Italian Chicken Skillet Supper
TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
YIELD: 2 servings.
Romano cheese, sliced vegetables and pine nuts jazz up this Italian sauteed chicken. It’s easy, and my whole family loves it. —Barbara Lento, Houston, Pennsylvania
Ingredients
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2 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)
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1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
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1/4 teaspoon pepper
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2 teaspoons butter
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1 teaspoon olive oil
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1/4 pound small fresh mushrooms, sliced
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1/2 medium onion, chopped
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1/4 cup chopped sweet red pepper
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1 tablespoon pine nuts
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2 cups fresh baby spinach
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1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
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1/2 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
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1-1/2 teaspoons spicy brown mustard
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2 teaspoons shredded Romano cheese
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Optional: Penne pasta and fresh basil
Directions
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1.
Flatten chicken slightly; sprinkle with garlic salt and pepper. In a large nonstick skillet, cook chicken in butter and oil over medium heat until no longer pink, 3-4 minutes on each side. Remove and keep warm.
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2.
In the same skillet, saute the mushrooms, onion, red pepper and pine nuts until vegetables are tender. Add spinach; cook and stir until wilted, 2-3 minutes. Stir in flour. Gradually stir in broth and mustard. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook and stir until thickened, 2 minutes.
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3.
Return chicken to the pan; heat through. Sprinkle with cheese. If desired, served with pasta and top with basil.
Nutrition Facts
1 chicken breast half with 1/2 cup vegetable mixture: 273 calories, 12g fat (4g saturated fat), 75mg cholesterol, 577mg sodium, 11g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 2g fiber), 28g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 fat, 1 vegetable, 1/2 starch.
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