Creamy Baked Tuscan Chicken Recipe
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We are always looking for ways to spice up our weeknights with fun new recipes. This baked Tuscan Chicken recipe is inspired by Olive Garden’s version with a Parmesan cream sauce, sun-dried tomatoes, and spinach served over pasta. Also, sometimes called the marry me chicken recipe!
We made a few changes for simplicity and ease. I left off the light breading on the chicken and went oven-baked style to cook the chicken faster. That way, we can work on the sauce while the chicken cooks. Add it all back into the pan at the last minute to create one tasty dish.
This has become one of our favorite dishes to date. The tanginess of the sun-dried tomatoes really makes this dish great! Here is how we made it!
Creamy Baked Tuscan Chicken Recipe
Tuscan Chicken
Ingredients
Prep the Chicken
- 4 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil, divided (we use oil from sun-dried tomatoes) divided
SAUCE
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1/2-1 cup sundried tomatoes drained and sliced thin
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- ½ cup chicken Broth
- 2 cups of spinach leaves
- ½ cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tbsp parsley
OPTIONAL
- pasta cooked al dente
- cauliflower rice
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400° F. Place chicken on a baking sheet.
- Sprinkle chicken breasts with salt, pepper, paprika, and garlic powder. Brush 2 tbsp olive oil or for a more robust flavor use sundried tomato oil onto each breast.
- Bake chicken 15 to 20 minutes or until no longer pink (use a thermometer to check temp. Chicken is safe to eat at 165°F).
- Using a large saucepan, add the remaining 1 tbsp of oil into the pan, add garlic and saute on medium heat for 1 minute.
- Add in the sun dried tomatoes. saute for 1-2 minutes.
- Reduce heat to low-medium, add the heavy cream and chicken broth and bring to just a simmer, stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Drop in the spinach leaves and allow them to wilt in the sauce.
- Add in the parmesan cheese. Allow sauce to simmer for a further minute until cheese melts through the sauce.
- Add the chicken to the pan, coat with creamy sauce, sprinkle with parsley and serve over pasta, cauliflower rice or zoodles.
NOTES
Nutrition
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