Chicken Florentine Recipe-Learn How To Make This Classic Italian Dish
Chicken Florentine
Step by Step instructions to make Chicken Florentine, a classic comforting and decadent dish! Seared juicy chicken breasts cooked in a white wine, butter & creamy sauce, served over garlicy spinach
Ingredients
- 2 Chicken breasts
- 1 cup All purpose flour
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
- 4 tbsp Butter
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 3/4 cup Good quality white wine
- 1 cup Heavy Whipping cream
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning - oregano, parsley, basil blend
- 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese - grated
- 3 cups Spinach leaves
- Salt & crushed black pepper to taste
- Fresh Italian flatleaf parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Place & cover chicken breasts with shrink wrap or waxed paper
- Next flatten chicken breasts with a mallet/meat tenderizer
- This will even it out to ensure consistent cooking
- It will also make it tender by breaking down connect tissues
- Next heat a nonstick or cast iron pan to medium high
- Dredge chicken breasts in all purpose flour after shaking off excess flour
- Now add 2 TBSP butter & 2 TBSP olive oil to pan
- Place dredged chicken breasts to pan and sear for 4 mins on md heat
- After 4 mins flip chicken breasts over and cook for 4 more minutes
- Remove seared chicken breasts from pan, set aside
- Add 2 more TBSP of butter to pan. Once butter has melted add garlic
- Saute for 30 seconds then deglaze pan with good quality white wine
- After a minute add heavy whipping cream. Mix well
- Season sauce with Italian seasoning, salt & crushed black pepper
- Add grated parmesan cheese, stir well
- Sprinkle some chopped fresh parsley, mix well
- At this point add fresh spinach leaves to sauce. Soon they will wilt down
- Now add seared chicken breasts back to the pan
- Cover with lid and let simmer on low heat for 4 minutes
- Flip chicken breasts half way through the simmering process
- Once done, remove lid, spoon some sauce on top of chicken breasts
- Transfer to serving dish. Sprinkle with fresh parsley to garnish
- Wallah! Your delicious Chicken Florentine is ready!
- Bon Appetit!
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Notes
Chicken Florentine Notes:
You can alternatively cook spinach separately and layer chicken on top of it.
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