This Creamy Tomato Chicken with Bacon & Spinach is a simple skillet chicken dish but the smoky tomato cream sauce that simmers with the chicken makes it something really special. And it's still super-simple to make! Just cook some bacon until crisp, then saute seasoned chicken in the drippings for extra flavor. Onion and garlic and toasted spices add another layer, balanced by a smoky fire-roasted tomato sauce. The chicken simmers in the sauce with some cream stirred in at the end for extra richness- perfect for a weeknight dinner. Serve Creamy Tomato Chicken with Bacon & Spinach with some crusty bread to soak up all that amazing sauce!
Step 1
Cook the bacon in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove the bacon from the skillet and drain on paper towels. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon drippings from the skillet.
Step 2
Season the chicken with 1 teaspoon each cumin, oregano and paprika. Heat the skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken to the drippings in the skillet and cook for 10 minutes or until browned on both sides. Remove the chicken from the skillet.
Step 3
Reduce the heat to medium. Heat the oil in the skillet. Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes or until tender crisp. Add the garlic and the remaining cumin, oregano and paprika and cook for 1 minute, stirring often.
Step 4
Add the broth and heat to a boil, stirring to scrape up the browned bits from the bottom of the skillet. Stir in the spinach and cook until wilted. Stir in the sauce and cream.
Step 5
Return the chicken to the skillet. Reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook for 5 minutes or until the chicken is done. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Sprinkle the chicken mixture with the cooked bacon before serving.
Calories | 252 | |
Total Fat | 9 | g |
Sat. Fat | 3.3 | g |
Trans Fat | 0 | g |
Cholesterol | 79 | mg |
Sodium | 481 | mg |
Total Carb | 10 | g |
Dietary Fiber | 2 | g |
Sugar | 6 | g |
Protein | 27 | g |
Vitamin D | 1 | %DV |
Calcium | 7 | %DV |
Iron | 15 | %DV |
Potassium | 14 | %DV |
This nutritional information refers to each serving of the entire recipe and not just the products used as ingredients.