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Skillet Chicken Florentine

Skillet Chicken Florentine

Skillet Chicken Florentine is a gluten free, low carb delicious one skillet dinner with 6 simple ingredients and ready in just over 30 minutes!

One of our favorite meals is Skillet Chicken Florentine. You need only a skillet and 6 simple ingredients to make this delicious meal! 

We all like spinach and chicken and we all REALLY like creamy, cheesy sauce on anything. This is all of that.

This makes a lot so half the recipe if you want.

I make a big batch in the pictures because it is wonderful warmed up for lunch the next day. See the video for a single batch.

I love that it is made in one skillet. Who has time to wash a bunch of pots and pans, anyway?

For that matter, if you HAD time, who WANTS to?! Not me!

This electric skillet is so easy to wash too. I love this thing! 

This is adapted from Dana Carpender’s book, “500 Low Carb Recipes”.

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Ingredients for double batch for leftovers/meal prep:

chicken tenderloins (or breasts cut into strips)

Salt and pepper to taste

Extra virgin olive oil

frozen chopped spinach, thawed

minced garlic

grated parmesan cheese

heavy cream

Directions:

Season the chicken with salt and pepper and cook in olive oil over medium heat until a little bit browned.

They do not have to be cooked through.

chicken in skillet

Remove the chicken from the skillet.

Add a little more olive oil and the spinach and garlic. Cook and stir for just a few minutes.

chicken on plate after starting to cook and spinach cooking in skillet

Stir in the cheese and cream and combine it all well.

Spread the spinach mixture over the bottom of the skillet and add the chicken on top.

chicken added back into skillet to cook with other ingredients

Cover and cook on low for about 15 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

It should be at a gentle simmer.

skillet chicken Florentine simmering in skillet

This makes a lot so half the recipe if you want.

I make a big batch because it is wonderful warmed up for lunch the next day.

Skillet Chicken Florentine ready to serve

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Recipe below makes a single batch.

Yield: 8 servings

Skillet Chicken Florentine

Skillet Chicken Florentine

Skillet Chicken Florentine is a gluten free, low carb delicious one skillet dinner with 6 simple ingredients and ready in just over 30 minutes!

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds chicken tenderloins (or breasts cut into strips)
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • 12 oz bag frozen chopped spinach, thawed
  • 1 Tbsp minced garlic
  • 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream

Instructions

Season the chicken with salt and pepper and cook in olive oil over medium heat until a little bit browned. They do not have to be cooked through.

Remove the chicken from the skillet.

Add a little more olive oil and the spinach and garlic.

Cook and stir for just a few minutes.

Stir in the cheese and cream and combine it all well.

Spread the spinach mixture over the bottom of the skillet and add the chicken on top.

Cover and cook on low for about 15 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. It should be at a gentle simmer

Notes

Serving size is based on 1/8 of the entire recipe or a 4oz piece of chicken and 1/8 of the spinach and cream sauce.

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Nutrition Information

Yield

8

Serving Size

1

Amount Per Serving Calories 302Total Fat 15gSaturated Fat 7gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 6gCholesterol 124mgSodium 213mgCarbohydrates 3gFiber 1gSugar 1gProtein 38g

This data was provided and calculated by Nutritionix using unknown brands unless named in the recipe. If nutrition is important to you, I highly encourage you to verify any data you see here with your favorite nutrition calculator. Also, you can put in exactly what you used so it is the most accurate. This is just to give you an idea, as any nutrition calculation is not exactly accurate unless every single product brand used is entered. Please note also that I am not a certified nutritionist or health professional of any kind. Please consult a doctor or trained professional for medical advice.

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