Healthy Tuscan Style Chicken
Healthy Tuscan Style Chicken
Rated 3.5 stars by 2 users
Category
Healthy Family Meals
Calories
495
This delicious healthy Tuscan chicken dish is an amazing meal idea, perfect for family time and ideal for busy weeknights.
Tender skinless and boneless chicken thighs are seared and simmered to perfection in a creamy sauce filled with spinach and sun-dried tomatoes.
Healthy, Paleo, dairy-free and Keto-friendly.
Ingredients
- 500-600 grams of boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breast if preferred
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1 small red or white onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup chicken bone broth
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½ Cup Freshly grated parmesan cheese - omit if wanting to keep this dish Paleo based.
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1/2 cup full-fat coconut milk or if not dairy free use ½ cup of thick heavy cream
- 1/2 Tbsp mustard
- 1 tsp Italian style seasoning
- 2/3 cup of sun-dried tomatoes, roughly chopped
- 1 1/2 cups baby spinach leaves, roughly chopped
- 1 tsp coconut oil
- Sea salt and pepper to taste
Directions
- Coat the chicken with sea salt, pepper and garlic powder.
- In a large frying pan, heat the coconut oil on medium-high heat. Cook the chicken thighs/breast for approx 5-7 minutes on each side, or until browned. Set it aside and cover.
- Cook the onions on medium heat until soft, then add the fresh minced garlic and cook for another 45 seconds.
- Pour in the broth and coconut milk, mix well.
- Stir in the mustard, Italian seasoning, sea salt, and pepper.
Cook and stir on medium-high heat until the mixture starts to thicken. Then add the Parmesan Cheese and stir until melted.
- Add the spinach and sun-dried tomatoes.
- Simmer until the spinach and the tomatoes soften. Return the chicken and simmer for another 4 minutes.
- Serve over a bed of cauliflower rice or zucchini noodles if desired.
Recipe Note
This recipe is easily altered to suit any dietary requirements, if you are Paleo then omit the cheese and do not use the cream but stick with the coconut milk. If wanting to follow a Keto based meal, then substitute the coconut milk for a heavy cream and add lots of Parmesan to suit your taste.
Either way this recipe makes a great mid-week dinner the whole family will love!
You can also add a few red chili flakes if you want to add a little heat to your dish.
Nutrition
Nutrition
- Serving Size
- 1
- per serving
- Calories
- 495
- Carbs
- 9 grams
- Fat
- 40 grams
- Fiber
- 4 grams
- Protein
- 32 grams
- Sugar
- 7 grams
- Sodium
- 375 milligrams
