Creamy chicken and spinach skillet with cream cheese
Juicy chicken strips in a creamy cream cheese sauce loaded with fresh spinach. 41 g protein, just 9 g carbs per serving and ready in 25 minutes.
Ingredients
- 150 gchicken breast(cut into bite-sized strips)
- 100 gspinach(fresh leaf spinach, washed)
- 50 gcream cheese(full-fat or light)
- ½onion(finely diced)
- 1 clovesgarlic(finely chopped)
- 10 gparmesan(freshly grated)
- 50 mlvegetable stock
- ½ tbspolive oil
- ½ tsplemon(freshly squeezed)
Instructions
- 1
Heat the ½ tbsp olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Season the 150 g chicken breast with salt and pepper and sear until golden all over, about 5 minutes. Take it out of the pan and set aside.
- 2
Lower the heat. Soften the ½ onion in the same pan for 2 minutes, then add the 1 cloves garlic and fry for another minute until fragrant.
- 3
Pour in the 50 ml vegetable stock and scrape up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Stir in the 50 g cream cheese until the sauce turns smooth.
- 4
Add the 100 g spinach in batches and let it wilt, about 2 minutes. It shrinks a lot, so keep adding more.
- 5
Return the 150 g chicken breast and any resting juices to the pan and let it warm through in the sauce for 2 minutes.
- 6
Stir in the 10 g parmesan, brighten with the ½ tsp lemon and adjust with salt and pepper.
Nutrition per 100 g
| per 100 g | per serving | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 103 kcal | 422 kcal |
| Protein | 10 g | 41 g |
| Carbs | 2 g | 9 g |
| Fat | 6 g | 24 g |
| Fiber | 1 g | 3 g |
Frequently asked
Can I use frozen spinach?
Yes. Use about 150 g of frozen leaf spinach, thaw it and squeeze it out well before it goes into the sauce. Otherwise the dish turns watery.
How do I make the skillet even higher in protein?
Swap half the cream cheese for quark or skyr. That adds around 8 g of protein per serving and noticeably cuts the fat.
Does this work for meal prep?
It does. The skillet keeps in the fridge for 2 to 3 days. When reheating, add a splash of stock or water so the sauce turns creamy again.
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