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chicken florentine style

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Michelle Sebastian
Washington, DC

Need: 2 large heavy skillets This dish is easy to make, but really impressive looking to serve and everyone seems to love it! I like to serve it with mashed potatoes or "sticky" rice with some of the sauce poured over the potatoes/rice. The flavour of the sauce is wonderful and is never exactly the same twice because I never completely follow the recipe, but add ingredients to "smell"!

(1 rating)
yield 4 serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 20 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For chicken florentine style

  • salt and pepper to taste
  • flour for dredging
  • 4
    boneless/skinless chicken breasts
  • 6 Tbsp
    butter, unsalted
  • 2 Tbsp
    shallots
  • 1 Tbsp
    garlic, chopped
  • 1 1/2 c
    dry white wine
  • 1 c
    whipping cream
  • 1 Tbsp
    chopped fresh Italian parsley
  • 2 lg
    packages of fresh spinach

How To Make chicken florentine style

  • 1
    CHICKEN: sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper
  • 2
    dredge the chicken in the flour to coat lightly; shake off any excess flour
  • 3
    melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a heavy large skillet over medium heat
  • 4
    add the chicken and cook until brown, about 5 minutes per side
  • 5
    transfer the chicken to a plate and tent with foil to keep it warm
  • 6
    melt 2 tablespoons of butter in the same skillet over medium heat
  • 7
    add the shallots and garlic and saute until the shallots are translucent (stir to scrape up browned bits on the bottom of the skillet), about 1 minute
  • 8
    add the wine
  • 9
    increase the heat to medium-high and boil until the liquid is reduced by half, about 3 minutes
  • 10
    add the cream and boil until the sauce reduces by half, stirring often, about 3 minutes
  • 11
    stir in the parsley
  • 12
    season the sauce, to taste, with salt and pepper
  • 13
    return the chicken (and any juices) to the sauce, simmer a moment, and turn the chicken to coat in the sauce
  • 14
    SPINACH: melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in another large skillet over medium heat
  • 15
    add the spinach, and a dash of salt, and saute until "limp"
  • 16
    season the spinach, to taste, with salt and pepper
  • 17
    arrange the spinach over a platter
  • 18
    place the chicken atop the spinach
  • 19
    pour the sauce over and serve

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