Unbelievably Easy Keto Chicken Florentine Recipe That Will Transform Your Healthy Meals!

This article explores a simple yet elegant recipe for Keto Chicken Florentine, perfect for busy weeknights or anyone seeking a flavorful, low-carb meal. It delivers a restaurant-quality dish in the comfort of your own home, ready in under 30 minutes.

Why Keto Chicken Florentine?

This recipe is a winner for several reasons:

Quick and Easy: Minimal prep time and simple cooking steps make it ideal for busy schedules.
Keto-Friendly: With a focus on healthy fats and minimal carbs, it perfectly fits a ketogenic lifestyle.
Delicious: The creamy, garlicky spinach sauce elevates simple chicken breast into a gourmet experience.
One-Pan Meal: Easy cleanup is a bonus!

The Magic of Creamy Sauces

A cornerstone of quick keto meals is a luscious cream sauce. Using heavy cream or canned coconut milk as a base opens up a world of possibilities. Add your favorite meats, vegetables, and spices, and you've got a satisfying keto dinner in under 30 minutes! The creamy base allows the chicken to cook through without drying out, ensuring tender and flavorful results.

Key Ingredients

The beauty of this recipe lies in its simplicity. The core ingredients create a symphony of flavors:

Chicken Breast: Provides lean protein and a blank canvas for the sauce. Boneless, skinless chicken breasts are ideal.
Fresh Spinach: Adds nutrients, color, and a mild, earthy flavor.
Heavy Cream: Creates the rich and decadent sauce.
Garlic: Infuses the dish with its pungent and aromatic essence. Freshly minced garlic is highly recommended.
Parmesan Cheese: Adds salty, umami notes and helps thicken the sauce. Use good quality Parmesan cheese, freshly grated if possible.
White Wine: Adds depth and acidity to the sauce. Chicken broth can be substituted.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Here's how to create this culinary masterpiece:

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Prep the Chicken: Cut your chicken breast in half lengthwise so you even up with 4 chicken breasts or slice the breasts through the middle to create two thinner cutlets out of each breast. Season both sides with Italian seasoning and salt, or simply salt and pepper.
Sear the Chicken: Heat the oil in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat, add in the chicken breast. Cook for 5 minutes then flip the chicken over, add the garlic to the pan. Cook the chicken for an additional 5 minutes, or cook 4 to 6 minutes per side, until cooked through. The temperature should reach 165ºF on an instant read thermometer. Remove the chicken from the pan and place onto a plate. Don’t touch the chicken while it cooks. You want the chicken to get a nice brown coloring on it, so while it is cooking let it sit in the pan instead of moving it all around. When the chicken is done cooking on the side it is cooking on it will easily come off of the pan, if it is not ready it will tear.
Create the Sauce: Add the chicken broth, heavy cream, and Italian seasoning. Let the sauce simmer for 3-6 minutes until the sauce has thickened. Add in the spinach and cook for 2 minutes.
Combine and Serve: Add in the chicken and cook for an additional 2 minutes. Transfer the cooked chicken breasts to the skillet and simmer for 2-3 minutes until heated through. Flip the chicken in the sauce to coat.

Alternative Cooking Method: Instant Pot Keto Chicken Florentine

For an even quicker option, try making this dish in an Instant Pot:

Sauté the Chicken: Heat some oil on the sautee setting of your Instant Pot, then season and sautee the chicken for 3-4 minutes per side or until lightly golden brown in places. Set aside.
Sauté Aromatics: Add another tsp of oil and sautee the onions and garlic for 3-4 minutes or until the onions are soft and aromatic.
Pressure Cook: Return the chicken to the Instant Pot and add the broth. Cook on the Meat setting for 10 minutes with a natural release of 5 minutes.
Finish the Sauce: Remove the chicken from the Instant Pot and add the cream and spinach. Put the pot back on the sautee setting and boil the mixture for about 5 minutes or until the liquid has reduced by about a third. Turn off the heat and add the Parmesan cheese and Dijon mustard.
Serve: Ladle generously over the chicken.

Tips and Variations

Use Different Cuts of Chicken: If you do not have chicken breasts then you can use chicken thighs or chicken tenderloins.
Thin Chicken: I take full chicken breasts and cut them in half lengthwise to make thin cuts of chicken, if you are using chicken thighs or tenderloins you can pound the chicken flat.
Frozen Spinach: I prefer to use fresh spinach, but if you only have frozen spinach you can use that. Just thaw it, squeeze the water out and then use it.
Add More Veggies: Mushrooms sauteed with the onions and garlic add another layer of flavor.
Spice it Up: Add a small pinch of red pepper flakes for a touch of heat.
Thickening the Sauce: Simmering the cream with the parmesan for a few minutes will create a wonderfully thick, luscious sauce. There is no need for any thickener for this recipe.
Wine Substitution: Feel free to substitute the white wine with chicken broth.

Serving Suggestions

Low carb Chicken Florentine can be served by itself with sides, over zoodles, riced cauliflower or spaghetti squash.

Storage Information

Store any leftovers in an air tight container in the fridge. It will keep in the fridge for 3-5 days. Leftovers should be stored in an airtight container and refrigerated for up to 3 days. You can reheat it on the stovetop or in the microwave. I don’t recommend freezing this dish as cream sauces have a tendency to split when frozen, thawed, and reheated.

Nutritional Information

This keto chicken Florentine recipe has 5.4g of carbs and 1.4g of fiber per serving. That comes to 3.0g net carbs per serving. This Chicken Florentine Recipe is a flavor bomb dinner, my friends. And it takes only about 35 minutes to make so you can enjoy a gourmet meal even on a weeknight. Oh and did I mention that it has a whopping 48 grams of protein and only 5.4 grams of carbs per serving? Nutritional information for this recipe is provided as a courtesy and is calculated based on available online ingredient information. It is only an approximate value. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site cannot be guaranteed. Erythritol carbs (sugar substitutes) are not included in the carbohydrate counts as they have been shown not to impact blood sugar, and they have zero calories and zero carbs.

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