Chicken Floretine Style

Chicken Florentine is a Tuscan classics. Giada's recipe isn't cheap or low fat but it just feels like sunshine and romance. I am also doing my menu planning with I'm an Organizing Junkie. So, here is my menu this week: Also, $5 Dinners inspires us all to make low cost dinners. In that spirit, I am taking what Pick N Save has on sale, pairing it with coupons and coming up with the tastiest money saving around! Chicken breast was on sale for $1.88/lb. (normally $5.99/lb.) at Pick N Save. I grabbed a bunch to make my featured recipe today:

Chicken Florentine Style

2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
All-purpose flour, for dredging
6 Tbs (3/4 stick) unsalted butter
2 Tbs shallots, sliced
1 Tbs chopped garlic
1 1/2 cups dry white wine
1 cup whipping cream
1 Tbs chopped fresh Italian parsley
2 (10-ounce) packages frozen cut-leaf spinach, thawed, drained

1. Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. Dredge the chicken in the flour to coat lightly. Shake off any excess flour. Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken and cook until brown, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer the chicken to a plate and tent with foil to keep it warm.

2. Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in the same skillet over medium heat. Add the shallots and garlic and saute until the shallots are translucent, stirring to scrape up any browned bits on the bottom of the skillet, about 1 minute. Add the wine. Increase the heat to medium-high and boil until the liquid is reduced by half, about 3 minutes. Add the cream and boil until the sauce reduces by half, stirring often, about 3 minutes. Stir in the parsley. Season the sauce, to taste, with salt and pepper. Add the chicken and any accumulated juices to the sauce, and turn the chicken to coat in the sauce.

3. Meanwhile, melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in another large skillet over medium heat. Add the spinach and saute until heated through. Season the spinach, to taste, with salt and pepper. Arrange the spinach over a platter. Place the chicken atop the spinach. Pour the sauce over and serve.

Servings: 4

Cooking Times
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 1/4 of a recipe (14.8 ounces).
Percent daily values based on the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients. 2 of the recipe's ingredients were not linked. These ingredients are not included in the recipe nutrition data.

Amount Per Serving
Calories 748.87
Calories From Fat (49%) 369.13
% Daily Value
Total Fat 42g 65%
Saturated Fat 25.34g 127%
Cholesterol 196.44mg 65%
Sodium 473.19mg 20%
Potassium 1065.95mg 30%
Total Carbohydrates 43.8g 15%
Fiber 5.95g 24%
Sugar 1.38g
Protein 39.31g 79%

Recipe Type
Chicken, Italian, Main Course

Source
Author: Giada De Laurentiis
Source: The Food Network
Web Page: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/chicken-florentine-style-recipe/index.html

Recipe: $11.71 ($9.88 on sale)
Serving: $2.93 ($2.47 on sale)

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