Creamy Chicken Florentine Recipe
This Creamy Chicken Florentine Recipe is a delicious quick and easy weeknight meal that is a cinch to make when you want something easy that also feels kind of fancy. Tender, juicy chicken breasts are gently sautéed and then simmered in a creamy white wine sauce with shallots and spinach for an easy one-pot meal.
Chicken Florentine is made of tender, juicy chicken breasts simmered in a savory wine or Mornay sauce (Bechamel Sauce with Cheese) on a bed of spinach or topped with spinach. In fact, the term Florentine or a la Florentine is a French culinary term that refers to dishes made with spinach. It's been debated whether the origins of this dish are French, Italian, or both. But legend has it is was Catherine de Medici who upon Marring King Henry II of France in 1533 brought her love of spinach to France. Despite its murky origin story, no one can debate how delicious this recipe is!
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CREAMY CHICKEN FLORENTINE RECIPE
Serves 4
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INGREDIENTS:
2 Boneless Chicken Breasts
Coarse salt,
¼ cup (31g) all-purpose Flour for dredging
¾ tsp (3.75ml) Italian Seasoning
Freshly cracked pepper
1 tbsp (15ml) Olive Oil
1 Tbsp (14g) Unsalted Butter
1 Shallot, minced
½ cup (118ml) Dry White wine
1 ½ cups (368ml) chicken broth
1 garlic, minced
¼ cup (60ml) heavy cream
Freshly grated Parmesan Cheese, to taste
1 Tbsp (15ml) Cold Water
1 Tbsp (15ml) Cornstarch
2 cups (60g) Spinach
METHOD:
Slice chicken breasts in half horizontally. And pound thinly in between 2 sheets of wax paper. Salt on both sides and refrigerate for a minimum of 1-2 hours before cooking, or overnight is even better! This will tenderize the chicken and make it moist and juicy.
Place the flour on a plate, and add the Italian seasoning and freshly cracked pepper. Mix with a fork to combine. Dredge the chicken through the flour mixture on each side until coated. Shake off the excess.
Heat the oil and butter in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat until foamy. Cook 2 chicken breasts at a time on each side until nicely browned. Set aside. They will continue to cook in the sauce.
Add more olive oil to the skillet if needed.
Cook shallots in the pan drippings until tender. Then add the wine, and reduce by a third. Then add the chicken broth, garlic, heavy cream and cheese. Add back in the chicken and cover, cook for 5 minutes until chicken is cooked through. Meanwhile prepare the slurry, by mixing cornstarch with very cold water.
Then add the spinach, cover, and steam until wilted, and then add the slurry. Whisking until sauce thickens.
Remove the chicken with tongs and place it on a serving plate and spoon sauce and spinach over the chicken.
Serve with mashed potatoes, rice or smashed potatoes.
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Recipe of the Day: Giada's Beef and Cheese Manicotti | Everyday Italian | Food Network
Make double: Giada's beefy, cheesy manicotti doesn't leave many leftovers.
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Italians are masters at transforming simple, everyday ingredients into dishes that are quick, healthy and satisfying. In Everyday Italian, Chef Giada De Laurentiis shares updated versions of the homey recipes she grew up with in her Italian family. She'll show you easy dishes that are perfect for every occasion: a weeknight meal, entertaining a crowd or a cozy dinner for two. Buon appetito!
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Beef and Cheese Manicotti
Recipe courtesy of Giada De Laurentiis
Total: 55 min
Prep: 15 min
Cook: 40 min
Yield: 6 servings
Level: Intermediate
Ingredients
4 teaspoons olive oil
1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
1 pound ground beef
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
14 (8-ounce package) manicotti
1 (15-ounce) container whole-milk ricotta
3 cups shredded mozzarella
1 cup grated Parmesan
2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 cups marinara sauce
2 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces
Directions
Heat a heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Add 1 teaspoon of the olive oil, onion and ground beef. Season with salt and pepper. Saute until the meat browns and the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, and cool.
Brush 1 teaspoon of oil over a large baking sheet. Cook the manicotti in a large pot of boiling salted water until slightly softened, but still very firm to the bite, about 4 to 6 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the manicotti from the pot to the oiled baking sheet and cool.
Meanwhile, combine the ricotta, 1 1/2 to 2 cups mozzarella cheese, 1/2 cup Parmesan, and parsley. Add the garlic, salt, and pepper to taste, and mix. Stir the cooled meat mixture into the cheese mixture.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Brush the remaining 2 teaspoons of oil over a 13 by 9 by 2-inch glass baking dish. Spoon 1 1/2 cups of the marinara sauce over the bottom of the prepared dish. Fill the manicotti with the cheese-meat mixture. Arrange the stuffed pasta in a single layer in the prepared dish and spoon the remaining sauce over.
Sprinkle the remaining 1 1/2 cups of mozzarella cheese, then the remaining 1/2 cup of Parmesan over the stuffed pasta. Dot entire dish with the butter pieces. Bake the manicotti uncovered until heated through and the sauce bubbles on the sides of the dish, about 30 to 35 minutes. Let the manicotti stand 5 minutes and serve.
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Alex Guarnaschelli's Spinach Manicotti with Lemon | The Kitchen | Food Network
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Spinach Manicotti with Lemon
RECIPE COURTESY OF ALEX GUARNASCHELLI
Level: Easy
Total: 1 hr 40 min
Active: 50 min
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients
2 cups ricotta
Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
12 dried lasagna sheets or 12 fresh pasta sheets
4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
One 5-ounce package baby spinach
1 cup heavy cream
1 large clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
1 cup finely grated Pecorino-Romano, plus more for serving
1 large egg, lightly beaten
Grated zest (with some pith) of 1 large lemon plus juice of 1/2 lemon
Leaves from 8 sprigs fresh tarragon, coarsely chopped
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
Directions
Place the ricotta in a fine mesh strainer set over a bowl. Loosely cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate the ricotta for at least 30 minutes and up to 4 hours.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Position a rack in the center of the oven.
Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Add the lasagna sheets and stir with a large slotted spoon to ensure that the pasta does not stick as it cooks. Cook until still quite firm, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain the pasta and transfer to a large bowl (you'll use the empty pot later). Gently toss with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil to coat. (This is more pasta than you will need, but the extra noodles are backups for any that might break.)
In a large saute pan, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat. When the oil begins to smoke lightly, add the spinach, then sprinkle with salt and cook, stirring, just long enough to wilt, 30 to 45 seconds. Quickly remove the pan from the heat and transfer the spinach to a kitchen towel-lined plate to drain and cool.
Return the medium pot to medium heat, then add the cream and garlic and bring to a gentle simmer, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in the Worcestershire, hot sauce and 1/2 cup pecorino. Spoon enough of the sauce to lightly coat the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish and set aside.
In a large bowl, spread the ricotta out on the bottom and up the sides of the bowl (so the seasoning coats most of the cheese). Add the egg and sprinkle with salt. Mix to combine. Add pepper, the lemon zest, lemon juice, tarragon and the remaining 1/2 cup pecorino. Mix to combine. Add the sauteed spinach, reserving some for garnish. Add the allspice and combine thoroughly.
Arrange the lasagna sheets on a clean, flat surface with the longer sides of the rectangles facing you. Place about 3 tablespoons ricotta on the edge of the sheet closest to you, leaving a little room on either end. Gently roll the pasta up into a tube away from you and place inside the prepared baking dish, seam-side down. Repeat with the remaining pasta and filling, taking care that the manicotti are snug in the baking dish.
Cover the manicotti with about three-quarters of the sauce. (Keep the remaining sauce warm.) Place the baking dish on the center rack of the oven and bake until lightly browned and the filling is hot in the center when pierced with the tip of a knife, 15 to 20 minutes. Warm the remaining sauce and spoon it over the manicotti. Sprinkle the top with the reserved spinach and freshly grated Pecorino-Romano. Serve warm.
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Spinach and Mushroom Manicotti
This Manicotti is made with fresh mushrooms and spinish and delicious ricttoa cheese that gives a lot of flavor! Enjoy!
Ingredients
For 4 serving
1 Manicotti Barilla 8 oz
1 cup chopped mushroom
2 cup chopped spinach
3 tbsp olive oil
1 cup ricotta cheese 32 oz
½ cup shredded New York extra sharp cheddar cheese
½ cup grated Parmesan & Romano cheese
1 tsp Oregon
½ tsp dry Basil leaves
1 tbsp garlic powder
½ tsp seasoning salt
2 egg
1 cup Marinara sauce
½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Directions
1- Cook Manicotti following directions.
2- Chop mushroom and spinach.
3- In a pan put oil and leave to get hot in medium heat, then add mushroom and leave 3-4 min then add again spinach and leave 1 min.
4- In a bowl mix together ricotta, extra sharp cheddar cheese, parmesan cheese, Oregon, dry Basil, garlic powder, seasoning salt, and egg. Then add spinach mixture. Mix until combined.
5- In the baking dish put ½ cup sauce.
6- Fill in Manicotti with 2 tbsp of mixture.
7- Arrange Manicotti in the baking dish then top with ½ sauce.
8- Sprinkle with Mozzarella.
9- Bake in preheat oven at 360 degree 35 40 min. Serve warm. Thank you and enjoy!
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Spinach & Ricotta Cannelloni
Out of this world delicious - Spinach Ricotta Filling inside cannelloni tubes, topped with a simple, tasty tomato basil sauce and cheese.
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