Garlic-Cream Chicken Florentine Recipe

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No wonder Sarah Vasques of Milford, New Hampshire loves this dish so much. It’s loaded with tender chunks of garlic-seasoned chicken and covered in a creamy, comforting sauce.

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Garlic-Cream Chicken Florentine Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 1 Servings

5 15 20

Ingredients

1 boneless skinless chicken breast half (4 ounces), cut into 1-inch cubes
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 shallot, chopped
1 to 2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 teaspoon all-purpose flour
1/2 cup half-and-half cream
3/4 cup fresh baby spinach
2 slices French bread baguette, toasted

Directions

Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. In a small skillet, saute the chicken, shallot and garlic in butter until chicken is no longer pink. Remove and keep warm.
In a small bowl, combine the flour and cream until smooth; stir into the skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute. Add spinach and chicken; heat through. Serve with toasted baguette. Yield: 1 serving.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (prepared with reduced-fat butter) equals 496 calories, 24 g fat (13 g saturated fat), 143 mg cholesterol, 672 mg sodium, 35 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 32 g protein.

Originally published as Garlic-Cream Chicken Florentine in Cooking for 2 Fall 2006, p42