Chicken Florentine Recipe (Amazing Flavor)
Chicken Florentine Recipe with an amazing Parmesan cream sauce on a bed of fresh baby spinach.
Servings: 4
Calories: 544kcal
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breast
- 5 oz baby spinach
- 4 garlic cloves
- 3 shallots
- 2 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 pinch kosher salt to taste
- 1 pinch Black pepper to taste
Instructions
Prepare the chicken
- take the two chicken breasts and slice them so that you get manageable pieces.If the chicken is thicker than 1/2" then pound it with a meat mallet or slice it through the thickness of the chicken so you end up with a total of 8 pieces.
- Salt the chicken lightly on all sides with kosher salt.
Prepare the vegetables and cheese
- Mince the garlic and shallots and set aside.
- Wash the spinach and then chop up a half a cup that you will add to the pan sauce later.
- Grate up the parmesan cheese and set aside for the pan sauce.
Saute the chicken
- Heat up a large frying pan with 2 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil.
- Dredge the chicken in the flour and then add to the pan. Brown the chicken on one side then flip.
- Saute the chicken on both sides until brown and the remove from the pan. Side it aside for now.
Create the pan sauce
- Add 2 tbsp of butter to the pan that you just saute the chicken in.Add the shallots and garlic, saute until the shallots are softening.
- Deglaze the pan with the white wine and simmer for a minute. Add the chicken stock and stir the sauce and get any stuck bits on the bottom of the pan to release.
- Add the heavy cream and Parmesan cheese; stir.
- Add the chopped spinach and then salt and pepper to taste.
Spinach bed
- Add tbsp of butter to another frying pan. As the butter is melting add the spinach and let wilt and cook through until bright green.
Plating the chicken florentine
- Add spinach to a plate and then place the chicken on top.Drizzle that incredible cheese sauce that you made on top of the chicken.Enjoy!
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Notes
Tips:
- Don't add too much salt to the sauce. Test the sauce after adding the cheese to make sure that you need salt or not.
- Use freshly grated parmesan cheese for an incredible flavor.
- Add mushrooms to change the flavor of the dish next time you make it.
Nutrition
Calories: 544kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 165mg | Sodium: 455mg | Potassium: 820mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 4354IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 260mg | Iron: 2mg