This creamy Tuscan chicken recipe is fast, easy, and totally delicious. You will love the creamy sauce with sun-dried tomatoes, basil, and fresh spinach! Ready in 25 minutes.
This creamy Tuscan garlic chicken recipe is a favorite in my house. The chicken is pan-fried to golden perfection. It’s just so tender and melts in your mouth. And that sauce… mmm! π
What is Tuscan chicken? Well.. this recipe was actually inspired by the Olive Garden (an American restaurant chain) and made super popular by Pinterest. As such, there are many variations online. I had to put my own twist on it.
This simple creamy chicken recipe is perfect for a quick weeknight dinner, but it’s also good enough for serving company. You’ll want to make it again and again. Easy comfort food right here!
Try my 15 minute gnocchi with sun-dried tomatoes and basil if you want a side dish with these Tuscan flavors!
How to make Tuscan chicken
- Cut chicken breasts in half lengthwise so you have thinner cutlets. Season them with salt, pepper, and garlic powder; dredge them in flour.
- Heat the oil and butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Pan fry the chicken for 4-5 minutes/side until golden. Remove chicken from the skillet.
- Add the chicken broth and mustard to the pan, followed by the cream, spinach, and sun-dried tomatoes.
- Add the chicken back in and cook for 5 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked and the sauce thickened. Add basil and salt & pepper as needed.
What to serve with creamy Tuscan chicken?
Serve it with rice, mashed potatoes, or over pasta. It also goes well with a green salad.
I have several other recipes with the spinach/sun-dried tomato/garlic/cream combo that you may like: this creamy Tuscan ravioli, my Tuscan chicken pasta, a Tuscan sausage pasta, Tuscan shrimp, and Tuscan salmon.
Will you make this easy Tuscan chicken recipe?
It’s soo good.
Love creamy chicken breast recipes? You may also like my creamy garlic chicken with whole garlic cloves, this creamy mushroom chicken, my creamy white wine chicken, or my creamy lemon chicken.
Let me know if you have any questions in the comments below!
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Creamy Tuscan Chicken
This creamy Tuscan chicken recipe is fast, easy, and totally delicious. You will love the creamy sauce with sun-dried tomatoes, basil, and fresh spinach! Ready in 25 minutes.
Ingredients
- 2 large chicken breasts sliced lengthwise
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- Flour for dredging
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/4 cup chicken broth or dry white wine
- 1 heaping teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 cup heavy/whipping cream
- 2 cups (loosely packed) fresh baby spinach
- 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes (see note)
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil chopped
Instructions
Cut the chicken in half lengthwise. Sprinkle with salt & pepper and garlic powder on both sides. Coat in flour.
- Melt the oil and butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the chicken and cook for 4-5 minutes/side or until golden. Take the chicken out of the pan and set aside.
Deglaze the pan with the chicken broth and Dijon mustard. Scrape up any brown bits and let it simmer for 1-2 minutes.Β
Stir in the cream, spinach, and sun-dried tomatoes. Add the chicken back to the pan. Cook for 5 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked through and the sauce reduces a bit.
- Stir in the basil and season with extra salt & pepper if needed. Serve immediately.Β
Recipe Notes
- If the sun-dried tomatoes are not packed in oil, you may want to add a bit more - the oil-packed ones taste more concentrated. I drain the oil prior to adding them to the pan.
- If you have particularly small chicken breasts, I recommend leaving them whole and cooking them for a few minutes longer.
- This is the copper skillet that's pictured (you can use any skillet for this recipe).
Taylor says
Love this recipe. Canβt wait to try the pasta version!
Natasha says
Thanks so much, Taylor! Let me know if you make it. Thanks for leaving me a comment! π
Zoe says
Delicious recipe! Made with rice and it kept awesome for leftovers for lunch the next day! I added extra sundried toms!
Natasha says
That’s great! So pleased you liked it π
mari says
This was great. Made it last night –It was gone b4 I could photograph it. Served it with gnocci.
Thanks!
Natasha says
Wonderful! π
Ashley says
Made this for a family of 3 and it was more than enough food. We served with a zucchini casserole but I think it would also delicious with noodles or rice, especially with the sauce in the recipe. This dish is quick, easy, and delicious. Even my 4 year old approves
Natasha says
I am so glad you all enjoyed it! π
Lindsay says
I made this tonight- just as the recipe said… it was sooooooo good! We ate all the chicken so I saved the extra sauce because I couldnβt bear to throw it away! Now i have to figure out what to do with the sauce!
Natasha says
I am so happy you guys liked it!! The sauce is soo good over mashed potatoes. π
Karen Kerkove says
Through some shrimp in the sauce and serve over noodles.
Judie says
This was as good as I expected. Sun dried tomatoes and cream cinched this for me. Next time I will add a scooch more tomatoes, spinach and basil. Note: I buy the TJ container of basil, snip off the tips of stem and place in water. They last for weeks and sprout roots.
Natasha says
So glad you liked it! Yes, I like to store my basil that way too.. definitely helps extend its life!
Peter says
This recipe looks so delicious and hearty. I can’t wait to make this for dinner! The spinach is a great touch too! π
Natasha says
Thanks, Peter!! Really hope you like this recipe. π
Megan says
Just made this tonight. I didn’t want to buy a huge container of basil (anyone who shops at Trader Joe’s knows what I mean!) but did have an open jar of pesto so I threw some of that in at the end and it was awesome! We served it over pasta and ate the lot. Definitely keeping this recipe and looking forward to making it again!
Natasha says
Haha I don’t live in the States, but I know exactly what you mean about the basil – whenever I’m on vacation and pop into Trader Joe’s, I see that container of basil. It always looks so good. Wish I could bring some home with me. π I am so glad you liked this recipe, Megan! π
Carolyn says
Looks so delicious!
Natasha says
Thank you!!