Roasted Chicken with Creamy Spinach & Artichokes
Looking for a delicious dinner recipe? Try my oven roasted chicken breasts with creamy spinach and artichokes. The creamy spinach artichoke sauce tastes amazing with the tender chicken. Perfect any night of the week, this oven roasted chicken breasts recipe is a must try.
Ingredients
Chicken
- 1.5 lbs. chicken breasts , bone in, skin on, about 2 breasts
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Sauce
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ⅓ cup shallots, diced
- ¾ cup tomatoes, diced
- 1 cup baby spinach, packed
- 1 can artichokes, drained and diced into quarters, 13.75 ounces
- 1 can coconut milk, 5.46 ounce can
- ½ cup chicken broth
- ½ cup whipped cream cheese, 1/4 cup of regular cream cheese
- ½ cup grated parmesan cheese
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2 tablespoons Italian parsley
Equipment
- 1 cast iron skillet
- 1 oven safe saute pan
- 1 colander
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- In an oven safe saute pan, add 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium/high heat. Once the oil is hot (but not smoking) add the seasoned chicken breasts skin side down in the pan. Let the chicken get a nice brown sear. Roughly 5-6 minutes.
- Once seared, reduce the heat to medium/low flip the breast and continue cooking the chicken for another 5-6 minutes on the other side. Once seared on both sides, remove the chicken from the pan and set it aside. It will finish cooking in the oven.
- In the same pan, add butter, minced garlic and diced shallots. Let the shallots and garlic cook until the shallots turn translucent.
- Then, add the coconut milk, chicken broth, cream cheese, parmesan cheese.
- Once smooth and creamy, add the diced tomatoes, artichokes, spinach, salt and pepper.
- Once the spinach is wilted, nestle the seared chicken breasts into the sauce.
- Cover the pan and cook for 20-25 minutes in the oven. The length of time will depend on how thick your chicken is. You'll want the internal temperature to reach 165 degrees Fahrenheit to ensure doneness.
- As a final step, remove the lid, sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and broil the entire dish for 1-2 minutes or until the mozzarella is bubbly and golden brown.
- Top with fresh chopped parsley and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving, Calories: 721kcal, Carbohydrates: 17g, Protein: 49g, Fat: 53g, Saturated Fat: 32g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g, Monounsaturated Fat: 13g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 172mg, Sodium: 1342mg, Potassium: 1344mg, Fiber: 5g, Sugar: 4g, Vitamin A: 1878IU, Vitamin C: 23mg, Calcium: 283mg, Iron: 6mg