Chicken and mushrooms added to cream sauce
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Favorite Recipes – Creamy Tuscan Chicken

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A new favorite recipe of mine is this creamy Tuscan chicken which can have variations to suite your tastes.. 

chicken breasts & other ingredients for Tuscan chicken recipe

Tuscan chicken recipe ingredients...

chicken cut in strips & bottle of EVO
  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, thinly sliced.
  • 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil or butter
  • salt & pepper

( *For a variation use pork chops instead of chicken.)

For Creamy Parmesan Garlic Sauce:

  • 1-2 cups chopped fresh spinach or 4-8 cubes frozen
  • 8oz. sliced mushrooms *Optional.
  • 3-4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/3 cup chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 cup cream
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 1/2 teaspoons salt & pepper
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes *optional
  • 1/2 cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes *optional
sliced chicken strips cooking in fry pan

Cooking the chicken...

Cook chicken strips in a skillet with extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper on medium heat. Set chicken aside when cooked.

Teal plate of cooked chicken strips

Next ...Prepare the Creamy Tuscan Sauce...

If you are including the mushrooms, sauté them first in butter and then set aside. Next cook the minced garlic on medium-high heat until tender.

sliced mushrooms cooking in a fry pan
Minced garlic cooking in fry pan

Whisk together chicken broth, cream, spinach, grated Parmesan cheese, pepper, salt. Add the flour to thicken it. If you like, add the crushed red pepper flakes and sun-dried tomatoes too.

Whisk in cream sauce in frypan

Putting the creamy Tuscan chicken together...

Finally add the chicken and mushrooms to the creamy sauce. Let simmer for ten minutes, stirring occasionally, and then serve.

Chicken and mushrooms added to cream sauce
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