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by Chef John Guinivere
Summary: Butterfly Chicken Breast Provencal served with Parmesan Cream of Spinach
Cooking time (duration): 20 minutes
Number of servings (yield): 2
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Ingredients
- 2 Large Chicken Breasts – Butterfly to make 4 pieces
- 1 ½ Large Sweet Onion (reserve half onion and julienne)
- 2 Tomatoes (one for sauce, other for garnish)
- 1 Cup Frozen Chopped Spinach – Drained Well
- 1 Cup White Wine
- 3 Large Garlic Cloves – 2 sliced for Spinach, 1 chopped for sauce
- ½ Cup Heavy Cream
- 2 Tbsp. Cavender’s Greek Seasoning
- ¼ Cup Parmesan Cheese
- 1 Tbsp. Black Pepper
Instructions
- Chop onions, and microwave frozen spinach until warm
- Render pot hot with olive oil and saute onions
- Add white wine and reduce, add sliced garlic
- Add spinach, squeeze out excess water to reduce overall cooking time
- Ready chicken breasts: Clean fat off chicken breast, and butterfly chicken breast.
- Add cream to pot, stirring occasionally
- Reduce heat and let simmer
- Lay out chicken breasts flat, and season with Cavender’s Greek Seasoning on both sides
- Render saute pan hot with olive oil, (if non-stick pan you can pass on the oil), and lay chicken breasts into pan.
- Place a plate or lid over pan to cook with heat from top and bottom
- Add Parmesan cheese to pot with spinach, stir in well.
- Add Cavender’s Greek Seasoning for flavor, and a dash of Black Pepper.
- Julienne half onion and chop tomato
- Remove chicken from saute pan
- Add onion to saute pan, with wine
- Add tomatoes to onion
- Flower tomato by starting at the top, make a slice and skin tomato following the curve of the tomato to the bottom.
- Take skin and wrap around finger to create rose. Set aside for garnish
- Chop garlic clove and add to saute pan with tomatoes and onions, stir well. Re-introduce chicken breasts to saute pan.
- Add butter to chicken and onions.
- Remove chicken breasts from pan and slice, return to pan after sliced
To Serve:
- On large serving plate, place chicken on one side of plate
- Top with onions and tomatoes.
- Spoon spinach next to chicken, and top with parmesan cheese
- Place tomato flower on other side of plate
- Serve.
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