Creamy and rich with great flavor. Perfect as comfort food during winter and fall cold days.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Course: Main dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4
Ingredients
1poundof chicken thighsboneless and skin off
2tspof avocado oil
2tbspof butter
1oniondiced
6-8clovesof garlicminced
1cupof crispy bacon.I get bag in Costco already cooked
1 1/2cupof chicken brothdivided
1/2tspof garlic/herb salt or regular salt
1/4tspwhite or black pepper
1tspof Italian seasoning
1tspof dried basil
1cupof heavy cream or half and half
3cupsof baby spinach leaves
1/2cupof parmesan cheese
Crushed chili pepper flakesoptional
1tspcornstarch mixed with 1 tbsp of wateroptional
Instructions
Start with browning chicken in avocado oil, when browned set the chicken aside.
Add butter, and onion into the skillet and make the onion translucent.
Add garlic and 1/2 cup of broth and cook for 1-2 minutes
Add crispy bacon and 1/2 cup of broth. I get a bag of bacon in Costco and use it in many dishes.
While bacon is slowly cooking, cut meat into pieces. The meat is probably raw inside, but not to worry, the meat will cook more.
Add meat, spices, and the rest of the broth and let simmer for 5-10 minutes on low heat. Just to make sure meat is fully cooked and to reduce some of the broth.
Finally, add heavy cream or half and half with parmesan cheese, simmer for 2 minutes to have flavors combine.
If you like a thicker sauce, add 1 tsp of cornstarch into 1tbsp of water and add to the sauce. - optional
When you add spinach, don't overcook it, let the heat of hot sauce wilt the spinach.
Serve over gluten-free pasta, regular pasta or rice
Finish with freshly shaved parmesan cheese and if you wish for a little kick, sprinkle crushed red pepper flakes on top.