Skillet Chicken With Creamed Spinach, Mushrooms, and Bacon Recipe

A skillet chicken dish featuring a rich, luscious sauce with adaptable mushrooms and greens.

Category Tags:

DinnerEntreeLunch

Cuisine Tags:

American

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Instructions

  1. Heat a large skillet and cook bacon until crisp; remove bacon, reserving 2 teaspoons of fat.

  2. In the same skillet, sauté onions and mushrooms until golden, season, and transfer to a platter.

  3. Add olive oil to the skillet, brown chicken thighs on both sides, then place them on the platter with the vegetables.

  4. Wilt spinach in the skillet, then add cream and broth; bring to a simmer. Season, then stir in mozzarella until melted.

  5. Chop the cooked bacon. Stir the bacon, sautéed mushrooms, and onions into the sauce.

  6. Return the browned chicken thighs to the simmering sauce and cook until chicken is cooked through.

  7. Serve directly from the pan.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 455 kcal
Carbohydrate: 9 g
Cholesterol: 201 mg
Fiber: 2 g
Protein: 37 g
Saturated Fat: 15 g
Sodium: 591 mg
Sugar: 4 g
Fat: 31 g
Unsaturated Fat: 0 g