KAHALA'S EASY CHICKEN FLORENTINE 
1 chopped onion
2-3 crushed garlic cloves
8 oz chopped fresh mushrooms of choice
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 cup white wine
1/4 cup chicken stock or broth (more or less as desired)
6 boneless skinless cooked chicken thighs or
4+ cups cooked chicken
1 cup fresh or frozen chopped spinach

Chop cooked chicken into small or medium cubes and set aside along with spinach.

Sauté onions, mushrooms and garlic in butter and wine until nearly half liquid is reduced.

Add stock or broth. Add chopped spinach and chicken.

Cook all ingredients together for 10 or 20 minutes.

If more sauce is desired, add broth and butter to obtain amount of sauce you wish.

Serve over linguini or other pasta.

Submitted by: Sherry Machado

recipe reviews
Kahala's Easy Chicken Florentine
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 Mike (New Jersey) says:
I tried this out a few months ago and loved it. In subsequent preparations, I've tweaked a few things, mostly to the way I do things or personal tastes.

I start with 1.5-2 pounds of boneless, skinless chicken breast haves and cube them raw, using a ceramic knife. Fry that up in olive oil seasoned with garlic & onion powders, parsley, and some ground white pepper. Drain it with a slotted spatula, but don't go overboard soaking up the oil; it's good for the flavor.

For the sauce, I go with condensed cream of chicken soup, and just enough water to fully immerse the chicken and spinach. On the spinach note, I use a decent sized bag of fresh leaves and cut them into strips with a chef's knife, squishing them into a group on the cutting board so they cut easily.

Lastly, I find this dish is best with small pasta. I've been using farfelle (bow ties), but elbow macaroni or ditalini should work just as well.
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 J. Russo (New York) says:
I made this for my family last night using the recipe posted as well as the suggestions by Mike from NJ who commented on this recipe also. It came out great! I used bowties and my youngest daughter (who doesn't eat alot) had 3 bowls! The whole pot was gone. I will add this to my weeknight dinner schedule! Thank you so much!
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 Rose (New Jersey) says:
Made this dish twice now and my husband and I really like it! Next time, I may tweak it and use less butter to be healthier, but the dish is delicious, and very easy to make.
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 Liz (Tennessee) says:
Very tasty!
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 Ada Lai (California) says:
Excellent. Husband loved it. Next time I'll use a little less wine and more broth. May also substitute olive oil for some of the butter

 

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