{"id":4526,"date":"2026-05-03T09:38:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T09:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=4526"},"modified":"2026-05-03T09:38:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T09:38:53","slug":"creamy-spinach-parmesan-baked-chicken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/03\/creamy-spinach-parmesan-baked-chicken\/","title":{"rendered":"Creamy Spinach Parmesan Baked Chicken"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Creamy Spinach Parmesan Baked Chicken<\/h2>\n<p>A rich, comforting, and weeknight-easy dinner with juicy chicken baked in a velvety spinach-Parmesan cream sauce.<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts<\/li>\n<li>Salt and black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp paprika<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp olive oil<\/li>\n<li>3 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 cup heavy cream<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup chicken broth<\/li>\n<li>1 cup fresh spinach, chopped<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp Italian seasoning<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to <strong>375\u00b0F (190\u00b0C)<\/strong>. Lightly grease a baking dish.<\/li>\n<li>Season chicken with salt, pepper, and paprika on both sides.<\/li>\n<li>Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Sear chicken <strong>2\u20133 minutes per side<\/strong> until lightly golden (not fully cooked). Remove and set aside.<\/li>\n<li>In the same skillet, saut\u00e9 garlic <strong>30 seconds<\/strong> until fragrant.<\/li>\n<li>Add heavy cream and chicken broth. Simmer <strong>3\u20134 minutes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in spinach, Parmesan, and Italian seasoning. Cook until spinach wilts and sauce thickens slightly.<\/li>\n<li>Place chicken in the baking dish. Pour the creamy spinach sauce over the top.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle mozzarella evenly over everything.<\/li>\n<li>Bake <strong>20\u201325 minutes<\/strong> until chicken is cooked through and cheese is bubbly and golden.<\/li>\n<li>Rest <strong>5 minutes<\/strong> before serving.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Pound thicker breasts for even cooking.<\/li>\n<li>Add mushrooms or sun-dried tomatoes for extra flavor.<\/li>\n<li>Serve with rice, pasta, or mashed potatoes to soak up the sauce.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creamy Spinach Parmesan Baked Chicken A rich, comforting, and weeknight-easy dinner with juicy chicken baked in a velvety spinach-Parmesan cream&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4527,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4526"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4528,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4526\/revisions\/4528"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}