This Italian Creamy Tuscan Chicken makes a great dinner and is family friendly too. You can also pour this creamy sauce over pasta for complete meal your family will love!
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Make this creamy Tuscan chicken any time of the year since the ingredients are available all year round.
Here's Why You'll Love this Recipe
- easy to make
- ready in 40 minutes or less
- kid friendly
- customizable in that you can add or take away any ingredients you like
- hearty meal and complete meal when paired with a vegetable
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Ingredients
Here is a list of ingredients that you will need to make Creamy Tuscan Chicken recipe:
- Heavy Cream
- Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
- Garlic Cloves
- Sun dried Tomatoes
- Olive oil
- Salt and Pepper
- Baby Spinach
- Parmesan
- Italian Seasoning
- Onion
- Pancetta (optional)
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What to Serve with Tuscan Chicken
Tuscan chicken is a flavorful dish and the best part is that there's a lot of liquid that comes with making this dish. Here are some ideas for side dishes:
- twice cooked baked potatoes
- mashed potatoes
- rice
- roasted brussel sprouts
- grilled vegetables with white balsamic vinaigrette
How to Make Creamy Tuscan Chicken
Heat olive oil in pan and sauté garlic, add onion and sauté until translucent.
Season chicken and place in pan and brown on both sides until cooked. Transfer to another plate.
Add sun dried tomatoes, spinach, cream and parmesan cheese. Stir to combine. Let simmer for 10 minutes.
Return chicken to pan and simmer until chicken is warmed through. Remove from heat and serve.
Storage
Store leftovers in a microwave safe bowl in the refrigerator for not longer than 3 days.
I've never frozen Tuscan Chicken using coconut cream, so I can't recommend freezing it. Freeze at your own risk.
Top Tips
Using frozen chopped kale and boneless chicken breast or chicken breast pieces in this creamy Tuscan chicken recipe will make prepping this meal even quicker.
Whether you use fresh or frozen chicken, consider removing the skin from the chicken. This will reduce fat consumption and is easier than having to cut away the chicken skin while you eat.
Non Dairy Substitutions:
Cheese - chopped cashews
Cream - full fat coconut milk (Add at the very end once chicken is in skillet and warm. Do not simmer or bring to boil as coconut cream will curdle)
Substitutions and Variations
This Tuscan Chicken recipe is a one pot meal that is low carb and gluten free. Spice up the dish by considering one of these variations or substitutions:
- Kalamata Olives - add salty kalamata olives to this dish for a salty kick
- Kale - substitute kale or another leafy green in this chicken dish
- Pasta Sauce - serve over pasta
- Chicken Legs - substitute skinless chicken legs for chicken breast
- Dairy Cream - if you follow a non dairy diet use coconut cream instead of full fat cream and chopped cashews instead of parmesan cheese
- Cherry Tomatoes - If you don't have sun-dried tomatoes on hand you can substitute them with a few more cherry tomatoes
The perfect recipe isn't that far away. I'd love to know how you substituted ingredients to fit your dietary needs. Drop a comment below and let me know!
Equipment
Equipment plays an important part in the cooking results. Make sure that you have a good quality large non stick skillet. Wooden spatulas are especially important to use when cooking in a skillet because they will not scratch your skillet coating. Also thongs come in handy for transferring larger items, like chicken, from skillet to dinner plate.
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Recipe Details
Creamy Tuscan Chicken
https://easyhomemaderecipes.caIngredients
- 3 tbsp olive oil or fat of your choice
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ½ onion chopped
- ½ tsp Italian Seasoning
- salt and pepper
- 24 oz skinless chicken breast 4 pieces
- ½ sundried tomatoes
- 1½ cups full fat cream
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese
- 2 cups baby spinach
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in pan and sauté garlic, add onion and sauté until translucent.3 tbsp olive oil, 3 cloves garlic, ½ onion
- Season chicken and place in pan and brown on both sides until cooked. Transfer to another plate.½ tsp Italian Seasoning, 24 oz skinless chicken breast, salt and pepper
- Add sun dried tomatoes, spinach, cream and parmesan cheese. Stir to combine. Let simmer for 10 minutes.½ sundried tomatoes, 1½ cups full fat cream, ¼ cup parmesan cheese
- Return chicken to pan and simmer until chicken is warmed through. Remove from heat and serve.
Notes
Top Tips
Using frozen chopped spinach and boneless chicken breast or chicken breast pieces in this creamy Tuscan chicken recipe will make prepping this meal even quicker. Whether you use fresh or frozen chicken, consider removing the skin from the chicken. This makes eating it a lot healthier and easier than having to cut away the chicken skin while you eat. Non Dairy Substitutions: Cheese - chopped cashews Cream - full fat coconut milk (Add at the very end once chicken is in skillet and warm. Do not simmer or bring to boil as coconut cream will curdle)Nutrition
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Food Safety
Note that the storage guidelines provided on this page and site are estimates from personal experiences. We are all adults and as an adult you are responsible to ensure that the food you eat is safe to eat. Since, I'm not a food safety expert, you are responsible to review your local guidelines on food storage prior to storing any food left-overs.
Remember to:
- Not use the same utensils on cooked food, that previously touched raw meat
- Wash hands after touching raw meat
- Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
- Never leave cooking food unattended
- Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds
- Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove
For Canadian Guidelines check the Government of Canada Food Safety Guidelines or see more guidelines at USDA.gov.
Kristen says
What a delicious dish and a nice, flavorful way of spicing up boring old chicken.
Terri says
I love this even more because it's dairy-free and I can make it for my daughter! She is going to LOVE it!
NANCY says
thanks for the dairy free version. Pinned to make this this week!! yummy!!
Vijitha says
Gosh! Am I lucky I have all the ingredients with me now! I am not following whole30 but I'm trying to eat healthier - so, this looks like a great idea for dinner! Gonna make this tonight. Thanks for this recipe, Amy!
Bernice Hill says
This looks like such a great dairy free version of a French classic. I bet it's quite tasty!