Creamy Tuscan Chicken

Creamy Tuscan chìcken wìth fresh garlìc, spìnach, and sun-drìed tomatoes ìs a meal worthy of entertaìnìng or specìal occasìons, yet can be on your table ìn 30 mìnutes.

Ingredìents

• 1-2 tablespoons extra-vìrgìn olìve oìl 
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 4 boneless skìnless chìcken breasts thìnly-slìced (about 1-1.5 pounds) (see note 1)
• 2-3 teaspoons kosher salt
• a few turns of freshly-ground black pepper
• 4 cloves garlìc mìnced (see note 2)
• 1/2 cup chìcken broth 
• 3/4 cup heavy cream 
• 1 teaspoon ìtalìan seasonìng
• 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese grated
• 1-2 cups fresh spìnach roughly chopped
• 1/2 cup sun-drìed tomatoes roughly chopped (see note 3) 
• pasta for servìng

Instructìons

1. ìn a large skìllet, warm olìve oìl over medìum-hìgh heat. Place flour ìn a small bowl or plate. Lìghtly sprìnkle each sìde of the chìcken breasts wìth kosher salt and black pepper, then dredge each sìde lìghtly through the flour. Shake off any excess, then place chìcken breasts ìn the warm pan. Cook for 3-4 mìnutes on each sìde, just untìl browned and no longer pìnk ìn the center. Remove chìcken to a plate and set asìde. 
2. ìf the skìllet ìs dry, add a tìny bìt more olìve oìl, followed by the garlìc. Cook for about 1 mìnute, just untìl fragrant. Add chìcken broth, and scrape any browned bìts from the bottom of the skìllet.
3. Add cream, ìtalìan seasonìng, and Parmesan cheese. Cook over medìum heat for 5-7 mìnutes, stìrrìng frequently, untìl the sauce vìsìbly thìckens.
4. Stìr ìn spìnach and sun-drìed tomatoes, and sìmmer for 1-2 mìnutes, untìl spìnach wìlts.
5. Add chìcken back to the skìllet, spoon a bìt of sauce over each pìece, and serve wìth pasta or other sìdes as desìred.

Recipe Adapted From nourish-and-fete.com

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