Mushroom Chicken with Creamy Spinach Sauce

Mushroom Chicken with Creamy Spinach Sauce

from mykitchenescapades.com
Main dish
45 min
6 servings
504 kcal / serving

This low carb chicken dinner recipe is just dang amazing!  So flavorful and satisfying even though it is healthy.

Ingredients

  • 5boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 2 teaspoonskoshersalt
  • ½ teaspoonpepper
  • 1 teaspoongarlic powder
  • 1 teaspoononion powder
  • 6 ouncesfresh mozzarella cheese, sliced
  • 8 ouncesmushrooms, sliced
  • 2tb butter
  • 2 largecloves garlic, minced
  • ½ cwater
  • 2 tablespoonsred wine vinegar
  • ½ teaspoonkosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoonpepper
  • 10 ouncebag of spinach leaves
  • 4 ouncescream cheese
  • ¼ cshredded parmesan cheese
  • 2 largecloves of garlic, minced
  • 1 smallonion, chopped
  • 2tb oil
  • ½ teaspoonkosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoonpepper

Directions

  1. 1

    oven to 350 degrees. Spray 9×13 casserole with nonstick spray. Generously season the chicken with salt, pepper, garlic & onion powder. Place in the casserole, smooth side down and bake for 16 minutes.

  2. 2

    While the chicken bakes, prepare the mushrooms and spinach. In a large skillet over medium high heat, melt the butter then add the mushrooms. Cook until the mushrooms are browned all over. Don’t add the salt before they brown, or they won’t brown at all! Add the garlic once the mushrooms are browned and cook for 1 minute, then deglaze the pan with the water/vinegar mixture. Add salt and pepper then allow it to reduce until most, but not all, of the liquid is gone. Remove mixture from the pan into a bowl and set aside.

  3. 3

    Using the same skillet, add the oil and onion over medium-high heat for 3 minutes. Add the garlic, cook for 1 minute then add the spinach in batches. It will shrink down as it cooks. Once all the spinach has been added and cooked down, stir in the cream cheese, parmesan, salt and pepper until they melt and mix together. Add in the mushrooms and stir.

  4. 4

    chicken from the oven and flip over so the smooth side is now up. Slather the spinach/mushroom mixture evenly over the top of the chicken. Lay the sliced mozzarella cheese evenly over the top and return to the oven for 13-15 minutes more or until the chicken is cooked through.