One of our favourite family dinners in creamy lemon chicken which can be made in one pot on to stove or in the oven. I am a fan of Mary Berry and came across her recipe for Tuscan Chicken which is the inspiration for this dish. I much prefer to eat boneless chicken and prefer chicken breasts to chicken thighs. To ensure the chicken does not dry out we use our trusty Thermworks Thermapen One and cook the chicken until it reaches 150º Fahrenheit or 65º Celsius and holds the temperature for 3 minutes. Thermworks has a fantastic blog about chicken temperature and how to safely cook juicier tasty chicken.
The dish can be served with pasta or mashed potato and takes 40minutes from prep time to serving.
ingredients
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
1 Tablespoon smoked paprika
2 chicken breasts (approximately 600g)
2 Tablespoon grapeseed oil
3 cloves of garlic
1 cup water
1 teaspoon chicken stock
2 Tablespoon tomato paste
30g diced sundried tomato
50g parmesan cheese (approximately 1/3 cup)
150ml thickened cream
60g baby spinach
directions
1. Mix together salt, pepper and paprika and cover the chicken breasts.
2. Heat half the oil in sauté pan and cook the chicken breasts on both sides until brown (approximately 3 minutes either side).
3. Remove chicken from pan (placing in seasoning dish is fine) and add the other half of the oil and cook garlic until fragrant.
4. Add to pan water, stock, cream, tomato paste, sundried tomatoes, parmesan and spinach stirring until mixed together.
5. Add seared chicken breasts. Reduce to medium heat, pop the lid on and simmer until chicken reaches internal temperature of 150º Fahrenheit or 65º Celsius (this takes between 15-20minutes). Ensure the chicken holds the temperature for 3 minutes by turning off heat and allowing chicken to rest with lid on the pot.
6. Slice chicken breasts into bite sized pieces (if you have fussy children who don’t like green things – now is the time to serve their chicken). Add the sliced chicken back to pot and stir through the sauce. Serve with your choice of side.
utensils
You will need a good quality digital thermometer, board, knife, garlic press (optional), dish for seasoning chicken, sauté pan and lid, wooden spoon, measuring jug, measuring spoon and serving spoon.
