bound to become a family favorite. Serve it over your favorite pasta smothered with the robust sun dried tomato and spinach cream sauce.

Easy Tuscan Chicken Recipe

What is Tuscan Chicken? It’s a flavorful stovetop chicken dish that features sundried tomatoes and spinach combined with a cream sauce that hails from the the Tuscan region of Italy. The flavor combination is certain to complement your favorite pasta. Angel hair pasta or thin spaghetti both work beautifully to soak up all of the delicious sauce. How to make simple Tuscan Chicken: (Scroll down for full printable recipe.)

• Seasoned flour – In a small bowl mix together all purpose flour, salt, black pepper and dried Italian seasoning.
• Dredge Chicken – Coat chicken pieces on all sides with the seasoned flour.
• Prepare Skillet – Heat oil and butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat.
• Cook – Add chicken to the pan cooking for 4-5 minutes per side, turning for even browning. Remove to a platter and keep warm.
• Onion – To the skillet add onion. Cook until softened scraping any brown bits from the bottom of the skillet. Add garlic and red pepper flakes, cooking for 1 minute longer.
• Sauce – To the pan add chicken stock, heavy cream, Parmesan cheese, sun dried tomato pesto, reserved salt, pepper and dried Italian seasoning. Whisk to combine then simmer over medium heat for 2 minutes allowing to gently bubble.
• Sun Dried Tomatoes and Chicken – Add sundried tomatoes and chicken to the skillet. Simmer over medium heat for 3-5 minutes or just until the chicken juices run clear.
• Spinach – Add spinach gently mixing through sauce until wilted. Remove from the heat.
• Serve immediately with your favorite cooked pasta garnished with basil.

How to Make the BEST Tuscan Chicken Recipe

• Ingredients you’ll need to make homemade Tuscan Chicken: Boneless skinless chicken breasts, olive oil, butter, sun dried tomatoes, sun dried tomato pesto, fresh baby spinach, onion, garlic, all purpose flour, salt, black pepper, garlic, dried Italian seasoning, low sodium chicken stock, heavy cream, grated Parmesan cheese plus cooked pasta and fresh basil for serving.
• Kitchen tools you’ll need: Large 12 inch skillet, sharp knife and chopping board, measuring cups and spoons, cheese grater, whisk, small bowl, large spoon for stirring.
• Please note: You can adjust the color of the cream sauce to suit your taste adding more or less sun dried tomato pesto.
• If the chicken pieces used are very thick prior to dredging in the seasoned flour you can use the smooth side of a meat mallet to pound them to even thickness.
• You can use light cream in place of heavy cream for the sauce.
• You can adjust the amount of crushed red pepper flakes in the sauce depending on your personal taste. You can also omit them altogether, if desired.
• Serve Tuscan Chicken with your favorite cooked pasta or orzo.
• Store Tuscan Chicken chilled in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat over medium heat in a nonstick skillet. You may need to add additional stock or cream to thin the sauce.

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Helpful Kitchen Items:

• 12 inch Skillet
• Measuring Set
• Meat Mallet
• Chopping Board and Knife Set