Creamy Spinach Garlic Parmesan chicken

Creamy spinach garlic Parmesan chicken is a delicious, fast and easy dinner recipe. Perfect served over pasta or with a simple side salad.

It’s the season of easy dinners. Well, let’s be honest, it’s pretty much the season of easy dinners all year round in my house. It’s the type of recipe I’ve specialized in and as a lazy cook, you can trust when I tell you that a recipe is quick, easy and delicious. Those are the three things I look for in a weeknight dinner. This chicken recipe with its creamy spinach sauce is the kind of recipe my family asks for often and I am too happy to oblige. Served with pasta, rice or crusty bread to mop up the sauce it is spectacular but if you’d like to keep it gluten free and low carb, go with steamed broccoli or a simple side salad.

Ingredients

Full recipe + amounts can be found in the recipe card below.

• Chicken breasts. 
• Onion. 
• Garlic.
• Spinach. 
• Cream. 
• Sour cream. 
• Lemon juice. 
• Parmesan cheese.
• Salt and pepper.

How to make creamy garlic Parmesan chicken

1. Prepare the chicken: Place boneless, skinless chicken breasts between two sheets of parchment paper. Thin out with a meat mallet or a rolling pin (to approximately 1cm/½ an inch). Season the chicken generously with salt and pepper.
2. Cook the chicken: Heat a large pan or skillet over medium high heat then brown the chicken for 5-6 minutes per side. Remove the chicken breast from the pan and set aside.
3. Make the creamy spinach sauce: Add the chopped onions and garlic to the pan and allow to cook until soft and translucent. Add the spinach and allow to wilt. Pour in the cream, sour cream and lemon juice then season with salt and pepper. Allow to simmer for 5-7 minutes then add the Parmesan and chicken back into the sauce and simmer gently for another 5 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Chicken is cooked when the internal temperature reads 75°C (165 degrees fahrenheit) on a meat thermometer.

Can you freeze creamy sauces?

Creamy sauces have a tendency to split or change texture when frozen and thawed so its best not to freeze creamy sauces. They can however be kept in the fridge for up to 3 days and gently reheated over low heat.

How to make creamy sauces with milk

Replace cream in a recipe with 1 cup of milk mixed with 1 teaspoon of corn starch. Allow the sauce to simmer for at least 7-10 minutes for the corn starch to cook through and thicken the sauce.

What to serve garlic Parmesan chicken

1. Cooked pasta or rice.
2. Creamy mashed potatoes 
3. Crispy salt and pepper smashed potatoes
4. Easy side salad with lemon dressing

Creamy chicken recipes

1. Creamy broccoli chicken gnocchi soup
2. Easy creamy mushroom chicken
3. Creamy bacon and mushroom chicken breasts
4. Creamy dijon chicken