This Creamy Mediterranean Chicken Skillet is so delicious, you won’t believe how easy and fast it is to cook. Perfect for weeknights, with flavors everyone will enjoy – you’ll be fighting over the leftover sauce!
We all know I’m a huge fan of one skillet meals, and even more so – a skillet meal that doesn’t take forever.
Do you ever stand in front of your fridge/pantry and try to figure out what to make with what you’ve got? I do it all the time, with awesome results. Letting ingredients talk to you (okay, so I didn’t add gummy bears or leftover spaghetti), I regularly create new dishes just using what I find in the fridge that day. I call it the home version of “Chopped”!
I was recently challenged by Arla® to come up with something fabulous using their cream cheese (any flavor), chicken breast, baby spinach and roasted red bell pepper – to create an original dish.
So, I added a few more simple ingredients that I usually have around anyway (butter, onion, garlic and chicken stock… and dinner was DONE!
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Want to play too? Of course you do!! And you CAN!! (keep reading on how)
What would you make if presented with these ingredients?
Chopped at Home Challenge presented by Arla:
This contest is running on FoodNetwork.com in partnership with Arla. Users will be asked to enter using the four mystery basket ingredients – Arla cream cheese (any flavor), chicken breast, baby spinach and roasted red bell pepper – to create an original dish.
Contestants will be required to upload a description of the recipe along with a photo of the finished dish that includes the Arla packaging in the shot. The winner will be selected based on appetite appeal (35%), creativity and incorporation of basket ingredients (15%), appearance and presentation (15%) and clarity of dish description (35%).
There will be one grand prize winner that will received $5,000 cash and a gift basket containing Arla products and helpful kitchen items worth an estimated $350. The contest will run from 9:00 AM EST on 4/10/18 to 4:59 PM EST on 6/1/18.
Creamy Mediterranean Chicken Skillet
This is a super simple process, involving basic techniques, and a delicious result. See?
We literally grabbed spoons and scraped the skillet to get the very last of this delicious and creamy sauce into our bellies.
About Arla
I partnered with Arla – and got to try all their yummy flavors (below). It was so hard to choose a favorite (yes, I tried them all!)
What I love about this cream cheese is that it’s very easily customizable, and adds amazing flavor to my dishes. Arla Original cream cheese is made from four simple (recognizable, pronounceable) ingredients: cream, skim milk, cheese culture and salt. That means no artificial flavors, preservatives, thickeners and stabilizers!
Arla really is the better-for-you cheese the whole family will love – which makes it easy to serve! Find Arla Cream Cheese at a store near you.
Here’s some step by step visual instructions for you!
Kylee’s Notes for Creamy Mediterranean Chicken Skillet:
- If you want to change the flavor profile you can mix it up and use Arla’s Herbs & Spices cream cheese, or just go for Original if you want a simpler flavor
- Add some white beans to bulk up the protein content
- Always use more garlic (because #delicious)
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast sliced into cutlets
- Salt & pepper
- 2 Tbs butter
- 1 medium onion diced
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 12 oz roasted red peppers finely diced
- 2 1/2 cups chicken stock divided
- 7 oz Arla® Mediterranean Garden cream cheese
- 2 cups fresh baby spinach leaves
- 2 cups freshly cooked pasta
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In a large skillet, melt the butter.
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Season the chicken and cook at medium high heat until browned and done. (About 3-4 minutes per side - needs to be 165F in the middle). Remove to a plate and keep warm.
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In the same skillet, cook the onions until softened (I deglaze the pan with a little stock as well), then add the garlic and roasted red peppers.
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Season with salt and pepper.
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Cook for 2 minutes then add the Arla cream cheese and the remaining stock.
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Whisk the sauce until blended, then simmer for around 7 minutes – allowing the sauce to reduce.
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Add the spinach and toss into the sauce until wilted.
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Add the chicken and any juices back into the pan and allow to warm through.
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Plate the pasta, add chicken and spoon a good helping of the sauce over the top.
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Devour.
- If you want to change the flavor profile you can mix it up and use Arla’s Herbs & Spices cream cheese, or just go for Original if you want a simpler flavor
- Add some white beans to bulk up the protein content
- Always use more garlic (because #delicious)
Kate says
I hope you win, because this looks fantastic.
Danielle says
I heard creamy chicken and was sold. This sounds fabulous! I am loving the sauce. What a fun challenge to!
Mely Martinez says
I saw your picture on my Google+ feed, and I have to come an get the recipe. I’m sure my family will love this creamy chicken skillet. It’s absolutely drooling!
Geannine McLaughlin says
Your recipe was delicious. For me I would have added more cream cheese for the consistency to make a bit thicker, but overall my family enjoyed the taste and they consist of a 24 yr old, 21 yr old, 13 yr old and twins 11 yrs old. Thank you so much for sharing this one, it was great!!