Baked Tuscan Chicken
Baked Tuscan Chicken is a family-friendly Italian dinner that's easy to prep but feels upscale. This recipe is perfect for a weeknight meal, date night, or dinner guests!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 314kcal
Equipment
- large oven-safe skillet or use a regular skillet and separate baking dish
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts about 1 pound total
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon oil from sun-dried tomatoes or olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ⅓ cup sun-dried tomatoes chopped, preferably packed in oil
- 1 cup artichoke hearts drained and chopped
- ¾ cup chicken broth or stock
- ½ cup heavy cream or half and half
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 6 ounces baby spinach
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease a 9x13 baking dish.
- Pound 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts to even thickness or cut through the center to create thinner pieces. Season chicken breasts with ½ teaspoon sea salt and ½ teaspoon black pepper.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil from sun-dried tomatoes in a skillet over medium-high heat. Sear chicken for 2-3 minutes per side until lightly golden. Transfer to prepared baking dish.
- In the same skillet, reduce heat to medium. Add 3 cloves garlic and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Add ⅓ cup sun-dried tomatoes, 1 cup artichoke hearts, ¾ cup chicken broth, ½ cup heavy cream, and ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning. Stir to combine and bring to a light simmer for 3 to 4 minutes. Add 6 ounces baby spinach in and coat in sauce.
- Pour sauce over chicken in baking dish. Bake for 25 minutes until chicken reaches 165°F internal temperature.
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Notes
- Add more or less of the sun dried tomatoes, artichoke hearts and spinach based on your kid's tolerance for something new! If your kids are more adverse to these types of veggies, try keeping them off their chicken.
- The extra cream sauce in the pan is perfect to dip bread into and may encourage your kids to try it! Or serve some of the sauce in a small bowl for dipping for the kids.
- Serve over rice, with green beans or broccoli.
Nutrition
Serving: 4 ounces | Calories: 314kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 106mg | Sodium: 985mg | Potassium: 1110mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 4592IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 90mg | Iron: 3mg
