Name: Creamy Tuscan Chicken Recipe
Prep time: 45 min
Ingredients: 4 Chicken breasts or thighs; 1 cup Flour; 1/2 teaspoon Salt; 1/2 teaspoon Pepper; 1/2 teaspoon Paprika; 1/2 teaspoon Oregano; 3 tablespoons Olive oil; 2 tablespoons Olive oil; 4 Garlic cloves; 1 Bell pepper (sliced into stirps); 1 tablespoon Flour; 1/3 cup 80ml White wine (optional); 150 g Sun-dried tomatoes (chopped); 100 g Spinach; 1¼ cups 300g Heavy cream; 1/2 cup 50g Parmesan; Salt to taste; Pepper to taste; 1/2 teaspoon Paprika; 1 teaspoon Thyme; 1 teaspoon Oregano; 2 tablespoons Parsley (chopped)

Creamy Tuscan Chicken Recipe

By David | Nov 12, 2021August 19, 2024

4.50 from 21 votes

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Learn how to make the best creamy Tuscan chicken. This recipe makes tender and juicy chicken, coated with extra flavorful and super delicious creamy sauce. This dish is pretty easy to make and it takes 20-30 minutes to make it. This Tuscan chicken recipe is a perfect family dinner and both, kids and adults like it.

A skillet filled with creamy Tuscan chicken. The dish features browned chicken breasts cooked in a rich, creamy sauce with visible ingredients like sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, and herbs. The sauce is thick and garnished with freshly chopped parsley.

Creamy Tuscan Chicken Recipe

4.50 from 21 votes

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Prep Time 45

WORK TIME 15

DIFFICULTY Medium

Cuisine Italian

Servings yields

Ingredients

For the chicken:

4 Chicken breasts or thighs
1 cup Flour
½ teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Pepper
½ teaspoon Paprika
½ teaspoon Oregano
3 tablespoons Olive oil

For the sauce:

2 tablespoons Olive oil
4 Garlic cloves
1 Bell pepper sliced into stirps
1 tablespoon Flour
⅓ cup 80ml White wine (optional)
150 g Sun-dried tomatoes chopped
100 g Spinach
1¼ cups 300g Heavy cream
½ cup 50g Parmesan
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
½ teaspoon Paprika
1 teaspoon Thyme
1 teaspoon Oregano
2 tablespoons Parsley chopped

Instructions

DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
2. In a shallow dish mix flour, salt, pepper, oregano and paprika. Coat the chicken breast with the flour.
3. Heat 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet or a pan. Add the chicken and fry on both sides until golden. Remove from heat and transfer to a baking dish and bake for 15 minutes or until cooked through.
4. Make the sauce: in a large skillet heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Add minced garlic and cook over low heat for 2-3 minutes. Add red bell pepper strips, sun dried tomatoes and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon of flour and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add white and cook over medium heat until evaporates. Add spinach and cook until for 3-4 minutes, until wilts.
5. And cream, parmesan cheese and the seasoning. Simmer until sauce is slightly reduced. Add the chicken to the pan and cook for 1-2 minutes over low heat.
6. Tern the heat off and sprinkle chopped parsley.
7. Serve with pasta, rice or with any side that you like.