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In-a-Pinch Chicken & Spinach

Name: In-a-Pinch Chicken & Spinach
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Cuisine: North America, Mexican
Ingredients: 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (6 ounces each); 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 package (6 ounces) fresh baby spinach; 1 cup salsa

11 reviews

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Total Time

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Makes

4 servings

I needed a fast supper while babysitting my grandchild. I used what my daughter-in-law had in the fridge and turned it into what's now one of our favorite chicken and spinach recipes. —Sandra Ellis, Stockbridge, Georgia

In-a-Pinch Chicken & Spinach Recipe photo by Taste of Home

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Ingredients

4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (6 ounces each)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
1 package (6 ounces) fresh baby spinach
1 cup salsa

Directions

Pound chicken with a meat mallet to 1/2-in. thickness. In a large skillet, heat oil and butter over medium heat. Cook chicken 5-6 minutes on each side or until no longer pink. Remove and keep warm.
Add spinach and salsa to pan; cook and stir 3-4 minutes or just until spinach is wilted. Serve with chicken.

Nutrition Facts

1 chicken breast half with 1/3 cup spinach mixture: 297 calories, 14g fat (4g saturated fat), 102mg cholesterol, 376mg sodium, 6g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 1g fiber), 36g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 5 lean meat, 2 fat, 1 vegetable.

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MJKraft
Feb 15, 2019
This recipe is excellent! Quick
fringepup
Oct 13, 2018
I've been waiting for the chance to try this recipe. I used chicken tenders instead of chicken breasts and a whole jar of salsa (24 oz) that I had on hand as suggested by others. I added the browned chicken into the sauce and let it simmer to take on more flavor of the salsa. Served with a side of No-Yolk noodles. Was excellent in our opinion! Another "husband approved" dinner!
nblibrary
May 27, 2018
This was better than I thought it was going to be, since it seemed so healthy. Especially since I omitted the butter and just used 2T olive oil. I also used more salsa than called for to just finish off the jar. I thought it was good with extra salsa and next time will serve with rice as some of the other reviews stated. This was excellent for a healthy recipe.
C.A.D.
Feb 14, 2018
I enjoyed this quick dish and will make it again. I did add a little garlic powder to the chicken as it cooked. It does not have nor need any added salt because the salsa gives the dish a lot of flavor. I served it over rice. Also, the recipe was easy to adapt to one serving.
aeropostle
Feb 13, 2018
I have not made this yet but can it be made with out the spinach my husband does not like spinach.
eileen344
Feb 13, 2018
We can buy chicken cutlets at our local grocery so that save some time. I don't use sat but it was pretty tasty.
doreensanzone
Nov 1, 2016
Very quick indeed. It's good for a quick-serve meal, but not good enough IMHO for company. Definitely try it if you're pressed for time.
demahi
Jun 16, 2016
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mniceberg
Nov 17, 2015
Super easy and Super quick! My family loved it! I did add a little minced garlic to the skillet when cooking the chicken. Goes well with brown rice.
ewefluffy
Oct 29, 2015
Very Quick ! Served with Mexican Rice and got my grandson to eat Spinach ! Husband liked it also. Keeper !