Easy Family Creamy Spinach Chicken Bake

Easy Creamy Spinach Chicken Bake: layers of tender chicken, fresh spinach, & rich parmesan cream sauce under a golden cheese crust. Perfect weeknight meal!

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 25

Total Time 30

Servings: 1

Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: American

Calories: 272

Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients

Ingredients:

1 lb chicken breasts (2 chicken breasts, cut in half crosswise)
8 oz fresh spinach
8 oz Monterey Jack cheese (shredded)

Creamy Sauce:

1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup parmesan cheese (grated)
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp garlic salt

Method

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 500°F. Lightly spray a 13x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Combine creamy sauce ingredients.
Pack the casserole dish with spinach.
Top with uncooked chicken breasts.
Spread evenly with the creamy sauce mixture.
Sprinkle with shredded Monterey Jack cheese. Bake on the bottom rack of the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, or until spinach shrinks and chicken breasts cook thoroughly.

Nutrition

Calories: 272kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 19gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 67mgSodium: 657mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1g

Notes

Note: use a baking dish safe for an oven temperature of 500°F like a heavy dutch oven baking dish.

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