Creamy Tuscan Chicken

Looking for something quick, easy and delicious for dinner tonight? – Creamy Tuscan Chicken is your answer! This delicious, quick and easy recipe only takes 30 minutes to make, uses just a handful of basic ingredients and is incredibly versatile!

This dish is actually not from Italy, but originally created by the Olive Garden and called Tuscan Garlic Chicken! True story. I’ve never actually ordered the dish from there, but definitely remember seeing it advertised on tv years ago. While the original dish uses lightly sautéed strips of red bell peppers, we swapped ours out for thin strips of sun dried tomatoes for a brighter punch of flavor.

How to Make This Creamy Tuscan Chicken

Ingredients Needed for Our Recipe

Process

1. Slice each breast in half lengthwise, so you have 4 thinner breasts. Season with salt and pepper.

2. Dredge each piece of chicken in flour, shaking off any excess.
3. Melt some butter to a skillet.

4. Add coated chicken and sear for a few minutes on each side.
5. Transfer chicken to a plate and set aside.

6. Melt remaining butter and add onion and garlic. Sauté until onions just begin to cook down. Season with salt and pepper.
7. Add sun-dried tomatoes and continue to sauté.
8. Stir cream into skillet and simmer until cream reduces slightly.

9. Stir Parmesan into sauce and stir until combined and sauce has slightly thickened.

10. Add spinach to skillet. Gently stir spinach into sauce until wilted. Season with salt and pepper.

11. Add chicken back into skillet.

12. Spoon sauce over chicken pieces and simmer until sauce has thickened and chicken has just cooked through. Serve.

Tools You Will Need

• cutting board
• knife
• skillet
• tongs
• wooden spoon

Can Creamy Tuscan Chicken be Made Ahead of Time?

Yes! The recipe can be made up to 3 days ahead of time.

Make Ahead

Fully make creamy tuscan chicken as instructed, except don’t add the Parmesan cheese. Cool and transfer dish to an airtight container and store in the refrigerator.

Best Way to Reheat

Pour sauce into a skillet and gently simmer over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally. Stir Parmesan into sauce and continue to simmer until sauce slightly thickens, about 2 minutes. Nestle chicken breasts into the simmering sauce and continue to simmer for 3 to 5 minutes or until chicken has warmed through.

What to Serve with Creamy Tuscan Chicken

Pasta is most commonly served with creamy tuscan chicken, but there are a variety of other serving suggestions:

• steamed rice – either white or brown taste delicious.
• other grains – some of our favorites are quinoa, farro, bulgar, or a combination!
• over a baked potato – that’s right! Give that chicken a quick chop, stir it back into the sauce and ladle everything over the baked potatoes.
• steamed or roasted vegetables – and keep it low carb!
• a crusty baguette – to soak up all the delicious cream sauce.

Variations

We love the versatility of this recipe. You really can customize it to fit your taste exactly! Some of our favorite variations are:

• Sautéed wild mushrooms can be incorporated into the creamy sun-dried tomato and spinach sauce to bulk it up.
• Torn kales leaves are a heartier alternative to spinach.
• Thinly sliced and sautéed strips of red bell pepper (or roasted red bell pepper) can used used instead of the sun-dried tomatoes.
• Fresh diced tomatoes can also replace the sun-dried tomatoes.
• Swap the boneless, skinless chicken breasts out for large seared shrimp for a protein alternative for this dish.
• Add some heat to the dish with a couple pinches of crushed red pepper flakes.
• Make this recipe gluten free by swapping gluten free flour in for the all purpose flour.

Other Easy Chicken Recipes You Will Love

• Oven Baked Chicken Thighs
• Garlic and Ginger Braised Chicken
• Cashew Chicken
• Spatchcock Chicken
• Crispy Chicken Thighs in a Mushroom Cream Sauce
• Baked Honey Hot Chicken Sandwiches