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Chicken Florentine with Spinach and Parmesan Cheese

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Chicken Florentine with Spinach and Parmesan Cheese

Want to reproduce a relaxing evening in a quaint Italian cafe? Treat your loved one to this delicious chicken entree topped in a cream sauce with spinach and parmesan cheese. Add buttered pasta, a salad and a bottle of your favorite wine. Don’t forget the soft music playing in the background. Need a great dessert? I can offer plenty of choices!

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Chicken Florentine with Spinach and Parmesan Cheese

Chicken Florentine with Parmesan Cheese

Treat your loved one to this delicious chicken entree topped in a cream sauce with spinach and parmesan cheese. Add buttered pasta, a salad and a bottle of your favorite wine. Enjoy!
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Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: chicken, spinach
Method: Stove Top
Skill Level: Intermediate
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Adjust Servings: 6
Calories: 617kcal
Author: Marilyn

Ingredients

  • 2 packages 10 ounces each frozen chopped spinach
  • 4 tablespoons butter divided
  • 1 clove garlic crushed and minced
  • dash dried basil
  • dash ground thyme
  • 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour divided
  • 1/3 cup half-and-half or whipping cream
  • 5 cups cooked chicken sliced or diced
  • 3/4 cup half-and-half or whipping cream
  • 3/4 cup chicken broth
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  • Cook spinach according to package instructions, drain well.
  • In a skillet, melt 1 tablespoon butter; add minced garlic, basil, and thyme. Cook over medium low heat, stirring constantly, for about 5 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon flour and blend well. Add 1/3 cup half-and-half and the spinach; simmer for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
  • Spoon the spinach mixture into the bottom of a lightly buttered 2-quart casserole or baking dish. Cover with cooked chicken slices.
  • Over medium low heat, melt remaining 3 tablespoons of butter and blend in remaining 3 tablespoons of flour, stirring until smooth. Gradually stir in 3/4 cup half-and-half and 3/4 cup chicken broth; continue cooking and stirring until thickened. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Pour sauce over chicken.
  • Cover all with grated Parmesan cheese. Serve with buttered pasta of choice and your favorite wine!
  • Bake at 400° for 20 minutes, or until cheese is lightly browned.

Notes

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Nutrition

Serving: 390G | Calories: 617kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g (6%) | Protein: 34g (68%) | Fat: 40g (62%) | Saturated Fat: 23g (115%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 185mg (62%) | Sodium: 502mg (21%) | Potassium: 745mg (21%) | Fiber: 4.9g (20%) | Sugar: 3.7g | Vitamin A: 311% | Vitamin C: 9% | Calcium: 26% | Iron: 22%
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  2. Miz Helen

    June 15, 2016 at 4:39 PM

    Hi Marilyn,
    We would really enjoy your awesome Chicken Florentine with Spinach and Parmesan Cheese. We love a great dish like this. Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and come back to see us real soon!
    Miz Helen

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  3. Kim

    June 14, 2016 at 10:58 PM

    Hi Marilyn! This dish looks so delicious – I’m featuring it on You Link It, We Make it tomorrow morning! Thanks so much for sharing such a great recipe and have a happy Wednesday! – Kim @ knockitoffkim.com

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  4. Nikki Frank-Hamilton

    June 14, 2016 at 3:27 PM

    This looks absolutely delish! And I can sub gluten free flour into it and it will be good for me to have. In fact, I’ve pulled some chicken out of the freezer for dinner, I wonder if I have enough spinach! What an easy way to have a wonderful meal!

    BTW, love the new theme, the site looks great!

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    • Marilyn

      June 15, 2016 at 7:44 PM

      Thanks Nikki I hope you get to make it. Thank you for noticing the theme. I finally got the original file back after my computer blew it out. I decided to install and customize myslf. Also rebranded everything and did some css on darken colors and making the font larger. I only messed up twice and crashed my site twice! Thank goodness for Siteground. I was fixed and back up in less than 5 minutes!

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  8. Beverly

    June 10, 2016 at 8:42 PM

    Hi Marilyn, I wanted to pop by to let you know that your Chicken Florentine was the Most Clicked at last week’s Snickerdoodle Sunday Party. I’ll be featuring it at tomorrow’s party. Thanks for joining us each week!

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  10. Michelle

    June 10, 2016 at 7:01 AM

    Looks and sounds divine. I happen to have all ingredients too. Guess I know what is for dinner this weekend. Thanks for linking up this week. Looking forward to your summer posts for next week!

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  12. Laurie

    June 8, 2016 at 11:34 PM

    Marilyn, This dish looks pretty darn incredible! Pinning to save and share. Thanks for linking up your posts with us this week for Brag About It!
    ~Laurie

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  14. Regina L. L. Wells

    June 7, 2016 at 10:27 PM

    It’s a good thing that dinner is almost ready because you have me ready to chew my own arm with this scrumptious recipe, Marilyn! This looks SOOOOOO good. This is so rich and….okay, I have to stop or I am going to start in on my arm. Thank you for sharing with #ShareTheJoyLinky!

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