Chicken Florentine

Chicken Florentine combines lightly breaded golden brown chicken breasts, shallots, spinach, and garlic in a creamy white wine sauce sprinkled with Parmesan Cheese. This dish is elegant enough for company yet easy enough for a weeknight dinner.

I love to serve this family favorite over rice, angel hair pasta, or roasted veggies. For a low-carb or keto meal, serve it over mashed cauliflower or with a simple garden salad.

This chicken recipe is ready in just 30 minutes. With tender chicken, creamy spinach sauce, and hints of garlic and parmesan, it’s the perfect meal for busy weeknights. If your family is like mine, you can never have enough delicious chicken recipes. Chicken is still one of the most reasonably priced meats available. It is also highly versatile and so tasty. We usually eat chicken for lunch or dinner four to five times weekly. This delicious Chicken Florentine is one of our favorite recipes. It quickly comes together all in one large skillet, making cleanup a breeze.

Ingredient Notes and Substitutions

See the complete list of ingredients below on the recipe card.

• Chicken: cutlets or two thick breasts cut in half lengthwise, creating four thinner chicken breasts
• Seasonings: salt, fresh black pepper, and Italian seasoning
• Butter: salted or unsalted
• Olive oil: extra virgin
• Vegetables: shallot, garlic, and baby spinach
• White wine: for optimal flavor, use a dry white wine like Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, or Pinot Grigio.
• Chicken broth: preferably low-sodium
• Heavy cream: If you use something lighter, like half-and-half, you will need a thickening mixture, like a slurry or a cornstarch mixture. Half-and-half will never reduce enough to thicken, but heavy cream will.
• Parmesan cheese: freshly grated is best for melting and flavor

How to Make Chicken Florentine

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First, add the flour, salt, and freshly ground black pepper to a shallow bowl. Dredge the chicken cutlets in the flour mixture. Heat a little butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook until golden brown and cooked through. Plate the chicken and put it in the oven on low to keep it warm.

Now, add a little more butter and cook the shallots for a couple of minutes. Turn the heat down to low and add the garlic. Cook for about one minute, stirring constantly. Add the white wine, chicken broth, Italian seasoning, and heavy cream. Bring the mixture to a simmer and reduce by at least half. This takes about 10-15 minutes. Add the spinach and cook just until wilted. Add the chicken back to the pan and warm it. Sprinkle with freshly grated Parmesan Cheese right before serving. 

Preparation Tips

• Most chicken breasts these days are pretty large. If you can not find chicken cutlets, cut them in half lengthwise or pound them thin with a meat mallet and split them in half. They will cook better, and they will still be more than an ample serving.
• If you don’t have Italian seasoning in your spice cabinet, try dried basil, oregano, parsley, or marjoram.
• Don’t add the spinach until the very end. It only takes a couple of minutes to wilt.

Serving Suggestions For Chicken Florentine

Potatoes are always a good choice, like garlic mashed potatoes, fondant potatoes, and twice-baked potato casserole. We also like to serve it with pasta, rice, or zucchini noodles with a side of roasted broccoli or sauteed asparagus.

More Chicken Recipes

Chicken Florentine Recipe

This one-skillet recipe brings lightly breaded golden brown chicken breasts, shallots, garlic, and spinach together in a rich, creamy white wine sauce sprinkled with Parmesan cheese.

4.99 from 86 votes

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Course: main meal chicken

Cuisine: French

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 614kcal

Author: Beth Pierce

Ingredients

• 4 chicken cutlets
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 shallot sliced
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• ¾ cup dry white wine
• ¼ cup low sodium chicken broth
• ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 4 cups baby spinach or about 4 ounces
• ½ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

Instructions

• Add the flour, salt, and freshly ground black pepper to a shallow bowl. Dredge the chicken cutlets in the flour mixture.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter and heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.  Add the chicken and cook until golden brown and cooked through. Plate the chicken and place it in the oven on low to keep it warm.  
• Melt another tablespoon of butter in the skillet over medium heat and cook the shallots for 2 minutes.  Turn the heat down to low and add the garlic.  Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.  Add the white wine, chicken broth, Italian seasoning, and heavy cream. Bring the mixture to a simmer and reduce by a little more than half.  This takes about 10-15 minutes. 
• Add the spinach and cook just until wilted.  Add the chicken back to the pan and warm. Sprinkle with freshly grated Parmesan Cheese right before serving. 

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Notes

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days. Reheat on the stovetop over low heat or in the microwave at reduced power. To freeze, cool thoroughly, and freeze for up to 2 months in a freezer-safe container.

Nutrition

Calories: 614kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 44g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 202mg | Sodium: 1046mg | Potassium: 967mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 4028IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 207mg | Iron: 2mg

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