Are you ready for another super simple one-skillet chicken dinner? I’m in love with this cooking method, so once you’ve made this recipe, go try all of my delicious variations! Tuscan Chicken adds sundried tomatoes to the sauce, and Marry Me Chicken takes the flavors up to another level with herbs and a bit of spice. You’ll also love my recipe for Creamy Lemon Chicken, Tarragon Chicken, and Chicken Piccata. All of these recipes follow the same basic easy recipe for chicken cutlets in sauce. Learn it and you’ll be making gourmet, restaurant-worthy dishes at home every week!
What is Chicken Florentine?
Chicken Florentine is an Italian-inspired dish, made with parmesan cheese and spinach in a creamy sauce. Florentine is a term from classic French cuisine that means, “in the style of Florence”, and refers to any dish cooked in cream sauce with cooked spinach.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Ingredients In Chicken Florentine
Here’s what you need to make this easy, creamy chicken dinner: Complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the recipe card below.
Chicken Breasts: Slice large chicken breasts into cutlets. Thinner pieces of chicken cook faster and will be juicy and delicious after we pan-sear them. Flour and Italian Seasoning: Mix these two together to make a simple coating for the chicken cutlets. When you fry them in the skillet, the flour helps to create a beautiful crust. Olive Oil and Butter: When I’m cooking chicken cutlets in a pan, I use a combination of both olive oil and butter. I get the most flavor this way, and the mixture won’t burn as quickly as just butter will. We’ll use a bit more butter to make the creamy sauce too. Garlic: This sauce isn’t overly garlicky, but just a couple of cloves give it a lovely warm flavor. Aside from the garlic and Italian seasoning, salt and pepper are the only other seasonings needed. Chicken Stock: A bit of chicken stock, or broth if that’s what you have, creates the base of the sauce and adds savory flavor. You can also replace the stock with dry white wine if you want to create a more sophisticated dish. Heavy Cream: We can’t make a creamy chicken florentine sauce without some cream. I suggest using regular full-fat heavy whipping cream to get the best texture. Low-fat cream or milk won’t thicken the way that heavy cream does in this recipe. Parmesan Cheese: What else goes better with cream and garlic? Stir in freshly grated parmesan to make the florentine sauce cheesy. Spinach: fresh baby spinach is a must for chicken florentine. It seems like a lot, but it will wilt down into the sauce perfectly.
How To Make Chicken Florentine
How To Make Florentine Sauce
Use the flavor left in the pan after cooking the chicken to create an easy and delicious cream sauce!
Tips for Making the Best Chicken Florentine
Instead of chicken breast, try this recipe with boneless and skinless chicken thighs. Trim the fat from them, and pound them so that they are even and thin. Don’t overcrowd the pan. Cook the chicken cutlets in batches. If you overcrowd the pan, the chicken will steam rather than pan-fry and you won’t get that beautiful golden color on your crust. Try it with wine. Any dry white wine can be used to deglaze the pan, in place of the chicken stock. To keep this chicken recipe low carb, you can omit the flour. The sauce will be slightly less thick, but still delicious! Gluten-free all-purpose flour can also be used in this recipe. Looking for an Instant Pot Recipe? Try my Chicken Florentine Pasta recipe instead.
Storing Tips
Enjoy leftovers for up to 3 days! Keep everything stored in an airtight container in the fridge.
What To Serve With Chicken Florentine
The creamy sauce that goes with chicken florentine is amazing over rice, pasta, or veggies. Try some of these simple side dishes:
Buttered Noodles Olive Oil Pasta Mushroom Rice Blanched Green Beans Blanched Broccoli Roasted Broccolini Crockpot Mashed Potatoes
Enjoy making and eating this delicious creamy chicken florentine recipe! Your whole family is going to love this one, so be sure that you save this recipe so you can make it over and over again. © Little Sunny Kitchen
