LISA'S 1-SKILLET CHICKEN

Lisa's 1-Skillet Chicken image

Created this recipe as a way to use leftover chicken and make a quick healthy dinner and it was a huge hit, even with my picky eaters! Can be served as-is for low-carb meal or over angel hair pasta.

Provided by Lisa Culbertson

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes Skillet

Time 25m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
2 boneless chicken breast halves, sliced into strips
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons butter
1 pint mushrooms, sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tomato, diced
1 ½ cups baby spinach

Steps:

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; add chicken and season with salt and pepper. Cook and stir until chicken is no longer pink in the center, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate.
Melt butter in the same skillet; cook and stir mushrooms and garlic until mushrooms are lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Mix tomato and chicken into mushroom mixture; season with salt. Cook and stir, 2 to 3 minutes. Add spinach and gently stir until wilted, 2 to 3 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 170.2 calories, Carbohydrate 4.6 g, Cholesterol 47.6 mg, Fat 10.9 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 14.8 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, Sodium 122.2 mg, Sugar 2.1 g