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Wednesday 13 October 2021

Chicken can make a lovely midweek dish, which is low in carbs

Creamy Spinach Chicken : So Delicious and Low in Carbs
Perfect for a midweek or any-day dinner; cook your chicken breasts until tender in a thick, creamy sauce. Adding fresh baby spinach and zingy lemon juice just ups the flavour, why not try it and see!

Ingredients
Serves Four
100g drained sundried tomatoes, sliced lengthways, plus 1 tbsp oil from the jar
600g chicken breast fillets
5 tsp cornflour
1 red onion, thinly sliced
3 garlic cloves, crushed
½ chicken stock cube, made up to 100ml
250g baby spinach
½ lemon, juiced
150ml single cream

Method
1. Put the sundried tomatoes in a small, heatproof bowl and cover with 200ml boiling water; set aside.
2. Lay the chicken breasts between 2 pieces of clingfilm and use a rolling pin to gently bash the thickest parts to flatten them a little, so the breasts are an even thickness. Season with salt and lightly coat with 4 tsp cornflour. Heat the sundried tomato oil in a large, deep, lidded frying pan over a medium-high heat, then fry the chicken breasts, without turning, for 4-6 mins each side until golden and cooked through. Transfer to a plate and cover to keep warm.
3. Reduce the heat to medium-low, add the onion and garlic and cook for 10 mins, stirring occasionally, until softened; add a splash of water if it starts to catch. Add the stock and sundried tomatoes
4. Mix 1 tsp cornflour with 2 tbsp water in a small bowl. Stir the cornflour mixture, lemon juice and cream into the pan and simmer for 2 mins until thickened. Return the chicken to the pan, stir through the spinach until wilted, cover and cook for 2-3 mins more until the chicken is warmed through, then serve.
Nutrition
Per Serving: 8.7g Carbs 3g Fibre 16g Fat 40.1g Protein
Original idea here

Happy Midweek Wishes
an autumn inspired bowl
hope you agree, a pleasure to see

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All the best Jan

36 comments:

DUTA said...

Yes, I agree - the autumn inspired bowl is a pleasure to see (agree, see -it's rhyming).
The chicken dish is also a pleasure to see, and ..eat. The chicken breasts in a creamy sauce with added lemon juice - sounds delicious!

The Joy of Home with Martha Ellen said...

Your creamed chicken with spinach sure must be good! The addition of sundried tomatoes makes it a hit to me! Happy Autumn days to you and yours.

Tom said...

...chicken is a favorite of mine.

Elephant's Child said...

Chicken is so versatile...

J.P. Alexander said...

Gracia spor la receta te mando un beso

Angie's Recipes said...

So creamy and tasty...I adore that sauce.

bread&salt said...

Chicken base dishes are our favourite. I haven't tried chicken and baby combination before. Recipe is so new and ingredients are very rich. Looks hearty and healthy. Thanks for sharing.

Christine said...

Looks delicious and comforting.

Catarina said...

It looks pretty good!

Veronica Lee said...

Your creamed chicken and spinach looks delish! Yummm!

Valerie-Jael said...

This sounds very delicious, who doesn't love these ingredients? Have a great day, Valerie

Margaret D said...

Looks good.

Francisco Manuel Carrajola Oliveira said...

Hummm deve de ser muito bom.
Um abraço e continuação de uma boa semana.

Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
O prazer dos livros

VENTANA DE FOTO said...

Debe de estar muy jugosa la pechuga, con esa receta. Ayer puso yo para el almuerzo churrasco de pollo al ajillo.

Besos

eileeninmd said...

Hello,

The chicken recipe sounds and looks delicious. I would like both the spinach and sun-dried tomatoes. Thanks for sharing! Take care, have a happy day!

CJ Kennedy said...

A nice change of pace from the usual broil or baked chicken

Divers and Sundry said...

I like chicken, and this'll provide a nice change. Thanks! I need to add sun-dried tomatoes to the grocery list...

Creations By Cindy said...

YUM! Love this recipe and thank you for sharing. Hugs and blessings, Cindy

Mary Kirkland said...

There's so much you can do with chicken.

peppylady (Dora) said...

I can already smell it.
Coffee is on and stay safe

DVArtist said...

Ohhhh this looks so good.

Beatrice P. Boyd said...

I have made a similar, and quite possibly the same recipe, a couple of months ago, Jan. It was a great one-pan meal as well and now that I see this recipe, I am reminded to redo it and quite possibly add some fresh mushrooms the next time.

Magic Love Crow said...

Looks so good Jan! Thank you! Big Hugs!

happyone said...

Looks so very good.

Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti said...

This looks delicious! I like sun-dried tomatoes and always have a jar of them in my refrigerator, They add a lot of flavor

My name is Erika. said...

This looks delicious!

Rose said...

This does look so tasty!

Lorrie said...

Chicken is a favourite around here, and the recipe with sun dried tomatoes looks so delicious. What a pretty autumn bowl!

baili said...

my kids want chicken everyday almost whether as separate various dishes or cooked with rice which we call plao or biryani here .but me and hubby try hard to provide them with different type of foods and specially attract them towards seasonal veggies .

i liked the recipe a lot ,term sundried tomatoes was unfamiliar but after googling i knew it is tomatoes dried under sun :)

R's Rue said...

Yummy.

Sandi said...

Yum...

NatureFootstep said...

this chicken dish looks very delicious. I almost wish I had it here. :)

Conniecrafter said...

I love raw spinach but never have been able to eat cooked spinach

David M. Gascoigne, said...

We make a chicken casserole quite similar to this and it is delicious. Quick and easy too!

sandy said...

I would love this for dinner tonight. We are experiencing chilly weather now. That would go well with the weather.

Teresa said...

Se ve muy bien. Besos.