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Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken has the most amazing creamy garlic sauce with spinach and sun dried tomatoes. This is a restaurant quality meal that’s easy to make at home in just 30 minutes!
Once you have tried this recipe then you also have to try this Creamy Tuscan Garlic Shrimp and this Insanely Good Creamy Tuscan Garlic Salmon. They are also unforgettable Tuscan Garlic meals your family will be so impressed with!
Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken
This Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken tastes like it is straight from a restaurant. The first time I made it, I couldn’t even get over how amazing the creamy sauce was! It has such a delicious creamy garlic taste with spinach and sun dried tomatoes. Once you try it, it will be love at first bite!
Not only does it taste amazing, but this Tuscan Garlic Chicken is so easy to make. I love that it cooks up in one pan making cleanup a breeze. This is a must try recipe that involves no-fuss prep with gourmet looking results. Put this meal at the top of your must make list!
Ingredients in Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken
Many of these ingredients are basics you will already have in your pantry or refrigerator. They come together so easily to make the BEST Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken I have ever had! Check out the recipe card at the bottom of the post for all of the exact measurements.
- Boneless skinless chicken breasts: Thinly sliced chicken will work best because it will cook evenly and quickly.
- Olive oil: This is used to cook the chicken in so that the outside gets golden brown.
- Salt: The salt enhances the flavors in the recipe.
- Heavy Cream: The slightly sweet and creamy base of the sauce.
- Chicken Broth: This adds flavor to the base of the sauce.
- Garlic powder: Adds rich bold garlic flavor to the chicken and sauce.
- Italian Seasoning: This is the perfect blend of seasonings that give your sauce unbelievably good flavor. You can even make it at home with this easy recipe!
- Parmesan Cheese: Use freshly grated cheese from a block if possible for the best consistency in your sauce.
- Spinach: This adds in a beautiful color and flavor (plus it’s healthy!) to the dish.
- Sun Dried Tomatoes: The flavor of the sun-dried tomatoes in the cream sauce is amazing!
How to Make Tuscan Chicken
This is a restaurant quality meal that you can quickly and easily put together at home. It is effortless, but so impressive. The taste is so good you will be obsessed with this dinner!
- Cook the Chicken: In a large skillet add olive oil and cook the chicken on medium-high heat for 3-5 minutes on each side (or until browned) and until no longer pink in the center. Remove the chicken and set it aside.
- Make Sauce: Add the heavy cream, chicken broth, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, and parmesan cheese to the skillet. Whisk over medium-high heat until it starts to thicken.
- Add Vegetables: Add the spinach and sundried tomatoes and let it simmer until the spinach starts to wilt.
- Combine: Add the chicken back to the pan and serve over pasta if desired.
Tips and Variations
Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken is one of the best things our family has had. We often serve this over pasta to make it into a delicious meal. You guys are going to love the flavors and versatility of this creamy chicken just as much as we do!
- Serve it with Pasta: You can serve this chicken with so many things! Try your favorite pasta, Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes or Mashed Cauliflower.
- Add Veggies: Freshly steamed veggies or a light salad are great sides to add freshness to the meal.
- Protein: Swap out the chicken for salmon or shrimp. The sweet garlic cream sauce will pair perfectly with these meats as well and give you some variety in your proteins.
- How to know when the chicken is done: To ensure your chicken is cooked throughout, look for the juices to run clear. Also, keep in mind chicken must be cooked to an internal temperature of 165 degrees. So, use a meat thermometer to be sure you have perfectly cooked chicken.
- Use Fresh Cheese (From a Block): For the most creamy sauce, be sure you’re using freshly grated parmesan cheese. Pre-shredded cheeses are coated with preservatives that keep them from melting completely and will result in grainy sauce.
- Room Temperature Chicken: Make sure your creamy tuscan garlic chicken is at room temperature before cooking. It will cook more evenly than if it is still cold. Also, dry it completely and season it with salt as it cooks in the oil coated pan.
Storing Leftovers
We rarely have leftovers of this Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken because my kids lick their plates clean! But if you do, it tastes delicious, maybe even better, the next day!
- In the Refrigerator: Let the chicken cool completely. Within 2 hours of cooking, place the chicken in an airtight container and it will last for 3-4 days.
- In the Freezer: You can freeze this after cooking it for a quick and easy freezer meal! Store it in an airtight container and it will last 6 months.
- To Reheat: If frozen, let the chicken thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Once thawed, you can heat up the chicken on the stove over medium heat. You need whisk sauce thoroughly to get the sauce back to its original creamy consistency. Add additional chicken broth or cream if your sauce is breaking.
More Creamy Chicken Recipes
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Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken
Ingredients
- 1½ pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts thinly sliced
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
- 1 cup spinach chopped
- 1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes, drained
Instructions
- In a large skillet add olive oil and cook the chicken on medium-high heat for 3-5 minutes on each side (or until browned) and until no longer pink in the center. Remove the chicken and set it aside.
- Add the heavy cream, chicken broth, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, and parmesan cheese to the skillet. Whisk over medium-high heat until it starts to thicken.
- Add the spinach and sundried tomatoes and let it simmer until the spinach starts to wilt.
- Add the chicken back to the pan and serve over pasta if desired.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I’d never made Tuscan Chicken before trying this recipe. It’s absolutely delicious and is now one our favorite go-to meals. Big benefit is how quick and easy it is to make. The only downside is having to clean the stove-top of the oil splatter after cooking the chicken. But I just cook up a jumbo batch of chicken and sauce; and freeze them separately in meal-size portions. I follow the recipe with a couple exceptions: I use chicken thighs that have soaked in buttermilk for at least 8 hours (to us, this produces juicier chicken), and I use a dry white wine instead of chicken broth. this also makes it edible for our vegetarian daughter when she visits. For her, I just pour the sauce over a vegetarian ravioli and she loves it.
Anyone try this in a crockpot?
Hi Jessica! If you want crockpot tuscan chicken you can follow this link. Or, here are crockpot instructions for this creamy tuscan garlic chicken; Follow step 1 and place the chicken into your crockpot. Add the heavy cream, chicken broth, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, parmesan cheese, and sun dried tomatoes to the crock pot. Cook on low for 5 hours or high for 3, until the chicken is cooked through. Add the spinach into the crockpot for the last 10 minutes of cooking.
Let me know how it turns out!
I am making this for lunch for the first time and doubled the sauce but also doubled the spices by mistake. will this be ok or should i throw out and start over?
Hi Teri, this should be just fine! Let me know how it turns out!
LOVE this recipe! Only, I double or triple the sauce.
Yummy. Added extra spinach and just went ahead and used the whole jar of roasted tomatoes. also added fresh garlic. Fantastic!
PS. Super easy for lazy cooks like me.
I made this recipe tonight and I must say it was a hit! I loved the combination of flavours. We served ours over fettucini noodles. Will definitey be making this again!
Excellent!! Easy to make!!
Absolute perfection exactly as written! The only thing I changed, after making it many times, was to sprinkle the chicken with garlic powder and Italian seasoning before cooking, as well as adding both to the cream sauce. This is one of the most requested recipes in our home. Thank you!
My family loves this recipe and I’ve made it quite often for years! I’ve made it so many times I’ve added a few mods. I like to flatten the chicken breasts, brush with oil and then add some garlic salt and Italian seasoning and grill them on a cast iron pan. While they are resting, I add some fresh garlic and deglaze the pan with white wine before continuing. All these steps are completely unnecessary as the recipe is 5 stars as it is, but makes me feel fancy! Ha! But I like the fact that I can grill extra chicken, and people can just add as much chicken as they want on the top. Plus I get to open some white wine and who can argue with that?!
Great recipe! Made this for my wife and she loves it! I added bacon bits (real) and think it’s really finished the dish…bacon makes everything better 😉
I ( special my husband he is the big eater ) love your recipes 🤩
Wonderful
Thank you for sharing