Tuscan Chicken
Non-veg · Curries & Gravies
Good for: Party
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Tuscan chicken: seared boneless chicken thighs in a creamy sauce of spinach, tomato, olives, basil and parmesan. Serves 4, 50 minutes, step-by-step video.
Ingredients
15 itemsTomato, Chopped1
Olives¼ cup
Water½ cup
Salt2.5 tsp
Black Pepper Powder2 tsp
Dried ParselyFor Garnish
Palak (Spinach)1 cup
Cooking Cream2 cup
Parmesan Cheese, Grated½ cup
Chicken Thigh & Leg Boneless, Diced4
Olive Oil5 tbsp
Garlic, Finely Chopped5 cloves
Basil Leaves, Shredded4
Dried Oregano2 tsp
Onion, Finely Chopped2
Contains: milk.
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 4. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 667kcal | 2668kcal |
| Protein | 21g | 84g |
| Carbohydrate | 14g | 58g |
| Fat | 59g | 234g |
| Fibre | 2.5g | 10g |
| Sugar | 7.1g | 28g |
Cookd masalas for chicken thigh & leg boneless
Method
- 1
Marinate the chicken thighs with salt and pepper. Heat a pan with 2 tbsp oil. Sear the chicken thighs on bot sides till it turnsgolden brown. Take the chicken off the pan and keep it aside.
Chicken Thigh & Leg BonelessSaltBlack Pepper PowderOlive OilOlive Oil
- 2
Heat oil in a pan, add garlic, basil leaves, oregano and saute for a minute. Add chopped onion and saute it till it turns translucent.
Olive OilGarlicBasil LeavesDried OreganoOnion
- 3
Add the chopped tomato and saute for a minute.
Tomato
- 4
Add the spinach leaves and saute till it shrinks.
Palak (Spinach)
- 5
Add the cream, mix it well and bring it to a soft boil.
Cooking Cream
- 6
Add the Black olives and mix it well.
Olives
- 7
Add half a cup of water. Season the sauce with salt and pepper.Add grated parmesan cheese, mix it till it dissolves.
WaterSaltBlack Pepper PowderParmesan Cheese
- 8
Add the chicken to the sauce and gently spoon the sauce over the chicken and cook it for a few seconds.
- 9
Transfer it to a bowl, garnish it with chopped parsley. Serve it hot.
Dried Parsely
Before you start
- How long does Tuscan Chicken take?
- 50 minutes from start to finish. That is 20 minutes of preparation and 30 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Tuscan Chicken serve?
- 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Tuscan Chicken vegetarian?
- No, it contains meat or fish.
- Is Tuscan Chicken spicy?
- No, it is not spicy.
- What do I need to make Tuscan Chicken?
- 4 Chicken Thigh & Leg Boneless, 1 cup Palak (Spinach), 2 cup Cooking Cream, ½ cup Parmesan Cheese, ¼ cup Olives, 1 Tomato, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Tuscan Chicken?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Tuscan Chicken?
- About 667 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
2 notes- A
Anisha Shruti A TFebruary 2025
tasty and yummy
- S
Safiya SulthanaNovember 2022
I didn't have olives and instead of basil, I used mixed herbs. Using milk along with fresh cream helped me as i didn't want to add so much of cooking cream. I add the pasta to the gravy. Just my tinkered version of this with whatever i had🤪And it was yummm..
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