What Makes This Recipe So Good
What I really love about this healthy, creamy, Whole30 Tuscan chicken is that it is so dang quick and so dang easy. The ingredients in the recipe are real elements to the dish: chicken, artichoke hearts, spinach, sun-dried tomatoes… There aren’t too many supporting ingredients here. Did I mention it’s quick? It comes together in about 30 minutes, which makes it super duper easy to throw together on a weeknight for a quick Italian skillet dinner. It’s really one of our favorite paleo recipes!The flavors and textures are everything you want and hope they’ll be! The chicken breasts are cooked perfectly until they’re so tender, not at all dry. The sauce is dairy-free, yes, but still oh-so-creamy, and it’s perfectly flavored with plenty of garlic, fresh spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, and artichoke hearts. It’s a healthy, Whole30, paleo, low carb, keto-friendly, dairy-free, gluten-free, and grain-free recipe, so it’ll suit just about anyone! Don’t you love it when you can cook just one meal and make the whole group happy?
Key Ingredients
Chicken Breasts – Perfectly cooked, perfectly tender, perfectly juicy chicken breasts. If you’d prefer to use chicken thighs, you totally can. Check out the Chef’s Tips section below for specifics!Coconut Cream/Milk – Don’t worry. It’s not going to make your Whole30 Tuscan chicken super coconutty or tropical tasting. It WILL, however, make the sauce unbelievably creamy and rich, while still being Whole30-compliant, paleo-friendly, and dairy free.Sun-Dried Tomatoes – Look. I don’t make the rules. But sun-dried tomatoes, chicken, and a rich cream sauce are just meant to be together. Don’t believe me? Check out my reader favorite Marry Me Chicken (Whole30 version coming soon!) and you’ll see exactly what I mean. The slight sweetness coupled with that tart tanginess? Oh, it’s so good.
Chef’s Tips
This recipe is at its very best when you use all of the ingredients listed. They’re there for a reason! If you really need to, though, you can leave out any one of the three: sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, or artichoke hearts. But I beg you, please only do it if you or one of yours JUST WON’T EAT that ingredient. Trust me, I’ve been there, I get it. Keep at least two, though, so you get a real Tuscan chicken flavor!If you eat dairy or are keto, opt for heavy cream or half-and-half in place of the coconut milk or cream. Coconut milk is fine on keto, but it’s just barely higher in carbs than the other two.Looking for more fat or a little more flavor? Use chicken thighs instead of the chicken breasts! Sear them skin side down in avocado oil for 8 minutes or until the skin is golden brown and crispy. Flip and bake in a 375º Fahrenheit oven for 14 minutes. Remove pan from the oven and set chicken thighs aside. Pour off the grease and continue with the recipe, starting with adding the butter or ghee.
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Creamy Tomato Artichoke Chicken (Whole30, Paleo)Best Ever Paleo Italian Meatballs with Creamy Tomato Sauce (Whole30, Paleo)Healthy Zuppa Toscana (Whole30, Paleo)Bruschetta Chicken (Whole30, Paleo)Whole30 Creamy Garlic Chicken (Dairy Free, Paleo)Roasted Air Fryer Carrots
