Smothered Chicken with Spinach and Mushrooms

Name: Smothered Chicken with Spinach and Mushrooms
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 tsp butter; 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts; 1/4 tsp smoked paprika; cracked pepper to taste; Creamed spinach and mushrooms:; 2 tsps vegetable oil; 5 oz spinach, roughly chopped if not baby spinach; 2 tsps minced garlic; 1/3 cup half and half (10%) cream; 1/3 cup shredded mozzarella; 2 oz sliced mushrooms; 2 oz sliced aged cheddar

2 steps

Prep:20minCook:35min

Craving comfort food? Just add potatoes or rice to this one for an easy, cheesy chicken dinner!

Updated at: Sat, 03 May 2025 15:24:57 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories566.4 kcal (28%)

Total Fat30.8 g (44%)

Carbs10 g (4%)

Sugars3.5 g (4%)

Protein62.3 g (125%)

Sodium476.6 mg (24%)

Fiber3.1 g (11%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

1 tspbutter

2boneless skinless chicken breasts

¼ tspsmoked paprika

2 tspsvegetable oil

5 ozspinach

roughly chopped if not baby spinach

2 tspsminced garlic

⅓ cuphalf and half cream

10%

⅓ cupshredded mozzarella

2 ozmushrooms

sliced

2 ozsliced aged cheddar

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375°F

Step 2

Butter a baking dish. Season the chicken on both sides with smoked paprika and black pepper and place in the dish. Bake for 15-20 minutes. While that bakes prepare the creamed spinach and mushrooms. Heat 2 tsps vegetable oil in a skillet on medium high. Add mushrooms cooking 2 minutes to lightly brown then add garlic for 1 minute. Stir in the spinach to wilt then on low heat stream in the cream slowly and cook to heat through. Add the mozzarella to melt. Once chicken is done in the oven pour the creamed mixture over top and add slices of aged cheddar. Return to oven for 10 minutes.

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