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Chicken Florentine with Roasted Pumpkin and Greens

Chicken Florentine with Roasted Pumpkin and Greens

  • 30 min
  • 613 calories

Florentine or à la Florentine is a term from classic French cuisine that refers to dishes that typically include a base of cooked spinach, a protein component and a béchamel sauce (which includes roux and usually requires time and skill to prepare correctly). Our clever You Plate It chefs have created a quick and easy, creamy version of chicken florentine that can be on the table in 30 minutes with no fuss. Enjoy!

Number of servings

Ingredients

  • 2.0 Each Chicken Breast 2.0 Each Chicken Breast
  • 0.5 Cup Stock Cream 0.5 Cup Stock Cream
  • 1.0 Cup Baby Spinach 1.0 Cup Baby Spinach
  • 350.0 g Kent Pumpkin 350.0 g Kent Pumpkin
  • 0.5 Cup Peas 0.5 Cup Peas
  • 150.0 g Broccoli 150.0 g Broccoli
  • 2.0 Tablespoon Parmesan (Shaved) 2.0 Tablespoon Parmesan (Shaved)
  • 1.0 Each Garlic Clove 1.0 Each Garlic Clove
  • 30.0 g Butter (pantry) 30.0 g Butter (pantry)

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Step-by-step instructions

First Things First

Our vegetables and fruit come as fresh as can be, so please give them a quick wash before you get started.

As well as your basic cooking tools, you will need...

Pot
Frying-Pan
Conventional Oven

Step 1

1 Prepare Ingredients

Preheat oven to 220C. Cut pumpkin into thin wedges, discarding seeds. Cut broccoli into florets. Peel and mince garlic.

Step 2

2 Roast Pumpkin

Place pumpkin wedges on a lined baking tray and drizzle with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for 25-30 minutes.

Step 3

3 Cook the Chicken

Pat chicken breast dry. Place chicken between 2 sheets of baking paper. Use a mallet to pound them into thin, even pieces. Season each breast with salt and pepper. Heat a frying pan over a medium high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Add chicken and cook until browned and cooked through, about 3-4 minutes each side. Remove and set aside.

Step 4

4 Make the Florentine Sauce

To the same pan, add the butter. When melted add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add stock cream and 4.5 tbsp of water. Cook for 2 minutes. Stir through the spinach, parmesan and season with salt and pepper. Return the chicken to the pan for 2-3 minutes before serving.

Step 5

5 Cook Greens

Boil a pot of water. Add broccoli and peas to the boiling water and cook for 3-4 minutes until broccoli is bright green and tender. Drain.

Step 6

6 You Plate It!

Divide the pumpkin, peas and broccoli between serving plates. Season the veg with salt and pepper. Add a chicken breast and the creamy Florentine sauce. Enjoy.

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