Creamy Chicken Spinach Skillet (Healthy)

Top down view of creamy spinach chicken in skillet on top of wooden cutting board.

This creamy chicken spinach recipe is a quick and delicious meal idea the whole family will enjoy - it is made without any cream (not even the 'skinny' kind) and comes together in under 15 minutes.

Course Dinner, Main

Cuisine International

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Servings servings

Calories 251kcal

Author Monika Dabrowski

Equipment

Skillet/medium size pan
Stick blender

Ingredients

500 g chicken breast skinless, cut into small chunks
200 g fresh spinach
1 garlic clove grated, plus 2 more (optional, see Instructions)
3 tbsp fromage frais or low fat yogurt
2 tbsp ricotta cheese
15 g parmesan or similar, finely grated
2 tbsp olive oil
fine sea salt and pepper to taste
⅓ tsp onion granules

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Heat up the oil in the skillet, add the chicken and fry over a high heat for about 4 minutes, turning over once or twice. Using a slotted spoon lift the chicken out and place in a bowl (leave the juices in the pan and do not switch the heat off).
To the skillet add the minced garlic (no need to add oil as there'll be plenty of juices leftover from frying the meat) and the spinach and cook stirring all the time until the spinach wilts down.
Puree the spinach (along with the juices) then return to the skillet, heat up and whisk in the fromage frais, ricotta and the parmesan until smooth. Add the onion granules and season to taste.
Stir in the chicken pieces and heat up to warm through.
*Optional step: In another small pan heat up a little oil and briefly fry the remaining garlic stirring all the time until lightly browned (take care not to burn it). Drizzle over the chicken and serve.

Notes

Remember that chicken cooks very quickly so 4 minutes should be enough to ensure the chicken is fully cooked, juicy and tender. You can always cook it a little longer once you've added it into the sauce (if your chicken pieces are quite large).
Reserve the juices from cooking the chicken and add into the sauce.
As the sauce contains some parmesan cheese, which is quite salty, I recommend adding the seasoning (if any) after you've added the parmesan. You may only want to add pepper.
Best served immediately. Enjoy with pasta, mashed potatoes, rice or quinoa.
Freeze individual portions for up to 3 months.

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