Chicken Florentine Style

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Everyday ItalianEpisode: Under the Tuscan Sun

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Cook Time:
20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 20 min
Total:: 30 min

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Ingredients

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
All-purpose flour, for dredging
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter
2 tablespoons shallots, sliced
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
1 1/2 cups dry white wine
1 cup whipping cream
1 tablespoon chopped fresh Italian parsley
2 (10-ounce) packages frozen cut-leaf spinach, thawed, drained

Directions

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.

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null null, null 11-18-2009
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Fabulous!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is just delicious! It does take longer than recommended to reduce...I saw a few people comment on that before I made... it. I let it reduce about 12 min with the wine and 8 for the cream. I put some linguine down first, then the spinach with some sauce, then the chicken. I only used 1 package of spinach--which was plenty for two people. Really great dish!!Read more
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John Chico, CA 11-17-2009
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EXCELLENT!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Great flavor! I used half and half as I was out of cream and it worked fine. The taste was so much better than I expected... from reading the ingredient list. I messed up on my timing and covered the chicken and let it sit for about 10 minutes in the sauce, and I'm sure that helped too! I will definitely make this again!!Read more
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John Salem, OH 11-13-2009
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Family raved over it!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I added some diced tomatoes and a hint of shallotts to the spinach. Gave it some wonderful flavor and contrast. I am making... it for my wife's 50th birthday at her request. I have already shared this recipe with family and they are doing back flips over it !!Read more
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Jane Smithtown, NY 11-07-2009
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Delicious
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Absolutely delicious. The sauce has so much flavor. Easy to make as a week night meal.
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Jo Mequon, WI 10-18-2009
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Great Dish, Especially if you Enjoy Doing Dishes
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

It was very good however; it takes a great deal of organization, pots, pans, strainers, platters, dishes, dishes and more... dishes. I'm glad I made a double batch and froze 5 servings to eat at another time. I used the orzo and mushrooms that others suggested. It is a great dish and it makes a beautiful presentation. If you double this recipe and you want to serve the same type of wine that you cook with, be sure to buy two bottles.Read more
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DANA Dickinson, TX 10-15-2009
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To Tony:
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

From my knowledge: Florentine refers to the spinach and cream sauce and has nothing to do with lemon. Actually I have never... even heard of Florentine Chicken that has lemon in it...are you sure you are not thinking of Chicken Piccata?!?!?! So I am trying this tomorrow night for dinner and will add my review of the meal afterwards...I was reading the comments and ran across this and wanted to comment. Read more