Creamy Baked Feta Chicken

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Creamy Baked Feta Chicken is a delicious dish where tender chicken breasts are baked with a rich, creamy feta cheese sauce. It's a flavorful and comforting meal perfect for any dinner occasion.

Prep Time10

Cook Time35

Total Time45

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Servings: people

Calories: 888kcal

Author: Rachel Rivera

Ingredients

1 tbsp. olive oil
4 chicken breasts
4 cloves garlic
1 small onion
8-10 oz. mushrooms of choice optional
1 cup chicken broth
1 tbsp. lemon juice
½ cup heavy cream
1 pint grape tomatoes
8 oz. block of feta cheese or crumbled
2 cups baby spinach or greens of choice
12 oz. gluten free pasta

Instructions

Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Heat a large cast iron on the stove over medium heat. Add the olive oil and sear the chicken on both sides, roughly 6 minutes each. Set aside.
Add the garlic and onion to the skillet and saute, stirring, for about 3 minutes.
Add the chicken back to the pan, and add the chicken broth, lemon juice, heavy cream, and tomatoes. Stir everything and spread the chicken pieces around the pan, leaving the center empty.
Place the feta cheese in the center, pushing the tomatoes around it.
Place the skillet into the oven and bake for about 20 minutes, or until a thermometer in the chicken registers 165 F.
While the chicken cooks, boil the pasta according to package directions and set aside, reserving 1 cup of pasta cooking water to the side as well.
Remove the chicken from the oven and add the spinach in, and gently stir to wilt the leaves.
Slowly add it in the pasta cooking water while you mix in the pasta, until the desired consistency is reached. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Potatoes: If you'd rather serve this with mashed potatoes instead of pasta, just mix some tomato paste or cream cheese to thicken the chicken sauce in lieu of the pasta and cooking water.

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