Crispy Chicken Florentine Melt Food

CHICKEN FLORENTINE STYLE

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. Dredge the chicken in the flour to coat lightly. Shake off any excess flour.
• Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a heavy large skillet over medium heat.
• Add the chicken and cook until brown, about 5 minutes per side.
• Transfer the chicken to a plate and tent with foil to keep it warm.
• Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in the same skillet over medium heat.
• Add the shallots and garlic and saute until the shallots are translucent, stirring to scrape up any browned bits on the bottom of the skillet, about 1 minute.
• Add the wine. Increase the heat to medium-high and boil until the liquid is reduced by half, about 3 minutes.
• Add the cream and boil until the sauce reduces by half, stirring often, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in the parsley.
• Season the sauce, to taste, with salt and pepper.
• Add the chicken and any accumulated juices to the sauce, and turn the chicken to coat in the sauce.
• Meanwhile, melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in another large skillet over medium heat.
• Add the spinach and saute until heated through.
• Season the spinach, to taste, with salt and pepper.
• Arrange the spinach over a platter.
• Place the chicken atop the spinach.
• Pour the sauce over and serve.

ANOTHER CHICKEN FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Layer spinach in bottom of 1 1/2 or 2 quart casserole dish.
• Spread cut up chicken over spinach.
• Combine next 3 ingredients in a bowl, add curry and garlic if using, and mix well.
• Spread over chicken layer.
• Melt butter in microwave, add bread crumbs and cheese and stir to combine.
• Spread over all.
• Bake uncovered 40 minutes at 350F. Check for doneness.

WEEKNIGHT CHICKEN FLORENTINE PASTA

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Cook fettuccine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes.
• Meanwhile, season both sides of the chicken breasts with herbs, salt, and pepper. Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat and cook chicken breasts until golden, 3 minutes per side. Remove chicken from skillet, set aside, and keep warm.
• Add the onion, sun-dried tomatoes, and garlic to the skillet, scraping up the browned bits with a spatula. Pour in wine to deglaze and allow to reduce by half. Stir in Parmesan cheese and cream until sauce starts to thicken. If sauce seems too thick, add milk (or more cream) and stir to combine.
• Place spinach in the bottom of a colander. Carefully drain pasta into colander and 'wilt' spinach with the hot pasta water. Add pasta and spinach to the sauce in the skillet, and mix to combine. Add cooked chicken back to skillet. Cook until flavors are well combined and chicken is heated through, about 1 more minute.
• To serve, place pasta mixture in a bowl, top with a cooked chicken breast, and serve with more Parmesan cheese if desired.