Grilled Chicken Florentine
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Recipe type: Main Course, Pasta
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Serves: 6
 
Ingredients
  • 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, fillet in half
  • kosher salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 1lb rigatoni
  • 16oz spinach
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1½ cups heavy cream
  • 1 cup milk
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • ½ teaspoon white pepper
  • ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ⅓ cup sour cream
  • ¼ cup romano cheese, grated
  • ¼ cup parmesan cheese, grated
  • ¼ cup asiago cheese, grated
Preparation Instructions
  1. Season the chicken with salt and pepper on both sides and grill until cooked through, about 5 minutes each side, set aside.
  2. Meanwhile bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add the rigatoni and cook until al dente.
  3. While the pasta is cooking and the chicken is grilling, make the sauce.
  4. In a large saucepan melt the butter over medium heat. Add the flour to make a roux, you want a light colored one so only cook and stir for about 3 minutes. Slowly add the cream, stirring between each addition allowing it to come smooth and thick.
  5. Next add the milk, again slowly to allow the mixture to thicken between additions.
  6. Add the garlic, white pepper, cayenne, and salt.
  7. Next add the sour cream and the three cheeses. Stir until melted and smooth and creamy.
  8. Drain the pasta once cooked through and put back into the pot, toss the spinach on top of the pasta.
  9. Slice the chicken up into strips and place on top of the spinach, then pour the sauce over the top of everything.
  10. Mix around until the spinach wilts and everything is well coated and serve!
  11. You may as well go ahead and put it in a serving dish on the table because everyone is going to want seconds.
Recipe by Foods of Our Lives at https://www.foodsofourlives.com/2011/03/grilled-chicken-florentine/