This easy Chicken Florentine Recipe features marinated chicken thighs that are pan seared to perfection and served in a creamy sauce with spinach, parmesan, and more! Ready in just 40 minutes and perfect for both dinner parties and weeknight meals with family.
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What’s in Chicken Florentine
This creamy chicken dinner features budget-friendly ingredients that you might already have on hand!
- Chicken Thighs: Boneless chicken thighs are preferred.
- Garlic Cloves: Use fresh garlic for the best flavor, not pre-minced.
- Olive Oil: I recommend using a good quality extra virgin olive oil.
- Seasonings: You’ll need a medley of paprika, black pepper, salt, and turmeric.
- White Wine: Learn all about the best wines to cook with HERE!
- Heavy Cream: For the creamiest sauce, I don’t recommend using any other dairy product.
- Spinach: Use fresh spinach, not canned or frozen.
- Parmesan: Use freshly grated parmesan cheese for the best flavor and consistency.
- Green Onions: The BEST garnish for chicken florentine!
PRO TIP: If you want to omit the wine, you can substitute it with chicken broth.
What else can I add?
Feel free to add some mushrooms if you’d like! You can also sprinkle in some Italian seasoning for a more herbaceous flavor.
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It’s a simple mixture of white wine, spinach leaves, heavy cream and parmesan cheese.
When you see the word “florentine” used to title a recipe, that means there’s spinach in it! This creamy dish was aptly named for the two key ingredients.
I recommend using a dry white wine like pinot grigio or sauvignon blanc. Remember, cook with a wine that you’d actually drink so you know you’ll like the taste.
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How to Store and Reheat
Once cooled to room temperature, you can store any leftovers you have in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat in the microwave in 30 second intervals until warmed through.
Serving Suggestions
I like to serve chicken florentine over pasta so none of that delicious sauce goes to waste! Rice works well for the same reason.
More Chicken Thigh Recipes We Love
- Ranch Chicken and Rice
- Shake and Bake Chicken
- Peruvian Chicken with Green Sauce
- Parmesan Crusted Chicken
- Huli Huli Chicken
- Grilled Chicken Thighs
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Easy Chicken Florentine Recipe
Ingredients
- 3-4 boneless chicken thighs
- 2 garlic cloves crushed
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- ¼ cup white wine
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 3 cups fresh spinach leaves
- ⅓ parmesan cheese grated
- 1 fresh onion stalk
Instructions
- Create a marinade of extra virgin olive oil, garlic, black pepper, salt, turmeric, and sweet paprika. Place marinade in a ziplock bag.2 garlic cloves, ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil, ½ teaspoon black pepper, ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon turmeric, 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
- Add chicken thighs to ziplock bag with marinade, shake to coat, and place it in the fridge. Let the chicken marinate for two hours.3-4 boneless chicken thighs
- Cook marinated chicken in a non-stick pan over medium-hight heat, for 8-10 minutes on each side. Set aside.
- Deglaze pan with wine, scraping bits of chicken off the surface of the pan with a wooden utensil.¼ cup white wine
- Add spinach and heavy cream to pan, and cook for five minutes on medium heat.2 cups heavy cream, 3 cups fresh spinach leaves
- Add parmesan and cook for an additional two minutes.⅓ parmesan cheese
- Place chicken back in the pan and let it cook for an additional two minutes.
- Chop fresh onion and sprinkle over chicken.1 fresh onion stalk
- Serve hot and enjoy!
How can I read the comments people made to see if they have the same question I have.
3 thighs for 4 people is suggested, is this adults or children?
2 cups of heavy cream, did anyone use less?
I always read comments before I try a new recipe.
Loved this recipe! Paired it with diced potatoes in the oven and it was perfect! Even my kids loved it.
It’s definitely a great one for diversity!
This recipe was so quick & simple and extremely tasty.
Thanks for letting us know, Gary!
This was delicious wife loves ❤️ this. So creamy and flavorful. I’ll be making this again
Glad to hear it, George!
What can be used if you don’t have turmeric?
You can try using paprika or ground ginger!
I love cooking with the chicken thighs