Jana's Chicken Florentine

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 6 flattened chicken breasts
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1/2 cup butter (1cup, cut into 3 sets of 2 t)
• salt & pepper (to season)
• 1 1/2 cups wine
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon fresh garlic
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 onion (chopped)
• 3/4 cup spinach (if fresh use 2 cups)
• 3/4 cup ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
• 1/3 cup parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup water (unless using 1 can of chicken broth then eliminate chicken bullion & water)
• 2 chicken bouillon cubes
• 1 tablespoon parsley
• 1 teaspoon parsley, to sprinkle on top
• 1 teaspoon paprika

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 flattened out chicken then coat with salt and pepper.
• 3 dredge the chicken in the flour to coat lightly.
• 4 melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a heavy large skillet over medium heat.
• 5 add the chicken and cook until brown, about 5 minutes per side.
• 6 transfer the chicken to a pyrex dish large enough to hold all the chicken with out layering.
• 7 melt 2 tablespoons of butter in the same skillet over medium heat.
• 8 add the onion, paprika, and garlic and saute until the onions are translucent.
• 9 add the wine and chicken bullion cubes (or chicken broth). increase the heat to medium-high and boil until the liquid is reduced by half, about 7 minutes.
• 10 add 1/4 of a cup of ricotta cheese and boil until the sauce reduces by half, stirring often, about 3 minutes.
• 11 stir in the parsley.
• 12 season the sauce, to taste, with salt and pepper.
• 13 then pour sauce over chicken.
• 14 melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in skillet over medium heat.
• 15 add the spinach and saute until heated through.
• 16 season the spinach, to taste, with salt and pepper. (you can add mushrooms or peppers if you prefer).
• 17 put spinach on top of chicken.
• 18 then put ricotta cheese on top of the spinach, mozzerella on top of the ricotta, and parmesan on top of the mozzerella.
• 19 sprinkle parsley on top and place in oven until cheese is fully melted, then serve over linguini or preference :).