Northern Cheesy Florentine Soup Food

CHICKEN FLORENTINE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion, carrots, celery, and garlic; cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in baby spinach.
• Pour chicken broth, diced tomatoes, and lemon juice into the pot. Stir in pepper, oregano, and basil. Bring to a boil; stir in chicken and rice. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until flavors combine, about 30 minutes.

CHEESY CHICKEN FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Cook pasta in large saucepan as directed on package, omitting salt. Meanwhile, cook and stir chicken in large skillet sprayed with cooking spray 8 to 10 min. or until done. Stir in pasta sauce; cook and stir 2 to 3 min. or until heated through.
• Drain pasta; return to saucepan. Add spinach, VELVEETA and Parmesan; mix lightly.
• Spoon pasta mixture into 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with chicken mixture and mozzarella. Bake 10 to 15 min. or until heated through.

CHEESY CHICKEN FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti as package directs.
• Keep warm.
• Heat oil over medium heat in extra-deep 12-inch,non-stick skillet that has a lid.
• Peel and coarsely chop onion,adding to the skillet as you chop.
• Cook,stirring from time to time,while you begin cuttung the chicken into bite-size pieces.
• This step I do ahead of time.
• Add the pieces to the skillet.
• Raise heat to medium-high, and cook and stir until the chicken is no longer pink on the surface,about 3 minutes.
• Add the garlic and Madeira,and stir and cook 1 minute.
• Reduce heat to medium, add Alfredo sauce,and stir to mix well.
• Sprinkle Swiss cheese evenly over the chicken mixture, then place the spinach leaves over the cheese.
• The pan may seem too full, but the spinach will wilt down.
• Cover the pan and cook 3 minutes to let the spinach begin to wilt.
• Uncover, and stir the mixture well.
• Serve over cooked,drained spaghetti and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese NOTE: Dry sherry or apple juice can be substituted for Madeira wine.

CHICKEN FLORENTINE SOUP

Steps:

• Bring first 5 ingredients to boil in medium saucepan, stirring occasionally. Simmer on medium-low heat 5 min.
• Stir in chicken; cook 2 to 3 min or until heated through, stirring occasionally.
• Serve topped with cheeses.

CHEESY CHICKEN FLORENTINE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place chicken breasts on a parchment-line baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until just light pink, 15 to 20 minutes; they will not be fully cooked.
• While the chicken is cooking, melt 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in Parmesan cheese until melted. Add heavy cream, condensed soup, oregano, basil, parsley, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat to low and cook until thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Arrange spinach over the bottom of a 9-inch square baking dish. Pour about 1 1/2 cups sauce over the spinach, then arrange chicken breasts over top. Cover with remaining sauce and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
• Return to the oven and bake until bubbly and lightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes.