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 Pan Fried Chicken and Spinach



Pan Fried Chicken and Spinach Recipe

Healthy Easy and Quick


Chicken and Spinach Recipe. Full of Vitamins and Iron, for a healthy Mediterranean Diet.

Delicious soft Chicken breast, crispy skin and crunchy almonds, combine beautifully with the cream and Wilted Spinach Leaves in this classic healthy and inexpensive Recipe.

Tip: if you want an even more healthy and low carb chicken and spinach recipe, use low-fat or zero-fat creme fraiche instead of the cream.

If you're looking for a quick and easy recipe that provides Minerals Vitamins and Protein in an elegant and tasty dish, this chicken and spinach recipe is one of our own favorites.

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Ingredients for Four People



  • 4 Plump skin-on chicken breasts
  • 6 Ounces of fresh baby spinach leaves (the frozen stuff works too)
  • 1 small clove of garlic finely chopped
  • 6 Tarragon leaves or 1/2 a teaspoon of dried
  • A small bunch of fresh Parsley
  • 2 Ounces of Flaked Almonds
  • 1 small glass of fresh cream
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • Salt and black pepper
  • A good pinch of ground nutmeg

Method


  1. Season the chicken breasts with salt and freshly ground black pepper and leave them for five minutes to rest.
  2. Put a tablespoon of olive oil in a heavy skillet and cook the chicken breasts - starting skin-side down for 10 minutes - turning once
  3. Meanwhile chop the garlic - spinach - parsley and tarragon.
  4. Remove the chicken breasts (retaining the pan juices)to an ovenproof dish and cook in the oven for a further 15 minutes at 270º.
  5. Now cook the garlic and half the almonds in the pan juices on a low heat - 5 mins approx.
  6. Add the spinach and stir until it has wilted - then add the tarragon and parsley.
  7. In a small pan - toss the remaining almonds in olive oil until they are brown and crisp - then drain them on some kitchen paper.
  8. Take the chicken from the oven and pour any juices into the spinach mixture.
  9. Now - Almost There - stir in the cream - bit by bit - until your sauce is the proper consistency.
  10. Add the nutmeg and give it a final stir.
  11. Line up 4 Warm dinner plates and spoon an equal ammount of the sauce onto each one.
  12. Arrange the chicken breasts on the sauce and sprinkle the toasted almonds on top.

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