Indulge in the delectable flavors of Spinach Chicken Parmesan, a symphony of savory chicken, tender spinach, and melted cheese enveloped in a crispy Parmesan crust. This culinary masterpiece combines the best of both worlds – the classic allure of Chicken Parmesan with the vibrant freshness of spinach. With three distinct recipe variations to choose from, this dish offers something for every palate. The original recipe presents a timeless classic, featuring succulent chicken breasts coated in a crispy Parmesan breadcrumb crust, topped with rich tomato sauce, gooey mozzarella cheese, and a generous sprinkling of Parmesan. For a lighter alternative, try the Spinach Stuffed Chicken Parmesan, where tender chicken breasts are filled with a delightful spinach, ricotta, and Parmesan stuffing, ensuring a moist and flavorful experience in every bite. If you prefer a vegetarian option, the Spinach Parmesan Bake is a delightful choice, offering layers of tender spinach, creamy ricotta, Parmesan cheese, and a crispy breadcrumb topping. Whichever recipe you choose, Spinach Chicken Parmesan promises an unforgettable culinary journey that will tantalize your taste buds and leave you craving for more.
Here are our top 10 tried and tested recipes!
SPINACH CHICKEN PARMESAN
A family favorite. A classic dish with a Popeye-esque twist; so eat yer spinach (with chicken parmesan) and enjoy it, too!
Provided by KMSMOKEY
Categories Main Dish Recipes Chicken Chicken Parmesan Recipes
Time 45m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a small bowl combine cheese and seasoning. Roll chicken pieces in cheese mixture to coat lightly. Set remaining cheese mixture aside. Arrange coated chicken pieces in an 8x8x2 inch baking dish.
- In a small saucepan, saute green onion in butter/margarine until tender. Stir in flour, then add milk all at once. Simmer, stirring, until bubbly. Stir in drained spinach and pimiento and mix together. Spoon spinach mixture over chicken and sprinkle with remaining cheese mixture. Bake uncovered for 30 to 35 minutes or until tender and chicken juices run clear.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 186.5 calories, Carbohydrate 3.6 g, Cholesterol 77.8 mg, Fat 4.8 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 30.8 g, SaturatedFat 2.4 g, Sodium 185.4 mg, Sugar 1.4 g
SPINACH-STUFFED CHICKEN PARMESAN
Every time I buy a loaf of bread, I use the heels to make bread crumbs. Just pop them in the toasters and crush them into a labeled baggie. That way I always have them on hand for quick recipes like this. -Kellie Foglio, Salem, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 55m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°. In a large skillet, cook and stir spinach and garlic in oil just until wilted. Drain. Stir in 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper., Pound chicken breasts with a meat mallet to 1/4-in. thickness. Spread each with 1 tablespoon spinach mixture. Fold chicken in half, enclosing filling; secure with toothpicks., Place bread crumbs and egg in separate shallow bowls. Dip chicken in egg, then roll in crumbs to coat. Place seam side down in an 8-in. square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, 20 minutes., Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine tomato sauce, basil and oregano. Pour over chicken. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and remaining Parmesan cheese. Bake, uncovered, 10-15 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 165°. Discard toothpicks before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 281 calories, Fat 10g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 104mg cholesterol, Sodium 432mg sodium, Carbohydrate 14g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 31g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
CHICKEN & WHITE BEAN SOUP WITH SPINACH & PARMESAN
This recipe, published in Fitness magazine, is from Rocco Dispirito, a chef and cookbook author and a Fitness magazine advisory board member. He has a cooking show, Rocco Gets Real, which will air on A&E in October 2008. He states that to make soups and stews low-fat, skip the sauteing step. Instead, bring all the ingredients to a simmer together - and serve.
Provided by CookingONTheSide
Categories Stocks
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In Dutch oven, bring chicken broth, pasta sauce, cannellini beans and crushed red pepper to a simmer.
- Turn heat to low.
- Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper; add to broth.
- Gently poach chicken, stirring occasionally, for about 2 minutes (the broth should barely simmer).
- Stir in baby spinach.
- Continue cooking soup until spinach is wilted and chicken is just cooked through, about 2 minutes more.
- Stir in basil; season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Ladle soup into bowls and top with grated cheese.
ONE-POT PARMESAN CHICKEN ZITI WITH ARTICHOKES AND SPINACH
Creamy mac and cheese grows up with baby spinach, artichokes and Parmesan in this edgy version of everyone's favorite one-pot wonder.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 35m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In Dutch oven, heat water, 1 can of the evaporated milk, the salt, garlic and pasta to simmering over medium heat. Simmer 12 to 14 minutes, stirring frequently, until pasta is tender.
- In medium bowl, beat remaining can of evaporated milk and the cornstarch; stir in chicken and artichoke hearts. Add to mixture in Dutch oven; return to simmering, and continue to simmer 1 to 3 minutes or until thickened and mixture coats back of spoon.
- Remove from heat; stir in half of the cheese and the lemon juice. Stir until cheese melts, then add remaining cheese (reserving 1/4 cup for serving, if desired) and butter; stir again.
- Add spinach, and stir until wilted. Serve with reserved cheese and pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 540, Carbohydrate 65 g, Cholesterol 65 mg, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 6 g, Protein 34 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 1040 mg, Sugar 11 g, TransFat 0 g
CHICKEN, WHITE BEAN, SPINACH & PARMESAN SOUP
I had something very similar at a neighbors house and it was so delicious. After getting the recipe I played with it just a little, made some additions and have an even better version of the original. I hope you like it, too! For a quick, throw-it-together soup that is ready in practically no time, this is it.
Provided by Donna Graffagnino
Categories Bean Soups
Time 45m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- 1. Cut raw chicken into cubes and season with salt and pepper. Either brown in a little olive oil, in a Dutch oven, or set aside raw.
- 2. To Dutch oven add broth, granulated onion & garlic, corn and crushed red pepper; bring to a boil. *If you browned the chicken stir well to get the browned bits and drippings incorporated into the broth. Add chicken then reduce heat to low and simmer for about 5 minutes.
- 3. Add diced tomatoes, V-8, beans to broth, stir and bring back to a simmer for 15 minutes.
- 4. Stir in baby spinach and basil. Continue cooking soup until spinach is wilted and chicken is cooked through, about 2 minutes longer. Taste and add salt & pepper as needed.
- 5. Ladle into bowls and top with Parm. Enjoy!
- 6. *TIP: For a richer flavor pan sear the chicken breasts before or after cutting into cubes. Brown on both sides in a 1 T butter and 1 T olive oil. When browned remove from pot and set aside. *Options: Use Turkey or Sweet Italian sausage instead of Chicken
SPINACH CHICKEN PARMESAN
I adopted this recipe from Recipezzar. It used to be called just Chicken Parmesan, but most other dishes with that name on here are tomato based and I wanted to make clear that this one isn't. I have also changed the amounts of some of the ingredients as I felt they just weren't quite balanced. This can easily be doubled .
Provided by -Sylvie-
Categories Chicken
Time 55m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a small mixing bowl combine half of the cheese and Italain seasoning.
- Roll chicken pieces in cheese mixture to coat lightly.
- ARRANGE pieces in an small baking dish.
- In a small saucepan cook onion in hot margarine till tender.
- Stir in flour; add milk all at once.
- Cook and stir till bubbly; stir in drained spinach, garlic and pimiento olives if using, season to taste with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
- Spoon spinach mixture over chicken; sprinkle with remaining parmesan.
- Bake, uncovered, in a 350F oven for 30 to 40 minutes or till chicken is fully cooked.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 272.3, Fat 16.3, SaturatedFat 7.4, Cholesterol 30.6, Sodium 671.8, Carbohydrate 13.9, Fiber 3, Sugar 2, Protein 18.9
LEMON RICOTTA PARMESAN PASTA WITH SPINACH AND GRILLED CHICKEN RECIPE - (4.4/5)
Provided by Tarah716
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cook pasta in salted water according to directions listed on package, reserve 1 cup pasta water before draining pasta. Drain water (reserving 1 cup) and return pasta to pot. Set pot over low heat and add olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, ricotta, 1/2 cup hot reserved pasta water and parmesan and toss to evenly coat. Add in more pasta water as desired to thin. Season with salt and pepper to taste and toss in spinach and grilled chicken. Serve warm topped with more parmesan if desired. NOTE: I recommend brushing the chicken lightly with olive oil and season both sides salt, pepper and garlic powder before grilling.
ONE-POT CHICKEN BACON SPINACH PARMESAN PASTA
The flavors of this pasta dish work together so nicely. And it couldn't get much easier since you cook everything together in one pot.
Provided by Andrea P.
Categories Chicken
Time 50m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- In a large stockpot, saute bacon over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon to a medium bowl.
- Reduce heat to medium. Add chicken to the bacon fat and cook until center is no longer pink. Remove with a slotted spoon to the same bowl as the bacon.
- Saute onion in bacon fat for 1 minute. Add garlic and saute for an additional minute.
- Sprinkle in the flour, dried minced onion, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, parsley, basil, oregano and pepper. Cook and stir for 1 minute.
- Stir in chicken broth, water and milk. Increase heat to medium-high. Bring to a boil. Add pasta. Cook for 9-11 minutes or until al dente, stirring every 1-2 minutes to prevent the pasta from sticking to the bottom.
- Remove from heat and stir in spinach, breaking it up to spread throughout the pasta and sauce. Stir in 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese until it's incorporated. Stir in the bacon and chicken.
- Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese on top. Serve warm.
CHICKEN SPINACH PARMESAN ROLLATINI
My spin on Chicken Parmesan...My family and I love this simple dish...there's nothing hard about it, and so, so tasty and satisfying...nothing better than your own simple sauce...I hope you try this delicious meal, and love it as much as we do... You can make this a low fat W/W dish, by using low fat ricotta, egg beaters, low...
Provided by Cassie *
Categories Pasta
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 25
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 450 degree F. Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray, set aside.
- 2. Make the sauce - or use your favorite. 3 1/2 cups is what my recipe makes. May want to double if having more than 4 for spaghetti. I used this sauce for the chicken and 4 servings of pasta. Heat the olive oil in skillet or saucepan, over medium heat. Add the onion and saute until softened, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about a minute more. Add the tomatoes, oregano, salt and red pepper flakes, and bring to simmer. Simmer while preparing Chicken, about 10 minutes. Let cool for about 15 minutes.
- 3. Now, pour the sauce into a food processor or blender and puree until desired smoothness. (totally optional, but for this dish, I like a smoother sauce. Keep warm till ready to use.
- 4. In a bowl, add ricotta cheese, 1 egg, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded mozzarella, spinach, salt and pepper to taste. Blend thoroughly.
- 5. Place 2 or 3 chicken cutlets inside a large freezer bag Pound out each piece to about 1/4 in thick with meat mallot. Repeat with remaining chicken.
- 6. Now, salt and pepper each piece.
- 7. On two separate plates; add bread crumbs and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese to one, and lightly beat 2 eggs on another. Onto each breast, spread about 2 tablespoon of cheese mixture. If I have extra at the end, I add more to each.
- 8. Loosely roll each one and keep seam side down. Dip chicken in egg mixture, then in breadcrumbs and place seam side down into prepared baking dish. Repeat steps with remaining chicken.
- 9. Bake for 25 - 30 minutes. Remove from oven, top each cutlet with about 2 tbsp sauce.
- 10. Criss - cross cheese atop the sauce. Sprinkle with parsley.
- 11. Bake until cheese is melted and bubbling, about 3 more minutes.
- 12. Serve with the additional sauce, pasta and Parmesan cheese. Delicious!!!
ITALIAN PARMESAN CHICKEN WITH TUSCAN SPINACH SALAD
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375ºF. Coat chicken with cheese mixture and bake as directed on package. Heat dressing in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add peppers; cook and stir 3 to 4 min. or until crisp-tender. Add spinach and beans; cook 3 min. or just until spinach is wilted, stirring constantly. Serve chicken over the spinach salad.
Tips:
- Use fresh spinach for the best flavor and texture. If you only have frozen spinach on hand, be sure to thaw and squeeze out as much excess water as possible before using.
- Don't overcook the chicken. Chicken breasts are thin and can easily become dry and tough if overcooked. Cook them until they are just cooked through, or until they reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Use a good quality Parmesan cheese. The Parmesan cheese is what gives this dish its signature flavor, so it's important to use a good quality cheese that has a strong, nutty flavor.
- Make sure the chicken is completely coated in breadcrumbs before frying. This will help to create a crispy, golden crust.
- Serve the chicken parmesan immediately after cooking. This dish is best enjoyed hot and fresh out of the oven.
Conclusion:
Spinach chicken parmesan is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. It's also a great way to get your kids to eat their vegetables. The combination of tender chicken, wilted spinach, and melted Parmesan cheese is sure to please everyone at the table. So next time you're looking for a quick and tasty dinner idea, give spinach chicken parmesan a try.
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