Chicken With Artichokes and Spinach

We eat a lot of chicken. And I try my best to vary our chicken dishes as much as possible. Thankfully chicken is one of the most versatile proteins around, and lends itself beautifully to so many wonderful recipes. There is always a new recipe to try and the supply is endless. 🙂

This time I made chicken with creamy spinach and artichokes. I served it all over rice with a delicious crisp chardonnay to complete the meal.

You can cook your own chicken, or you can cheat like I did, and start with a cooked rotisserie chicken. I tend to cook my own more in the cooler months, and cheat more often in the hot summer months. I mean, how can you go wrong when Costco’s rotisserie chicken is so good and so reasonably priced, right?! You pay $4.99 for a whole cooked chicken, and for just the two of us, we can get quite a few meals from that. It’s much cheaper than buying and cooking a chicken, and just as good too.

Chicken with Spinach and Artichokes

If you are cooking your own chicken, season it with salt, pepper and thyme, and brown it in a very hot skillet with butter and olive oil. Or you can cheat and use cooked chicken, and just put it in the mixture later to heat up.

4 6-8 oz chicken breasts

2 tsp fresh thyme

salt & pepper to taste

1 shallot, minced

1 TBSP garlic

10 oz fresh baby spinach, stems removed

2 cans artichoke hearts, drained

1/4 cup Peruvian peppers, optional

1/3 cup dry white wine

1 TBSP lemon zest

1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

butter and olive oil for cooking

If you are cooking your own chicken, brown it first. Once it is browned, removed it from the heat and set aside.

Get a skillet very hot, then add the butter and olive oil. Cook the shallots and garlic and cook for about 2-3 minutes.

Add the wine and cook for a couple of minutes until most of the liquid has evaporated.

Add the spinach and seasonings. Then add the cream and mix thoroughly.

Add the artichoke hearts and Peruvian peppers and re-add the chicken. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer and continue to cook for about 5-7 minutes, or until most of the liquid has evaporated and everything is heated through.

Serve it over rice or pasta and enjoy. I like to spoon a bit of the sauce over the rice or pasta then add the chicken, and top it off with more sauce.

I know you will enjoy this quick and easy meal just as much as we did.

Have a great day and make everyday great. Stay safe and stay well. ‘Til next time.

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Author: ajeanneinthekitchen

I have worked in the restaurant and catering industry for over 35 years. I attended 2 culinary schools in Southern California, and have a degree in culinary arts from the Southern California School of Culinary Arts, as well as a few other degrees in other areas. I love to cook and I love to feed people.

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  3. I cannot get over how cheap your chicken was. I usually buy a small organic uncooked chicken which’ll do 4 meals for my OH, plus the carcass will make some stock, for Euros 18-20.

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