Italian Chicken With Mushrooms And Spinach Food

SMOTHERED CHICKEN WITH SPINACH AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF and coat a 9 x 13" pan with olive oil.
• Saute onion until it starts to caramelize then add mushrooms and saute until they start to brown.
• In a small bowl, mix the neufchatel cheese (light cream cheese) and packet of Zesty Italian Dressing mix together until it is well blended.
• Place the chicken breasts in bottom of 9 x 13" pan.
• Divide cream cheese mixture into four even portions and spread on top of each chicken breast.
• Cover contents of the pan with the entire 8 oz bag of fresh spinach (uncooked).
• Evenly distribute the onion and mushroom mixture over the top of the spinach.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Cover with the shredded mozzarella, provolone, and parmesan blend cheese.
• Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes and check that internal temperature of largest breast is 170ºF.
• Serve with a nice risotto or rice pilaf.

SPINACH AND MUSHROOM SMOTHERED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat grill or broiler. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; saute mushrooms and green onions until tender. Stir in spinach and pecans until spinach is wilted. Remove from heat; keep warm., Sprinkle chicken with seasoning. Grill, covered, on an oiled grill rack over medium heat or broil 4 in. from heat on a greased broiler pan until a thermometer reads 165°, 4-5 minutes per side. Top with cheese; grill or broil until cheese is melted. To serve, top with mushroom mixture.

MUSHROOMS AND SPINACH ITALIAN STYLE

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion and garlic in the oil until they start to become tender. Add the mushrooms, and fry until they begin to shrink, about 3 to 4 minutes. Toss in the spinach, and fry, stirring constantly for a few minutes, or until spinach is wilted.
• Add the vinegar, stirring constantly until it is absorbed, then stir in the white wine. Reduce heat to low, and simmer until the wine has almost completely absorbed. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and sprinkle with fresh parsley. Serve hot.

CHICKEN AND SPINACH IN CREAMY PARMESAN MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Chicken and mushrooms: In a large skillet, add olive oil and heat it over medium high heat. When the pan is hot, add chicken and cook for about 5 minutes on each side until browned. Season chicken with salt and pepper right inside the pan. Remove it onto a plate and add the sliced mushrooms in. Add in salt. In about 5 more minutes, your mushrooms should look nice and moist, and dark. Once cooked, remove them from the pan. I put them on the same plate as the cooked chicken strips.
• Sauce: To make the sauce, add butter to the pan, allow it to melt and then cook garlic in it until slightly browned - only for a couple of minutes. Add 1 tablespoon flour (omit flour if you like your sauce to be a little more runny). Slowly add chicken broth, half-and-half and Parmesan cheese. All these will blend in very quickly.
• Add salt slowly and taste the sauce to make sure the salt level is to your liking.
• Spinach: Add spinach to the sauce and allow it to wilt. I added 1 cup of spinach, but you can certainly add more or less depending on your preference.
• Putting it all together: Add the chicken and mushrooms back into the pan and mix in well. Serve warm and garnish it with parsley, if desired.
• Eat as is, or serve along pasta or rice.

ITALIAN CHICKEN WITH MUSHROOMS (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Place chicken in greased 3 1/2 to 5-quart slow cooker.
• Combine salad dressing mix and water; pour over chicken.
• Cover and cook on high heat 3 hours.
• In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and soup until blended.
• Stir in mushrooms.
• Pour over chicken.
• Cook 2 hours longer on high heat, or until chicken juices run clear.

CHICKEN MARSALA WITH MUSHROOMS AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts between two pieces of wax paper, and pound to 1/4 inch thick with a meat mallet.
• Dust chicken with flour, salt, pepper and Italian seasonin.
• In a skillet, fry chicken in olive oil over medium heat.
• Cook about 2 minutes on each side or until cooked through, but not over done.
• Set aside, and keep warm.
• In the same pan, melt the butter over medium heat; add mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes and cook for approximately 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add wine and cook for 6 more minutes.
• Mix in spinach, and cook for about 2 minutes.
• Serve over chicken.

ONE-SKILLET ITALIAN CHICKEN, SPINACH, AND FARRO

Steps:

• Heat a skillet over medium heat and grease with cooking spray. Cook chicken and onion until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink in the center, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove chicken.
• Pour chicken broth into skillet and bring to a boil. Stir in farro. Cover, reduce heat, and cook until most of the liquid has been absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes. Return chicken to skillet. Stir in diced tomatoes with liquid, spinach, basil, and parsley. Season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat. Let stand for 3 to 5 minutes, covered.
• Serve topped with Parmesan cheese.

ITALIAN CHICKEN WITH MUSHROOMS AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Season both sides of chicken with salt and pepper while waiting for saute' pan to heat.
• Place olive oil in pan and swirl to coat bottom.
• Lightly brown chicken on one side.
• Turn chicken and add remaining ingredients (except cheese) and cover.
• Let cook about 5 minutes or until chicken is done.
• Remove from heat and top chicken with cheese slices.
• Cover and let stand for a couple minutes until cheese melts.

ITALIAN SPINACH AND CHICKEN SKILLET

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute mushrooms in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the tomatoes, soup, spaghetti sauce, chicken, spinach, Parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning. Cook for 5-8 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally. , Drain noodles; toss with chicken mixture. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.

ITALIAN CHICKEN WITH MUSHROOM-AND-WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 3 chicken breasts, skin side down; sauté until skin is brown, about 3 minutes. Transfer chicken, skin side up, to 15x10x2-inch glass baking dish. Repeat with remaining chicken.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in same skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, onions and bell pepper. Sauté until vegetables are tender and mushrooms begin to brown, about 12 minutes. Add wine; boil 2 minutes. Add broth and seasoning mix and bring to boil. Pour sauce over chicken.
• Cover dish with foil. Bake chicken 25 minutes. Uncover and bake until chicken is cooked through and sauce thickens, about 15 minutes longer.

CREAMY CHICKEN, MUSHROOM, AND SPINACH PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook bow-tie pasta at a boil, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain and transfer to a serving bowl or a deep platter.
• Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat for 1 to 2 minutes. Season tenders with salt and pepper, place in the hot oil, and cook until lightly brown on one side, 3 to 4 minutes. Turn and cook on the other side until light brown, an additional 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate.
• Add mushrooms and onion to the hot skillet and cook until onion is lightly browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook for 1 minute. Stir in chicken broth and mustard, season with salt and pepper, and cook for 5 minutes. Return chicken tenders to skillet and submerge them in the broth mixture. Cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 5 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove chicken and place on top of the cooked pasta.
• Continue to cook the sauce until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Turn off heat and stir in cream. Add spinach stir until slightly wilted, about 1 minute. Pour sauce over chicken and pasta. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and garnish with parsley.