Low-Carb Chicken and Spinach Casserole

Name: Low-Carb Chicken and Spinach Casserole
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 3 chicken breasts
Ingredients: ⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese; ⅛ teaspoon Italian seasoning; 3 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour; ½ cup heavy cream; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained

Rating: 4 stars

2 Ratings
2 Reviews
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Rich, tasty, and low in carbs!

By MissKendra

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Recipe Summary

prep:

15 mins

cook:

45 mins

total:

1 hr

Servings:

Yield:

3 chicken breasts

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 3 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese
⅛ teaspoon Italian seasoning
3 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
½ cup heavy cream
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained

Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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Step 2

Mix Parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning together in a bowl. Coat chicken breasts in the mixture and arrange in an 8-inch square baking dish.
Step 3

Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute garlic until tender, about 2 minutes. Whisk in flour to form a paste, about 3 minutes. Add cream; cook and stir until paste is thickened, about 7 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper. Add spinach; cook and stir until heated through, about 3 minutes.
Step 4

Pour spinach mixture over chicken breasts in the baking dish; top with any remaining Parmesan cheese mixture.
Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 30 to 45 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

378 calories; 24.5 g total fat; 139 mg cholesterol; 359 mg sodium. 7.8 g carbohydrates; 32.6 g protein; Full Nutrition

Reviews (2)

Most helpful positive review

France C

01/09/2018

This turned out quite tasty and is pretty easy to throw together with pantry/freezer staples. I'm keto so instead of using flour I whisked about 1/4 tsp of konjac powder into the heavy cream to thicken it. I ended up using a bit more cream than called for otherwise there didn't seem to be enough liquid for all the spinach. I would suggest seasoning the chicken with salt and pepper in the beginning (or adding it to the parmesan cheese) as the chicken itself was a little on the bland side. I also recommend using more Italian seasoning as I couldn't taste it. In my opinion cook no more than 30 mins. I set mine for 30 mins and the chicken was slightly overcooked - the chicken breasts were about 6oz each. Next time I will try 25 mins. I sprinkled with a bit of crushed red pepper for color. A great weekday recipe! Read More

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