Creamy Baked Feta Chicken
This one pot, 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.
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
- 2 oz. cream cheese optional, see thickening tip above
- 2 tbsp. tomato paste optional, see thickening tip above.
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.
- Remove from the oven and add the spinach in, and gently stir to wilt the leaves.
- To thicken, see the thickening steps above for more details. If you're serving this with pasta, be sure to reserve 1 cup of the pasta cooking water and slowly add it in while you mix in the pasta, until the desired consistency is reached. Serve and enjoy!If you're serving this with mashed potatoes or anything else, you'll want to thicken it prior to serving. Simply mix in either 2 ounces of cream cheese OR 2 Tbsp. tomato paste until completely mixed in, then serve and enjoy!
Notes
See above for thickening options, as this will vary based on how it's served.