Name: Spinach Artichoke Chicken Casserole Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 chicken breasts; 1 tsp Chilli flakes; 2 cloves garlic; 1 tsp salt; 2 tbsp butter; 1½ tbsp all-purpose flour; 1 cup whole milk; ½ cup cream cheese; 10 oz frozen spinach; 6 oz artichoke hearts; ¾ cup Mozzarella cheese

How To Make Spinach Artichoke Chicken Casserole

One way to incorporate more veggies in your meal is to try this chicken casserole recipe. It has spinach and artichokes in a creamy cheese sauce.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 40 minutes

Total: 50 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

4chicken breasts
1tspchilli flakes
2clovesgarlic,minced
1tspsalt,divided
2tbspbutter
1½tbspall-purpose flour
1cupwhole milk
½cupcream cheese
10ozfrozen spinach,defrosted
6ozartichoke hearts,or quarters, roughly chopped
¾cupmozzarella cheese,grated

Instructions

Add chicken breasts, chilli flakes, minced garlic, and ½ teaspoon salt to a baking dish. Rub the spices on both sides of the chicken breasts and arrange them side by side in the baking pan. Set aside to marinate. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Melt butter in a pan and add flour. On a medium flame, saute the flour for a minute and slowly add milk while whisking continuously to ensure no lumps form. Keep whisking till the sauce comes to a simmer and starts to thicken. Whisk in the cream cheese and set aside.
Squeeze the defrosted spinach to remove any extra water. Add spinach, artichoke hearts, and the remaining ½ teaspoon salt to a bowl and mix well.
Spread the spinach artichoke mixture on top of each chicken breast, pour the sauce all over and bake for 35 minutes. At the 25 minute mark, sprinkle mozzarella over the chicken and place it back in the oven for the next 10 minutes. Serve hot.