Chicken Florentine is a dish that feels restaurant-quality but is surprisingly simple to make at home and ready in 30 minutes flat. With tender chicken cutlets nestled into a creamy spinach sauce, this recipe uses just one pan and is practically a complete meal all on its own.

A Florentine dish typically consists of a protein, spinach, and a Mornay sauce (a béchamel sauce with cheese). The dish allegedly dates back to the 1500s and it’s often attributed to French Queen Catherine de Medici, who was apparently partial to foods that reminded her of her native Florence.

Usually, the simplest answer is the correct one, and this is no different. According to The Spruce Eats, florentine just refers to dishes that are cooked in the style of cuisine that comes from...

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This chicken Florentine recipe combines juicy chicken thighs with a creamy wine sauce, spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, and parmesan for an easy, one-pan dinner.

In case you’re wondering what in the world “florentine” means: It’s a fancy name for foods that are served with spinach. But doesn’t the name take you to the patio of a bistro in Paris? The spinach in this pasta is vibrant, healthy and tasty.

Classically, “Florentine” or “à la Florentine”, refers to any French dish made up of spinach and a creamy white béchamel sauce. However, modern Florentine recipes are typically made with pan-seared chicken breasts in a cream sauce enhanced with wine and plenty of fresh spinach.