CHICKEN IN A CREAMY SPINACH & FETA SAUCE 30 MINUTE MEAL
Yield:
6-8
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- ½ teaspoon cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup olive oil
The Sauce:
- 3-4 tablespoons olive oil or butter
- 2 garlic cloves, grated
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chicken broth (or more)
- 1 and ½ cups whole milk
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 8 ounces baby spinach leaves, roughly chopped
- 4 ounces feta cheese
- Pinch of crushed red pepper flakes, optional
Instructions
- Slice each chicken breast into 2 thin cutlets.
- Season each side with salt, pepper, cumin, paprika, oregano, and flour.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add ¼ cup olive oil. Cook the chicken in a few batches 4-5 minutes per side. Set chicken in a baking dish while the sauce is prepared.
- Add the olive oil or butter to the pan along with the garlic and flour. Whisk to combine and heat through.
- Add the chicken stock and milk and cook over medium heat until thickened slightly.
- Season with some salt and pepper and add the chopped spinach.
- Cook until the spinach wilts. About 4 minutes.
- Taste and adjust seasoning if desired.
- Place the chicken back in the skillet and cook over medium heat about 5 minutes or until sauce is thickened and chicken is fully cooked. If the sauce thickens too fast add more chicken stock.
- Crumble feta cheese over top and serve with some toasted bread and a salad.
- Enjoy!
Dimitra this was absolutely wonderful! The whole family loved this recipe very much so I’ll be making it many more tasty times . I’ve made several of your wonderful Greek recipes and they all have been joy to make as well as eat . Thank you so much for your food blog and taking me on a delicious Greek journey. Can’t wait to make more of your recipes. This Kansas family are definitely fans of Dimitras Dishes .
This is a delicious recipe-very easy and very fast! ❤
So delicious forgot feta still great
I made this for my wife tonight. I am NOT a chef by any means of the word, but this was so easy to follow and it turned out SO incredibly tasty! My wife loved it! Sorry, but it took a little longer than 30 minutes (about an hour and half for me). But MAN O’ MAN was it good! I’ve added it to our recipes that we will DEFINITELY do again book.