Chicken with Spinach and Mushrooms in Parmesan Sauce

We had this for dinner a few weeks ago and it was delicious. We had a large bag of spinach to use, which prompted the recipe. I’m not fond of heavy cream sauces, like Alfredo, but this was thinned down with chicken broth. I believe we served it over noodles.

INGREDIENTS:

2 Tbsp olive oil (divided)

4 chicken breasts halved crosswise

Salt and pepper to taste

10 oz Cremini mushrooms (1 pkg sliced)

Creamy Parmesan Sauce

4 Tbsp butter

4 cloves garlic minced

1 Tbsp wheat flour

1 c. chicken broth

1 c. heavy cream

½ c. grated parmesan cheese

½ tsp salt

1 tsp garlic powder

¼ tsp black pepper

1 c. spinach

DIRECTIONS:

Chicken: Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper on a large plate and set aside. Next, in a large skillet, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and heat it over medium high heat. When the pan is hot, add chicken and cook for about 4 minutes on each side until browned for a total of 8 minutes. Remove it onto a plate.

Now add the sliced mushrooms and remaining tablespoon of olive oil to the pan. Sauté for 5 minutes. Your mushrooms should look nice and moist, and dark. Once cooked, remove them from the pan.

Sauce: To make the sauce, add butter to the pan, allow it to melt and then cook garlic in it until browned, only for a couple of minutes. Add 1 tablespoon flour and cook until it’s no longer raw. Slowly add chicken broth, and heavy cream .(my notes-keep stirring) Once it is simmering, add parmesan cheese and allow it to blend for 2-3 minutes. Add salt, garlic powder and pepper. Taste the sauce and adjust the seasoning, if necessary.

Add spinach to the sauce and allow it to wilt.

Next place cooked mushroom back into the pan and mix them into the sauce.

Now add cooked chicken and allow it to reheat for 2-3 minutes. Close the lid to help the heat stay in. Serve immediately. Spoon sauce over the chicken.

MY NOTES:

We cubed the chicken before cooking it, which makes cooking faster and allowed the sauce and chicken to be served over noodles, but that is a personal choice.

I’m never quite sure whether they mean the grated parmesan cheese in a jar or fresh grated parmesan cheese. Again, it may be a personal choice but I think the fresh would make the sauce thicker. I think that is what we did. And regular mushrooms

As always, ingredients can be substituted. Broccoli for spinach for instance.

ENJOY