Description
A rich and comforting one-pan dinner featuring chicken, mushrooms, and spinach in a creamy sauce, perfect for quick weeknight meals.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb chicken breasts, diced
- 8 oz mushrooms, sliced
- 2 cups fresh spinach
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
- Add the diced chicken and season with salt and pepper.
- Cook the chicken until it is browned and cooked through, about 6-8 minutes.
- Add the garlic and mushrooms and cook until the mushrooms are soft.
- Stir in the spinach and cook until it wilts.
- Pour in the heavy cream and add the Parmesan cheese.
- Cook the sauce until it thickens, about 3-5 minutes.
- Taste and adjust salt and pepper.
- Serve the skillet over rice, mashed potatoes, or pasta.
Notes
For a lighter version, use half heavy cream and half chicken stock. Consider Greek yogurt instead of some cream at the end, but add it off heat to avoid curdling.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 40g
- Cholesterol: 120mg
Keywords: chicken, creamy, skillet meal, quick dinner, weeknight meals