Creamy Spinach Chicken Recipe

This creamy spinach chicken will have your mouth watering just looking at it! It is an original, from-scratch recipe from my kitchen to yours. I hope you enjoy it!

I came up with this recipe as I was making super one night a few weeks ago…sometimes that turns out great, other times no so much! If you have followed the blog posts from the beginning you know that I am trying to move away from as much processed food as possible for health and financial reasons. One area I am trying to focus on and perfect is making our own sauces and condiments from scratch. It is an enjoyable process to make and entire meal without opening a single can of processed sauce!

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Creamy Spinach Sauce Making Techniques

For this sauce, and other cream sauces, you can follow this basic technique to get a quality sauce every time! Once you have become familiar with it you can whip up any kind of cream sauce using these simple steps. This technique is perfect for homemade cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, etc.

Step One: Begin with a hot skillet and melt desired amount of butter on low heat.

Step Two: Once butter has fully melted, add flour. Whisk flour and butter together to create a thick gummy substance. Be careful not to leave flour and butter unattended at this time or it will scorch.

Step Three: Add broth (or specific liquid mentioned in the recipe you are following) slowly, mixing in between to fully dissolve flour/butter mixture. Turn the heat up to medium and stir intermittently with a whisk until the sauce has thickened.

After you have followed these basic steps you can begin to add seasonings and additional ingredients to make whatever sauce you need!

Extra Tip: If you want a thicker sauce, start with less broth. If you want a thinner (runnier) sauce, use more broth.

Serve Creamy Spinach Chicken with a loaf of Cheddar Sourdough Pull-apart Bread (get the recipe here!).

Recipe for Creamy Spinach Chicken

Ingredients

2lbs. thawed chicken breasts
3-4 handfuls spinach
4 tbsp. butter
2 tbsp. flour
2 cloves garlic
1 1/2 cup chicken broth
3 heaping tbsp. sour cream
1 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. onion powder
Optional- 1 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 tsp. paprika

Instructions

1. Mince garlic and shred cheese.

2. Place chicken in a large skillet and cook on low-medium heat. Season as desired. TIP: Cover with lid while cooking for tender chicken.

3. In another skillet, on low heat, cook spinach and garlic until spinach has wilted down and garlic is aromatic, about 4-5 minutes.

4. Shove the spinach and garlic to one side of the skillet and melt butter on the other side. You can totally remove the spinach until later if that is easier for you.

5. Once butter has completely melted, whisk in flour. Be careful to stir constantly until well incorporated.

6. Add chicken broth slowly until the flour mixture has fully dissolved. TIP: If your chicken is done cooking, add the chicken juice to the broth mixture as well. This gives amazing flavor and zero waste on the chicken!

7. Turn heat up to medium and allow the broth to simmer. Stir with whisk intermittently until sauce thickens.

8. Add sour cream and cheese. Stir until everything has melted.

9. Add salt, pepper, onion powder, paprika, and cayenne pepper.

10. Add cream sauce to chicken and allow to sit for 10-15 minutes.

Served best over rice and mashed potatoes.