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    Home » Recipes » Gluten Free

    July 30, 2021

    Healthy One Skillet Chicken Thighs Recipe With Creamy Spinach Sauce

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    This one skillet chicken thighs recipe is insanely delicious! You can't go wrong with these easy pan seared, oven baked skinless, boneless chicken thighs drenched in creamy garlic and spinach sauce. Keto-friendly, low carb, gluten free and ready in just 30 minutes, perfect for weeknight cooking!

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    Skillet Chicken Thighs With Creamy Spinach Sauce

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    What you'll need:

    • Chicken thighs: boneless and skinless.
    • Extra virgin olive oil: coat chicken and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
    • Garlic: I always keep a jar of minced garlic in the refrigerator. So convenient!
    • Unsalted butter: adds delicious flavor! Use it to sauté your garlic.
    • Heavy cream: the velvety base for your sauce.
    • Gluten free flour: just a touch to thicken it up.
    • Salt, pepper, bay leaf & Italian seasonings: a simple combo that adds a lot!
    • Chicken broth: additional delicious flavoring for your sauce.
    • White wine vinegar: for a little bit of tang!
    • Spinach: tasty, nutritious greens.
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    One Skillet Chicken Thighs With Creamy Spinach Sauce

    Making one skillet chicken thighs with creamy spinach sauce - a quick overview:

    Keep scrolling for complete recipe and instructions. We’ll start here with a quick rundown!

    • Preheat oven to 400°F.
    • Place an oven safe skillet on the stovetop and turn heat to medium.
    • Add olive oil to your pan, sprinkle thighs with salt and pepper. Sear meat for 2 minutes on each side, until browned. Reduce stovetop heat to low, transfer chicken to a plate and set aside.
    • Whisk heavy cream, gluten free flour and seasonings (except for bay leaf) together in a small bowl.
    • Place butter in skillet and add garlic, sauté for 30 seconds, until aromatic.
    • Add sauce mixture and stir until it begins to thicken then add white wine vinegar, broth and bay leaf.
    • Stir spinach into sauce and until it cooks down a bit.
    • Place chicken thighs back in skillet and baste with sauce.
    • Bake for about 20 minutes and then broil on high for 2-3 minutes for some nice brown color on top. Use a food thermometer to check that chicken is fully cooked through. Once internal temperature has reached 165°F, it is done.
    • Take skillet out of the oven and remove bay leaf. Allow to cool and enjoy!

    Handy tips:

    • Be sure to use heavy cream in this recipe as white wine vinegar may cause lower fat content substitutions (such as half and half) to curdle. Higher fat content helps to prevent this.
    • This is my favorite oven safe skillet! It's PERFECT for one pot / one pan meals and is dishwasher safe. One dish that I can throw in the washer? Now that's the kind of clean up I'm looking for!

    Sides for one skillet chicken thighs & creamy spinach sauce:

    • Easy Garden Salad Recipe
    • Sautéed Sweet Potato
    • Air Fryer Sweet Potato Cubes
    • Roasted Broccoli And Cauliflower
    • Roasted Carrots With Honey And Feta
    • Roasted Beet & Goat Cheese Salad
    • Cucumber & Onion Salad
    • Pasta Salad With Asparagus
    • Slow Cooker Potatoes
    • Mashed Cauliflower "Potatoes" (or rice - both are great for pairing with extra sauce)!
    • If you need a super quick and easy side try making microwave asparagus!
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    • Pan seared boneless, skinless chicken thighs in creamy spinach sauce.
    • Seared boneless, skinless chicken thighs drenched in creamy spinach sauce and baked.
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    4.71 from 17 votes

    Healthy One Skillet Chicken Thighs Recipe With Creamy Spinach Sauce

    Pan seared, oven baked skinless, boneless chicken thighs drenched in creamy garlic and spinach sauce. Keto-friendly, low carb, gluten free and ready in just 30 minutes, perfect for weeknight cooking!
    Prep Time15 mins
    Cook Time20 mins
    Total Time30 mins
    Course: Dinner, Main Course
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: 30 Minute Dinner, Easy recipe for chicken thighs, Gluten Free, Healthy Quick Dinner, Keto Friendly, Low Carb, Recipe creamy garlic chicken, Skillet chicken thighs recipe, Tasty
    Servings: 5
    Calories: 375kcal

    Ingredients

    • 5 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
    • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
    • 1 cup heavy cream *see note below
    • 2 teaspoon gluten free flour *see note below
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon pepper
    • 2 teaspoon Italian seasonings
    • 2 tablespoon unsalted butter
    • 2 teaspoon minced garlic *see note below
    • ½ cup chicken broth
    • 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
    • 1 bay leaf
    • 2 cups spinach

    Recipe notes:

    Heavy cream: avoid substituting heavy cream for something with lower fat content (like half and half). White wine vinegar may curdle a lower fat content replacement. 
    Gluten free flour: I like to use Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free 1-1 Baking Flour. Regular all-purpose flour will also work in this recipe if you don't have a gluten intolerance.
    Garlic: mince up 2-3 large cloves or keep a jar of garlic in the refrigerator (I highly recommend doing this, it's so convenient)!

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 400°F.
    • Place an oven safe skillet on the stovetop and set heat to medium.
    • Add olive oil to your pan.
    • Sprinkle chicken thighs with salt and pepper. Sear meat in olive oil for 2 minutes on each side, until browned. Reduce stovetop heat to low, transfer chicken to a plate and set aside.
    • Mix up your sauce: measure heavy cream, gluten free flour, salt, pepper and Italian seasonings into a small bowl and whisk ingredients together.
    • Place unsalted butter in skillet, add garlic and sauté for 30 seconds, until aromatic.
    • Add sauce mixture to the skillet and stir until it begins to thicken. Whisk in your white wine vinegar, broth and bay leaf.
    • Add spinach to sauce and stir until it cooks down a bit.
    • Place chicken thighs back in skillet and baste with sauce.
    • Transfer skillet to the oven and bake for about 20 minutes and then broil on high for 2-3 minutes to get some nice brown color on top.
    • Use a food thermometer to check that chicken is fully cooked through. Once the internal temperature reaches 165°F, it is done.
    • Take your skillet out of the oven and remove bay leaf. Allow to cool and enjoy!

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1/5th of recipe | Fiber: 1g | Calories: 375kcal | Fat: 30g | Protein: 19g | Carbohydrates: 7g

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    Comments

    1. Karen says

      July 30, 2021 at 4:14 pm

      Perfect summer recipe…..I was looking for a recipe that is not complicated and not a lot to clean up!

      Reply
      • stacey_olson says

        July 31, 2021 at 11:58 am

        That's my favorite part! Super easy clean up!

        Reply
    2. Kimberly J Snyder says

      August 03, 2021 at 12:31 pm

      5 stars
      this looks so yummy! can't wait to try it! thanks for sharing!

      Reply
      • stacey_olson says

        August 03, 2021 at 1:32 pm

        Thank you so much, Kim!!

        Reply
    3. Melba says

      August 03, 2021 at 2:17 pm

      5 stars
      This is one of my favorite recipes you have done! Yum! and your photography is stunning!

      Reply
      • stacey_olson says

        August 04, 2021 at 11:01 am

        Awwwe thank you so much!

        Reply
    4. [email protected] says

      August 04, 2021 at 4:39 am

      This sounds so good! I'm looking forward to making this very soon.

      Reply
      • stacey_olson says

        August 04, 2021 at 11:01 am

        Thank you, Paula!!

        Reply
      • Cindy says

        August 04, 2021 at 11:26 am

        5 stars
        This sounds delicious and looks pretty too. Trying this recipe soon.

        Pinned!

        Reply
    5. Libbie says

      August 04, 2021 at 12:59 pm

      Oh, now this looks yummy! Pinned for later.

      Reply
    6. Rosemary Palmer says

      August 05, 2021 at 6:17 am

      I think this will be on the menu next week. A local store has their thighs on sale on Weds, so I missed it this week. I love one pot meals.

      Reply
      • stacey_olson says

        August 05, 2021 at 9:15 am

        Oooo perfect! Let me know how it goes. I also love one pot meals, so convenient!

        Reply
      • Kim D G says

        February 02, 2023 at 9:11 pm

        5 stars
        Great recipe, cooks up quick and has great flavor!

        Reply
        • Garlic Salt & Lime says

          February 04, 2023 at 1:32 pm

          I'm so glad you enjoyed this recipe! Thank you for your rating and review!

          Reply
    7. Kim Waldorf says

      August 05, 2021 at 8:40 am

      My family loves chicken! This looks amazing. I would love to try it. Thanks so much for sharing!

      Reply
      • stacey_olson says

        August 05, 2021 at 9:15 am

        Of course! Thanks, Kim!

        Reply
    8. corine Mapes says

      August 05, 2021 at 5:05 pm

      I love any recipe that is one pan, and this looks amazing! Can't wait to try it.

      Reply
      • stacey_olson says

        August 06, 2021 at 11:30 am

        Thank you, Corine! I love one pan meals, too!

        Reply
    9. Cindy Rust says

      August 07, 2021 at 8:03 pm

      That cream sauce looks so good - heavy cream is the best :). Pinned!

      Reply
      • stacey_olson says

        August 08, 2021 at 9:30 am

        I agree! I LOVE a good creamy sauce. 🙂

        Reply
    10. Shelby Quintanilla says

      August 11, 2022 at 5:05 pm

      Can we substitute white wine vinegar with white vinegar?

      Reply
      • Garlic Salt & Lime says

        August 11, 2022 at 5:12 pm

        Hi Shelby, I haven't tried making this recipe with distilled white vinegar so I can't say for sure. I think it should work fine! I would use less than a tablespoon. Maybe try adding one teaspoon at a time and see how it tastes, let me know how it goes!

        Reply
    11. Tammy says

      March 03, 2023 at 12:16 pm

      This recipe looks incredible. I love easy one pan recipes. Keep them coming!

      Reply

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