Chicken Thighs with Shallots and Spinach
“This moist and tender chicken comes complete with its own creamy spinach side dish! It makes a pretty presentation and comes together in no time flat for a nutritious weeknight meal.” —Genna Johannes, Wrightstown, Wisconsin
| Servings | Prep Time | Cook Time |
| 6servings | 15minutes | 15minutes |
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 6servings | 15minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 15minutes |
Ingredients
- 6 boneless skinless chicken thighs (about 1-1/2 lb)
- 1/2 tsp seasoned salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1-1/2 tsp olive oil
- 4 shallots thinly sliced
- 1/3 white wine or reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1 package fresh spinach 10 oz, trimmed
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
Portions: servings
Units:
|
Ingredients
Portions: servings
Units:
|
Instructions
- Sprinkle chicken with seasoned salt and pepper. In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add chicken; cook until a thermometer reads 170°, about 6 minutes on each side. Remove from pan; keep warm.
- In same pan, cook and stir shallots until tender. Add wine; bring to a boil. Cook until wine is reduced by half. Add spinach and salt; cook and stir just until spinach is wilted. Stir in sour cream; serve with chicken.
- Freeze option: Before adding sour cream, cool chicken and spinach mixture. Freeze in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through slowly in a covered skillet, stirring occasionally, until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 170°. Stir in sour cream.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition Facts
1 chicken thigh with 1/4 cup spinach mixture: 223 calories, 10g fat (3g saturated fat), 77mg cholesterol, 360mg sodium, 7g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 1g fibre), 23g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1-1/2 fat, 1 vegetable.
