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This Creamy Tuscan Chicken is so delicious, and such an easy gluten free dinner idea! Juicy chicken breasts in a rich sauce of sun-dried tomato, cream and parmesan cheese, with shredded spinach. Perfect served with rice or gluten free pasta.
This Tuscan Chicken is ‘So Easy and Delicious’
- Why choose this recipe? I absolutely adore Tuscan Chicken. It feels like a restaurant-standard meal that is packed with flavour, but is so easy to make. The Tuscan flavours of this creamy sauce come from a mixture of sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, parmesan, spinach and of course, cream.
- Top Tip: The Tuscan sauce is so moreish, it’s perfect mopped up with a chunk of gluten free baguette, a soft gluten free bread roll, or one of my easy gluten free flatbreads.
- Looking For The Slow Cooker Recipe? Previously I included both versions of this recipe in this post, but you can now find my Slow Cooker Tuscan Chicken recipe on its own dedicated page.
- Serving Suggestions: Serve this creamy Tuscan chicken up with some rice or pasta, crispy parmentier potatoes, a side of gluten free garlic bread, a plate of gluten free doughballs or your favourite steamed veg.
Table of Contents
- This Tuscan Chicken is ‘So Easy and Delicious’
- Don’t just take my word for it…
- Ingredients and Substitutions
- How to make Tuscan Chicken
- Storing and Freezing Instructions
- Frequently Asked Questions
- More Recipes Like This
- Creamy Tuscan Chicken Recipe Recipe
- More gluten free chicken recipes
- More slow cooker recipes
Don’t just take my word for it…
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Caroline: “This is the best new recipe I’ve tried in a long time. We were licking out the dish, it’s absolutely delicious.”
Glenda: “Made this a few times now for family and friends and they have all loved it. So easy to make and so tasty.”
Anna: “Best Tuscan chicken I’ve tasted unreal. Great recipe highly recommended to make. So so tasty my family really enjoy it”
Fiona: “Oh my goodness!!! This is absolutely amazing. My whole family loved it.“
Ingredients and Substitutions
There’s a printable recipe card for this gluten free Tuscan garlic chicken recipe below. But for the shopping list you will need…
- Chicken Breasts: You’ll need boneless skinless chicken breasts for this recipe. If you don’t want the faff of butterflying them, use mini chicken breast fillets instead.
- Gluten Free Flour: Use a plain gluten free flour or all purpose gluten free flour blend.
- Garlic: I use frozen chopped garlic but you can also use a fresh minced garlic clove or garlic paste instead.
- Paprika: This adds colour and a richness to the sauce.
- Dried Oregano: Essential for those Tuscan flavours!
- Sun Dried Tomatoes: Get jarred sun dried tomatoes as you’ll need to use some of the oil from the jar for the sauce. If not, you’ll next some extra virgin olive oil for this.
- Double Cream: In the US look for heavy cream. See the FAQs below for options for a lighter version of my Tuscan chicken if you want a less calorie-heavy meal.
- Chicken Stock: Either use homemade chicken stock or ensure you pick a gluten free stock cube or stock pot as some contain barley.
- Parmesan: Grated parmesan cheese adds flavour and helps thicken the sauce.
- Spinach: I recommend fresh spinach leaves as frozen will add too much moisture.
How to make Tuscan Chicken
There’s a printable recipe card below with the method. But here are some step-by-step photos to show you how easy this gluten free Tuscan chicken recipe is to make.
Storing and Freezing Instructions
This gluten free Tuscan chicken recipe is actually great for batch cooking, whether you’re making it on the stove or in the slow cooker.
TO STORE: Any leftovers of this Tuscan chicken can be cooled completely, portioned into a tub and kept in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat thoroughly before eating.
TO FREEZE: Cool any leftovers completely, portion into a tub and freeze for up to 6 months. Reheat thoroughly from frozen (or defrost first) before serving.
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some FAQs about this easy Tuscan chicken recipe. If you can’t find the answer to your question here or in the post above, please comment and I’ll try answer!
Yes you can! If you want a Tuscan chicken recipe with less calories, I recommend swapping the double cream for a light cream cheese. I do this regularly and it’s equally as delicious, but not so heavy. I wouldn’t recommend crème fraîche as I’ve tried this before and found it made the mixture split. Not very attractive!
This recipe relied quite heavily on dairy so I haven’t tested a dairy free substitute. You could replace the double cream with a vegan cream cheese to still get a creamy sauce. The parmesan could be replaced with some vegan cheese and a little nutritional yeast to get that cheesy flavour, but this is not something I’ve tested or experimented with a lot.
This creamy Tuscan chicken is best served fresh but it can be made ahead of time. Just store in the fridge and reheat before eating. Ideally I wouldn’t make this more than 24 hours ahead as the chicken may lose some of its crispiness.
More Recipes Like This
If you like this Creamy Tuscan Chicken then make sure you check out these other gluten free dinner recipes too…
- Marry Me Chicken
- Creamy Tuscan Salmon
- Marry Me Chickpeas
- Slow Cooker Tuscan Chicken
- Marry Me Chicken Orzo
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Creamy Tuscan Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts, butterflied
- 2 tbsp plain gluten free flour
- 3 tsp chopped garlic
- 1 tsp paprika
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 100 g sun-dried tomatoes, roughly chopped
- 100 ml double cream
- 200 ml gluten free chicken stock, made with 1 stock cube and 200ml boiling water
- 50 g grated parmesan cheese
- 120 g spinach leaves, shredded
- Salt and Pepper
Instructions
- Butterfly the chicken breasts so you have 4 chicken cutlets. Mix the gluten free flour, paprika, salt and pepper together and spread on a plate.
- Dip each piece of chicken in the flour mix, turning so it is coated well. Press the flour into the chicken to ensure an even coating.
- Heat around 1 tbsp oil from the sun dried tomatoes in a large pan on a medium-high heat. Fry the chicken for 3-4 minutes on each side until golden on the outside and cooked through. Remove from the pan.
- Add a little extra oil if needed, then turn down to a medium heat. Add the garlic, oregano and sun-dried tomatoes to the pan and fry for 1-2 minutes.
- Pour in the gluten free chicken stock and add the grated parmesan. Mix well and bring to a boil. Turn down to a simmer and leave on a low heat for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add the chicken back into the pan along with the shredded spinach, stir in the cream and simmer for a further minute before serving.
For Slow Cooker Tuscan Chicken:
- Follow step one above to coat the chicken. Add some of the sun dried tomato oil to a large pan and place on a medium-high heat. Fry the chicken for a minute on each side until just browned, to seal the meat (you can skip this step if short on time!)
- Add all of the ingredients EXCEPT the spinach to the slow cooker. Mix well and cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 5-6 hours.
- Stir in the spinach and cook for another 10-15 minutes until the spinach has wilted, then serve.
Notes
- Step-by-Step Photos: Check out the blog post above for step-by-step photos to guide you through how this Tuscan Chicken should look at each stage – for both the stove and slow cooker methods.
- Storing: This recipe is best made fresh, but leftovers can be stored in the fridge or frozen. Just be aware the chicken may lose some of its crispiness this way.
- Slow Cooker? Check out my Slow Cooker Tuscan Chicken recipe for the full slow cooker method. It was so popular it has its own dedicated page now!
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Oh my goodness!!! This is absolutely amazing. My whole family loved it. A new family favourite. Thank you 🙌
Tasty! So easy to make a definite winner in my household.