Dinner

Creamy Spinach and Mushroom Chicken is for Dinner.

Creamy Spinach and Mushroom Chicken takes several minutes to prepare.

Creamy Spinach and Mushroom Chicken takes several minutes to cook.

Creamy Spinach and Mushroom Chicken makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Creamy Spinach and Mushroom Chicken are:

1 Tb olive oil
1 8 oz package fresh mushrooms, cleaned and quartered
1 can (7.75 oz) spinach, drained
1/4 c. fat free half and half
1/4 c. light sour cream
1/4 c. parmesan cheese, grated
4 oz. light cream cheese (neufchatel)
1 Lb chicken breast pieces (bite size)

Here is how you make Creamy Spinach and Mushroom Chicken:

Heat oil in medium size skillet and saute mushrooms. When mushrooms are browned and cooked through, transfer them to a medium sauce pan. Add spinach, half and half, sour cream, parmesan, and cream cheese and heat to slow simmer. Meanwhile, saute chicken in mushroom skillet until cooked through. When spinach sauce is well blended and heated through and the chicken is cooked through, combine them.Makes 4 - 1 cup servingsServing suggestion: serve with riceVariations:1) Instead of chicken, substitute shrimp, scalops, or both.2) Leave chicken out, blend the sauce in a blender, and serve as a spinach dip appetizer (chilled or hot) with tolerated crackers or bread.Fructose exchange:Each serving contains approximatly 1/4 cup cooked spinach and 1/4 cup cooked mushrooms.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AATKINSON13.

The nutritional information for Creamy Spinach and Mushroom Chicken is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 310.4

• Total Fat: 15.2 g
• Cholesterol: 98.0 mg
• Sodium: 354.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 7.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.0 g
• Protein: 36.3 g