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    Home » Skillet Chicken Thighs with Spinach and White Beans

    April 16, 2020 Chicken

    Skillet Chicken Thighs with Spinach and White Beans

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    Saucy white beans, crispy-skinned chicken thighs, plus fist fulls of spinach: this is a one-pot wonder that reheats beautifully so you can make dinner once, and feed on it for a few days, with only dirtying one pan. CanIGetAnAmen?!

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    I have only recently succumbed to the glory that is a weeknight chicken thigh. For years, I was a boneless, skinless chicken breast person, in case you can't tell by the slew of boneless, skinless chicken breast recipes all over the blog.

    But I finally decided to give chicken thighs a go in my regular cooking. They are inexpensive, super juicy, and so delightfully portioned for exactly one serving per thigh.

    ingredients to make chicken thigh skillet
    Raw chicken is never going to be beautiful, but I like to think I got pretty close with this shot

    I use fresh spinach, because I always, always have it on hand, but you could easily sub frozen spinach in this meal by cooking the frozen whole leaf spinach according to the package directions, squeezing out all the moisture from it, and then adding it in the same step I have listed below for adding the fresh spinach.

    chicken thighs with spinach and white beans
    Look at that SAUCE!

    Speaking of substitutions, there are all kinds of other substitutions you could make here! Using what you have on hand or prefer to cook with is one of the joys of cooking, and something that I'm hoping a lot of people are realizing these days as it is not as easy to get exactly what you might want to grab at the store.

    chicken thighs in dutch oven with saucy white beans and spinach

    You can use rosemary instead of thyme. Or fresh thyme instead of dried thyme! You can use any white bean you'd like, including garbanzo beans. I do think you should stick with a canned bean though, since the sauce depends on the starchy liquid in the can to come together.

    close up of saucy white beans and spinach cooked with chicken thighs

    If you love chicken thighs, here are some of my other favorite chicken thigh recipes that you might also like:

    • Nashville Hot Baked Chicken Thighs
    • Oven BBQ Chicken Thighs
    • Maple Dijon Chicken Thigh Sheet Pan Dinner
    skillet cooked chicken thighs with canned white beans and spinach

    Chicken Thighs with White Beans and Spinach

    Crispy skinned chicken thighs with saucy white beans and wilted spinach.
    Recipe from https://basilandbubbly.com
    4.64 from 11 votes
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    Course: Dinner
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: chicken thigh
    Cook Time: 40 minutes
    Servings: 4 people
    Author: Marianne

    Ingredients

    • ¼ cup olive oil
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon pepper
    • 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
    • 1 cup onion diced
    • 2 cans cannelli beans or other white beans. Do not drain the beans!
    • 10 ounces fresh spinach
    • 3 cloves garlic minced
    • 1 teaspoon thyme dried
    • ½ cup dry white wine like pinot grigio or sauvignon blanc

    Equipment

    • Dutch Oven

    Instructions

    • Set a large heavy bottomed high-sided skillet or dutch oven on the stove over medium heat. Once the pan is hot, add the olive oil.
      Season both sides of the chicken thighs with salt and pepper. Carefully place each chicken thigh skin side down in the pan, making sure the sides of the chicken are not touching each other.
    • Cook the chicken thighs without touching them or moving them around in the pan for 8 minutes. Flip each chicken thigh over in the pan so that the skin is now facing up, and cook for another 8 to 10 minutes, or until the chicken reaches 165 degrees F when tested with an instant read meat thermometer.
      Remove the chicken from the pan and set it aside.
    • Add the onions to the pan and stir them around in the chicken drippings, scraping up what pieces of browned, cooked on chicken you can and mixing the onions in with it. Cook the onions for approximately 5 minutes, or until they start to soften.
    • Turn the stove up to medium high heat. Add the garlic, white wine, and thyme to the onions in the pot. Simmer everything in the pan until the wine just starts to reduce, about 2 minutes.
      Add the beans and spinach to the pan and stir to combine. Cook over medium high heat, stirring occastionally, until the spinach is wilted.
    • Return the chicken to the pan and nestle it into the beans and spinach. Cook for a minute or two to get the chicken nice and hot again, and then serve!
      Garnish with fresh thyme, if available.
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    1. Suz says

      November 06, 2022 at 6:04 pm

      5 stars
      Tried this tonight and used chicken stick and lemon juice since I was shockingly out of white wine. I loved it! I might add a little bit of red pepper flakes and or some smoked paprika next time but this is a keeper!

      Reply
    2. Tiffany Ehasz says

      August 08, 2022 at 9:04 pm

      5 stars
      Amazing recipe. New weeknight staple for our fam. THANK YOU!!!

      Reply
    3. Gretchen says

      August 31, 2021 at 9:06 am

      Made it for dinner last night. My family felt it was a bit bland. Definitely needs more seasoning that the receipe indicates.

      Reply
      • Grace says

        May 10, 2022 at 6:21 pm

        Very bland

        Reply
    4. Rae says

      April 07, 2021 at 5:47 pm

      5 stars
      Just made this for dinner, it's delicious! We'll definitely be making it again.

      Reply
      • Marianne says

        April 08, 2021 at 8:51 am

        So happy y'all enjoyed it! It's one of my favorites

        Reply

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