Chicken with spinach in creamy sauce

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 20 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to simmer chicken with spinach in a creamy sauce in a frying pan? Very simple. To begin, prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list. For the recipe, you can use a whole chicken, like I did, or individual parts of it: fillet, drumsticks or thighs, with or without bones. Cream can be of any fat content, but the higher the percentage of fat content, the higher the calorie content dishes. I use 20 percent fat cream. They are just right for sauces.

2. STEP 2

   

   Wash the chicken, dry it and cut it into portions, removing the skin at the same time if desired. Since the cream is medium fat, I removed the skin to reduce the calorie content of the dish. If the resulting breast halves are large, it is better to cut them into 2-3 parts. I decided not to use wings here - they are more suitable for soup.

3. STEP 3

   

   Peel the onion and cut into cubes.

4. STEP 4

   

   Wash and dry the spinach. Remove long petioles. Tear large leaves with your hands. If you can’t buy fresh spinach, you can replace it with frozen. It will need to be defrosted and the released liquid drained.

5. STEP 5

   

   Heat vegetable oil in a deep frying pan over medium heat. Add the chicken and onion and fry, stirring, for 7-10 minutes until the chicken turns golden brown.

6. STEP 6

   

   Pour in cold cream, add spices and herbs. For information on how to prevent the cream from curdling, see the special article in the link below the recipe.

7. STEP 7

   

   Simmer, covered, for 15 minutes or longer until the chicken is cooked through. If the pieces are large, and even with bones, then it will most likely need to simmer for longer than the specified time. And before adding spinach, check the meat for doneness - it should not be red or bright pink near the bones.

8. STEP 8

   

   When the chicken is done, add the prepared spinach to the pan. Stir and heat everything together for 1-2 minutes.

9. STEP 9

   

   The spinach should shrink and become soft.

10. STEP 10

    

    Remove the pan from the heat. Divide the chicken and spinach among plates and serve. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Diana

26.09.2023

4.5

I can offer another recipe using chicken and spinach - chicken roll with spinach. Holiday snack.

pozharskaya21

26.09.2023

4.6

I’ve known for a long time about the benefits of spinach for our body, but I still haven’t gotten around to trying it. Your recipe found me just in time. Chicken with spinach in creamy sauce today diversified our usual lunch. It turned out very juicy and healthy. I took thighs, but cut them into pieces. I added turmeric as a spice. Thanks for the recipe, very tasty

Julia

26.09.2023

4.5

Great diet recipe! I was just thinking about what to cook today! Thanks for the recipe, I'll try to cook it :))))