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Broiled Chipotle Chicken With Creamy Spinach

Source of Recipe

Rick Bayless


Recipe Introduction

This is a very simple and delicious broiled chicken breast dish. The flavor comes from the use of chipotles and creme fraiche

List of Ingredients

3 chipotle chiles in adobo, finely chopped
1 1/4 cups crema or whipping cream or creme fraiche (I use creme fraiche)
4 medium boneless skinless chicken breast halves, trimmed of all extraneous fat (about 1-1/3 pounds total)
1/4 cup chicken stock
6 cups spinach, stemmed,well rinsed
1/2 teaspoon salt



Recipe

Marinating the chicken: Combine the chopped canned chipotles with 2 tablespoons of the cream.
Smear over the chicken breasts, cover and refrigerate for several hours, if time permits, for the chilies to season the chicken.
Finishing the dish: Lay the chicken breasts in a broiler-proof baking dish just large enough to hold them comfortably.
Set 6 inches below a very hot broiler and cook until richly brown, 4 to 5 minutes.
Turn the breasts over, drizzle the remaining 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons cream around them and set under the broiler.
Cook until the chicken is deep golden and no longer squishy feeling when lightly pressed, 4 to 5 minutes.
Transfer the chicken to 4 warm dinner plates and keep warm in a low oven.
Scrape the cream mixture into a medium-large (3- to 4- quart) saucepan and add the broth and the spinach.
Bring to a boil over high heat and cook, stirring nearly constantly, until the spinach is wilted and the cream is reduced and thick, about 3 minutes.
Taste and season with salt, then spoon around the chicken breasts and serve right away.