Creamy Tuscan Chicken
One skillet, dinner in 30 minutes! 🍗🌿 This Creamy Tuscan Chicken is golden chicken swimming in a garlicky parmesan sauce with sun-dried tomatoes and spinach.
You sear seasoned chicken breasts until golden, then make the sauce right in the same skillet with garlic, heavy cream, chicken broth, parmesan and Italian seasoning. Sun-dried tomatoes and spinach go in, then the chicken goes back to simmer in that sauce.
It serves 4. Put it over pasta or rice, or just mop it up with bread.
Why You’ll Love It
- One skillet. Sear, sauce and simmer all in the same pan.
- Fast. A great busy weeknight dinner.
- Restaurant flavor. Creamy parmesan sauce with sun-dried tomatoes tastes fancy.
- Sneaks in greens. Two cups of spinach wilt right into the sauce.
- Serve it your way. Over pasta, over rice, or with bread.
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Boneless, skinless chicken breasts: Four, seasoned with salt and pepper and seared.
- Heavy cream and chicken broth: The base of the creamy sauce.
- Grated parmesan and Italian seasoning: They make the sauce savory.
- Sun-dried tomatoes: Sliced, for sweet, tangy bites.
- Fresh spinach: It wilts into the sauce in just a couple of minutes.
You’ll find the exact amounts and steps in the printable recipe card below.
How to Make It
Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper and sear them in olive oil in a large skillet until golden and cooked through, then set them aside. In the same skillet, sauté the garlic, pour in the heavy cream and chicken broth, and whisk in the parmesan and Italian seasoning. Let it simmer until it thickens a little. Stir in the sun-dried tomatoes and spinach until the spinach wilts. Put the chicken back in the skillet and let it simmer, spooning the sauce over the top, then serve it hot.
Tips for the Best Creamy Tuscan Chicken
- Get a good sear. Sear the chicken over medium-high heat until golden and cooked through.
- Use the same skillet. All the browned bits from the chicken flavor the sauce.
- Don’t burn the garlic. It only needs 30 seconds.
- Spoon the sauce over. Spoon sauce over the chicken while it simmers.
- Taste for salt. Add a little more salt at the end if it needs it.
Pasta, rice, or just a big piece of bread for mopping up the sauce? 🍞
Creamy Tuscan Chicken
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and sear the chicken 5–6 minutes per side, until golden and cooked through. Set aside.
- In the same skillet, sauté the garlic 30 seconds. Pour in the heavy cream and chicken broth; whisk in the parmesan and Italian seasoning. Simmer 3 minutes until slightly thickened.
- Stir in the sun-dried tomatoes and spinach; cook 2 minutes, until the spinach wilts.
- Return the chicken to the skillet and simmer 5 minutes, spooning sauce over the top. Serve hot.
