Skillet Lemon Chicken with Spinach
This simple, ultra-quick chicken dinner—packed with spinach and peppers—is delicious on its own or served over brown rice or your favorite pasta.
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Can I Use Chicken Breast Instead of Thighs?
Yes! Chicken breast or chicken tenderloins can be used in place of the chicken thighs. So long as they are cut into bite-sized pieces, the cooking time remains the same.
What Can I Serve with Skillet Lemon Chicken with Spinach?
This one-skillet meal is perfect served over whole-wheat pasta or brown rice. For a low-carb dinner, you can serve it over cooked spaghetti squash or zucchini noodles. To keep things ultra-fast and simple, serve this easy chicken and spinach recipe with a piece of crusty bread to soak up all the leftover sauce.
Tips for the Best Skillet Lemon Chicken with Spinach
This recipe is easy to master and takes only 25 minutes from start to finish. Keep these things in mind when you're making this chicken and spinach dish for the first time:
Add the Spinach in Batches
This recipe calls for 10 cups of spinach, which is a lot! In order for it to all fit in the pan, add the spinach in batches (by the handful) letting the first batch wilt before you add another.
Serve It Right Away
The lemon and white wine in this recipe are both acidic and can turn the spinach brown if it sits too long. The taste will remain unchanged, but this dish will be most presentable right after it leaves the stove, so plan on serving it right away.
Additional reporting by Hilary Meyer
