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Hey y'all! I modified this recipe from Delish's back when everyone on /r/castiron was making this and it's quite delicious. Hopefully you guys try it out!

Ingredients

Rice

  • 1.5 cups rice
  • 1.5 cups chicken broth

Chicken & Sauce

  • 2 chicken breasts
  • salt
  • black pepper
  • dried oregano
  • cayenne pepper
  • Kashmiri chili
  • 1 tbsp neutral oil
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 lb campari tomatoes quartered
  • 2 cups spinach
  • 1⁄2 cup heavy cream
  • 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese grated

Directions

  1. Start the rice and chicken broth going in a rice cooker or on the stove.
  2. Cut chicken breasts so that they're generally the same thickness, then season with salt and generous amounts of black pepper, oregano, and just enough cayenne and kashmere chili for a bit of kick.
  3. In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat and sear the chicken nicely on both sides for long enough to cook it through.
  4. Once the chicken is cooked, set it aside and melt some butter in your pan and scrape up any fond that formed. Toss in the minced garlic and saute until fragrant.
  5. Throw in the tomatoes and season with a big pinch of salt and a bunch more black pepper. Keep them moving in the pan until the skin is falling off and the juices have mixed nicely with the sauce forming in the pan, about 3-5 minutes or so.
  6. Throw in the spinach. You will be worried that everything's gonna fall out of the pan, but just gently keep it moving in the pan. Over the next couple minutes it'll all wilt down and be much more manageable.
  7. Once the spinach has wilted down, pour in the heavy cream and mix everything together. Once everything's combined, throw in like the parmesan and stir til everything is melted together. Leave it for about 3 minutes or so, then stir again and scrape the bottom as nice crispy sheets of cheese may have formed.
  8. Add the chicken back in and let everything get to know each other at a low simmer for like 5-8 minutes or so.
  9. Serve over the rice you started earlier, it should be about ready by now.
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[–] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

What in the actual fuck is Tuscan about this chicken?

Warm regards from the currently chilly Pisa shoreline.

[–] NotSpez@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago

I can’t even call them sand people anymore? Darn political correctness ruining everything.

[–] Cylusthevirus@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

In the US, Tuscan has come to refer to a certain flavor palette loosely associated with a couple dishes made at the Olive Garden, a chain restaurant that makes Italian American inspired food. There's a specific soup they make that looks and likely tastes like this.

It's no more Tuscan than any Italian American food, much less corporate chain food.

Probably still tastes great though.

[–] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Ah, yes! I figured it must have come from somewhere, but American chain restaurant are a quaint mystery to me.

[–] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Btw, if anyone is actually interested, the closest thing to a “Zuppa Toscana” is the Ribollita. It’s a essentially a bread soup made with mostly beans and cabbage.

[–] claycle@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

One often (in these parts) sees dishes with cream and spinach described as Florentine, aka in the style of Florence, which is in Tuscany…

Apart from that tenuous connection, I have no idea. Why not just call it what it is instead of trying to brand it: seared chicken breast with spinach-tomato cream sauce…???

[–] murtaza64@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

Because that's an incredibly clunky name. I get that it can be frustrating, but we often call thing names that don't really make sense, and it seems like the name Tuscan chicken already has a lot of staying power for this dish. French fries are not from France etc etc

[–] anti_antidote@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Not a clue, it's just what it's called. Cheers!

[–] rodolfo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

In Tuscany it'd be EVO oil and flour. No such thing as kashmiri chili, heavy cream. Oregano? Maybe, more likely salvia and or rosemary, although rosemary here would be not adequate. Spinach? Yes, but cavolo nero'd be a common alternative. Nonetheless, cheers, wonderful dish.

[–] NotSpez@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Awesome. I wish we could save posts into different self made categories, would be awesome to have a ‘lemmy cook this’ folder.

, By the way, I’ve always heard that you shouldn’t put tomato in a cast iron pan, as the acidity can damage the seasoning. What is your experience with this?

[–] AThing4String@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

‘lemmy cook this’

Community ideas???

[–] anti_antidote@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Eh, it's fine to cook with. Just don't let it sit in there and oil your pan when you're done!

Fun fact: Soap is absolutely the way to clean your cast iron. The old advice of "soap will ruin your seasoning" is based on old soaps which includes lye, a strong base. Modern dish soaps are very gentle and are perfect for cast iron! Note that this doesn't include dishwasher detergents, those are very aggressive and will ruin your seasoning.

[–] Cylusthevirus@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

It'll be fine. The best way to preserve seasoning on a CI skillet is to just keep using it. Seasoning comes from oil that turns into a polymer from heat; that's what helps keep food from sticking.

People get really elaborate with their seasoning rituals, but it's not necessary.

[–] cloud_punk@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Def saving this to make it later

[–] mipadaitu@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yup, making this too. Looks great!

[–] PenguinJuice@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

You sir, are doing the Lords work.

....as long as you're not secretly a murderer.