Description
This Chicken with Spinach and Pine Nuts is a quick, healthy, and flavorful dish. Tender chicken is paired with sautéed spinach, garlic, and toasted pine nuts, finished with a touch of lemon for brightness.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 boneless chicken breasts
- 4 cups fresh spinach
- 3 tablespoons pine nuts
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Season chicken with salt and pepper.
- Heat olive oil and cook chicken until golden and cooked through.
- Remove chicken and let it rest.
- Toast pine nuts in the same pan until golden.
- Sauté garlic until fragrant.
- Add spinach and cook until wilted.
- Stir in lemon juice.
- Slice chicken and place over spinach.
- Top with pine nuts and serve.
Notes
Do not overcook the chicken to keep it juicy. Toast pine nuts carefully as they burn quickly. Adjust lemon juice to taste.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Pan-Frying
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 85mg