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- SUBMITTED — 9/5/2026
- APPROVED — 9/5/2026
High-Protein Creamy Garlic Chicken & Spinach
No ratings yetTender, golden chicken simmered in a rich and creamy garlic Parmesan sauce with fresh spinach and a touch of lemon. Made with protein-packed Greek yogurt instead of heavy cream, this satisfying skillet dinner delivers big flavor and around 50 grams of protein per serving. Ready in just 30 minutes, it’s an easy high-protein meal that’s perfect for busy weeknights.
Ingredients
- •5 lb chicken breast
- •1 tbsp olive oil
- •4 clove garlic
- •1 tsp paprika
- •1 tsp italian seasoning
- •0.5 tsp salt
- •0.25 tsp black pepper
- •1 cup Chicken Broth
- •1 cup Plain Greek Yogurt
- •0.5 cup Parmesan Cheese
- •4 cup baby spinach
- •1 tbsp lemon juice
- •2 tbsp fresh parsley
Instructions
- 1Cut the chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces and season with paprika, Italian seasoning, salt, and black pepper.
- 2Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook for 6–8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until browned and cooked through. Transfer the chicken to a plate.
- 3Reduce the heat to medium. Add the garlic and cook for about 30 seconds.
- 4Pour in the chicken broth and scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet. Simmer for 2–3 minutes.
- 5Reduce the heat to low. Stir in the Greek yogurt and Parmesan until a creamy sauce forms. Avoid boiling the sauce after adding the yogurt.
- 6Add the spinach and cook until wilted.
- 7Return the chicken to the skillet and stir until coated in the sauce and heated through.
- 8Stir in the lemon juice and sprinkle with fresh parsley.
- 9Serve on its own for a lower-carb meal, or with rice, quinoa, pasta, or roasted vegetables.
Nutrition
Per serving · 4 servings
Nutrition needs recalculation.
Calories
1008 kcal
Protein
118 g
Carbohydrates
0.31 g
Fiber
0.2 g
Total fat
56 g
Nutrition coverage: 57% · Partial nutrition data
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Overview
- Calories
- 1008 kcal
- Protein
- 118 g
- Carbohydrates
- 0.31 g
- Fiber
- 0.2 g
- Sugars
- 0.06 g
Fats
- Total fat
- 56 g
- Saturated fat
- 16 g
- Monounsaturated fat
- 2.4 g
- Polyunsaturated fat
- 0.33 g
- Cholesterol
- 363 mg
Minerals
- Sodium
- 358 mg
- Potassium
- 1261 mg
- Calcium
- 64 mg
- Iron
- 4.3 mg
- Magnesium
- 143 mg
- Zinc
- 4.6 mg
Vitamins
- Vitamin A
- 0 µg
- Vitamin C
- 0.01 mg
- Vitamin D
- 2.3 µg
- Vitamin E
- 0 mg
- Vitamin K
- 1.4 µg
Other
- Water
- 0 g
- Copper
- 0.23 mg
- Lysine
- 9.8 g
- Niacin
- 0 mg
- Serine
- 4.1 g
- Valine
- 5.8 g
- Alanine
- 6.7 g
- Alcohol
- 0 g
- Betaine
- 50 mg
- Cystine
- 1.6 g
- Glucose
- 0.02 g
- Glycine
- 7 g
- Lactose
- 0 g
- Leucine
- 8.7 g
- Maltose
- 0 g
- Proline
- 5.4 g
- Retinol
- 136 µg
- SFA 4:0
- 0 g
- SFA 6:0
- 0 g
- SFA 8:0
- 0 g
- Sucrose
- 0 g
- Thiamin
- 0 mg
- Arginine
- 7.3 g
- Caffeine
- 0 mg
- Fructose
- 0.04 g
- Lycopene
- 0 µg
- Mannitol
- 0 g
- Moisture
- 394 g
- SFA 10:0
- 0 g
- SFA 12:0
- 0 g
- SFA 14:0
- 0 g
- SFA 16:0
- 0.43 g
- SFA 18:0
- 0.09 g
- Selenium
- 94 µg
- Sorbitol
- 0 g
- Thiamine
- 0.36 mg
- Tyrosine
- 3.9 g
- Zinc, Zn
- 0 mg
- Galactose
- 0 g
- Histidine
- 3.5 g
- MUFA 16:1
- 0.04 g
- MUFA 18:1
- 2.3 g
- MUFA 20:1
- 0.01 g
- MUFA 22:1
- 0 g
- Manganese
- 0.11 mg
- PUFA 18:2
- 0.31 g
- PUFA 18:3
- 0.02 g
- PUFA 18:4
- 0 g
- PUFA 20:4
- 0 g
- Threonine
- 4.9 g
- Ash, total
- 5.8 g
- Copper, Cu
- 0 mg
- Folic acid
- 0 µg
- Isoleucine
- 6 g
- Methionine
- 3.2 g
- Phosphorus
- 988 mg
- Riboflavin
- 0.49 mg
- Tryptophan
- 1.3 g
- Folate, DFE
- 0 µg
- Theobromine
- 0 mg
- Vitamin B-6
- 3 mg
- Folate, food
- 0 µg
- Selenium, Se
- 0 µg
- Vitamin B-12
- 1.9 µg
- Aspartic acid
- 11 g
- Beta carotene
- 150 µg
- Folate, total
- 0 µg
- Glutamic acid
- 17 g
- Magnesium, Mg
- 0 mg
- Phenylalanine
- 4.6 g
- Phosphorus, P
- 0 mg
- Total folacin
- 23 µg
- Alcohol, ethyl
- 0 g
- Alpha carotene
- 3.4 µg
- Carotene, beta
- 0 µg
- Choline, total
- 381 mg
- Hydroxyproline
- 0 g
- Beta-tocopherol
- 0 mg
- Carotene, alpha
- 0 µg
- Alpha-tocopherol
- 1.7 mg
- Delta-tocopherol
- 0 mg
- Gamma-tocopherol
- 0.36 mg
- Pantothenic acid
- 4.6 mg
- Beta cryptoxanthin
- 36 µg
- Total plant sterol
- 1 mg
- Cryptoxanthin, beta
- 0 µg
- Energy (kilojoules)
- 4083 kilojoule
- Lutein + zeaxanthin
- 0 µg
- PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA)
- 0 g
- PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA)
- 0 g
- PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA)
- 0 g
- Vitamin B-12, added
- 0 µg
- Lutein and zeaxanthin
- 109 µg
- Total niacin equivalent
- 79 Niacin Equivalents
- Fatty acids, trans, total
- 0.6 g
- Dietary folate equivalents
- 23 µg
- Naturally occurring folate
- 23 µg
- Retinol activity equivalents
- 150 µg
- Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)
- 0.73 mg
- Vitamin D (International Units)
- 91 IU
- Niacin (nicotinic acid) preformed
- 56 mg
- Fatty acids, total trans-monoenoic
- 0 g
- Fatty acids, monounsaturated, total
- 22 g
- Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, total
- 11 g
- Fatty acids, saturated, 4:0, butanoic
- 0 g
- Fatty acids, saturated, 6:0, hexanoic
- 0 g
- Fatty acids, saturated, 8:0, octanoic
- 0 g
- Fatty acids, saturated, 10:0, decanoic
- 0 g
- Fatty acids, saturated, 12:0, dodecanoic
- 0.06 g
- Fatty acids, saturated, 13:0 tridecanoic
- 0 g
- Fatty acids, saturated, 20:0, eicosanoic
- 0 g
- Fatty acids, saturated, 22:0, docosanoic
- 0 g
- Fatty acids, saturated, 16:0, hexadecanoic
- 11 g
- Fatty acids, saturated, 18:0, octadecanoic
- 3.1 g
- Fatty acids, saturated, 14:0, tetradecanoic
- 0.45 g
- Fatty acids, saturated, 15:0, pentadecanoic
- 0 g
- Fatty acids, saturated, 17:0, heptadecanoic
- 0 g
- Fatty acids, saturated, 24:0, tetracosanoic
- 0 g
- Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 20:1, eicosenoic
- 0.59 g
- Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 22:1c, docosenoic
- 0 g
- Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 22:1t, docosenoic
- 0 g
- Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 14:1, tetradecenoic
- 0 g
- Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 15:1, pentadecenoic
- 0 g
- Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 17:1, heptadecenoic
- 0 g
- Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 18:1c, octadecenoic
- 0.01 g
- Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 18:1t, octadecenoic
- 0 g
- Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 24:1c, tetracosenoic
- 0 g
- Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:3, eicosatrienoic
- 0 g
- Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:4 n-6, arachidonic
- 0.28 g
- Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:4, eicosatetraenoic
- 0.28 g
- Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:2 c,c eicosadienoic
- 0 g
- Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:3 n-3 eicosatrienoic
- 0 g
- Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:4, octadecatetraenoic
- 0 g
- Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:3 n-6, eicosatrienoic
- 0 g
- Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 22:6 n-3, docosahexaenoic (DHA)
- 0.11 g
- Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 22:1undifferentiated, docosenoic
- 0 g
- Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:5 n-3, eicosapentaenoic (EPA)
- 0.06 g
- Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 22:5 n-3, docosapentaenoic (DPA)
- 0.06 g
- Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 16:1undifferentiated, hexadecenoic
- 2.8 g
- Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 18:1undifferentiated, octadecenoic
- 18 g
- Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:2 c,c n-6, linoleic, octadecadienoic
- 9.9 g
- Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:3 c,c,c n-3 linolenic, octadecatrienoic
- 0.46 g
- Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:3 c,c,c n-6, g-linolenic, octadecatrienoic
- 0 g
- Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:2undifferentiated, linoleic, octadecadienoic
- 9.9 g
- Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:3undifferentiated, linolenic, octadecatrienoic
- 0.46 g
10 ingredients were excluded or estimated
- garlic: ingredient specific conversion missing
- Parmesan Cheese: ingredient specific conversion missing
- baby spinach: ingredient specific conversion missing
- lemon juice: ingredient specific conversion missing
- italian seasoning: ingredient specific conversion missing
- salt: ingredient specific conversion missing
- Chicken Broth: ingredient specific conversion missing
- parsley: ingredient specific conversion missing
- plain greek yogurt: ingredient specific conversion missing
- black pepper: ingredient specific conversion missing
Nutrition data sources
Nutrition is calculated from verified food-composition data including Health Canada's Canadian Nutrient File and USDA FoodData Central.
Nutrition values are estimates calculated from ingredient data and may vary based on products and preparation.
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