WW Recipe of the Day: Healthy Speedy Spinach Artichoke Dip Chicken
If you're a fan of spinach artichoke dip, you're gonna love this easy healthy spinach artichoke dip chicken recipe.
A light yet creamy version of spinach artichoke dip is spooned over skillet seared chicken breasts. Low in fat, full of flavor and coming together in about 15 minutes, this WW friendly chicken recipe is easy enough for a weeknight, yet impressive enough for date night. It's sure to become a family favorite.
Easy Spinach Artichoke Dip Chicken Breast
If you aren’t a fan of artichokes or don’t have them on hand, just use extra spinach instead.
How Many Calories and WW Points in this Spinach Artichoke Dip Chicken?
According to my calculations, each serving has 200 calories and:
4 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
2 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
2 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
5 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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How to Make Easy Healthy Spinach Artichoke Dip Topped Chicken
Step 1: Gather and prepare all ingredients
Step 2: Put the spinach and artichokes in a microwave safe bowl (affiliate link). Cover and cook for 1 minute on high.
Step 3: Add ¼ cup Parmesan, mayonnaise, garlic, onion powder, and pepper. Stir to combine.
Mixing spinach artichoke dip
Step 4: Fold in the mozzarella. Set aside the dip mixture while you prepare the chicken.
Step 5: Cover the breasts with wax paper or plastic wrap. Gently pound to ¼-inch thickness.
Step 6: Spray nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Add chicken and cook over medium-high heat.
Cooking chicken breasts
Step 7: Cook for approximately 2-3 minutes on each side, or until browned. Top each breast with ¼ cup of the spinach dip.
Topping each breast with spinach artichoke dip
Step 8: Add ¼ cup of water to the skillet and cover. Cook for 1-2 minutes or until chicken is done.
Step 9: Sprinkle each breast with 1 teaspoon of Parmesan cheese before serving.
Chicken breast topped with spinach artichoke dip
Easy Healthy Spinach Artichoke Topped Skillet Chicken Recipe Notes
Substitute fresh spinach with ½ cup frozen chopped spinach (thawed and squeezed dry).
Chopping fresh spinach
Skip the pounding, and purchase thin sliced chicken breasts.
What Should I Serve with this Skinny Spinach Artichoke Chicken?
- Serve with brown rice and steamed broccoli or green beans.
- Enjoy alongside a Low Calorie French Shredded Carrot Salad
- Keep it super light and healthy with a simple green salad or a spicy slaw
- Pair with a baked sweet potato and sautéd spinach.
Spinach artichoke dip chicken dinner
How Can I Use Spinach Artichoke Chicken Leftovers?
- Enjoy any leftover dip with raw veggies.
- Dice chicken breast and mix with dip, warm and use to top a baked potato (white or sweet).
- Make a creamy chicken quesadilla.
- Top an English muffin for a cheesy chicken melt.
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Speedy Spinach Artichoke Dip Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh spinach, shredded
- ½ cup drained quartered artichoke hearts
- ¼ cup plus 4 teaspoons, grated Parmesan cheese
- 3 tablespoons light mayonnaise
- ½ teaspoon minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons shredded part-skim mozzarella
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1 pound)
Instructions
- Put the spinach and artichokes in a microwave safe bowl (affiliate link). Cover and cook for 1 minute on high.
- Add ¼ cup Parmesan, mayonnaise, garlic, onion powder, and pepper. Stir to combine.
- Fold in the mozzarella. Set aside the dip mixture.
- Cover the chicken breasts with wax paper or plastic wrap. Gently pound to ¼-inch thickness.
- Spray nonstick skillet with cooking spray.
- Add chicken to skillet and cook over medium-high heat. Cook for approximately 2-3 minutes on each side, or until browned.
- Top each breast with ¼ cup of the spinach dip.
- Add ¼ cup of water to the skillet and cover. Cook for 1-2 minutes or until chicken is done.
- Sprinkle each breast with 1 teaspoon of Parmesan cheese.
Recipe Notes
Recipe source: Eat What You Love Everyday (affiliate link) by Marlene Koch
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
If you like this Spinach Artichoke Dip Chicken, you might also like
- Spinach Artichoke Baked Pasta
- Crock Pot Spinach Artichoke Ravioli Soup
- Slow Cooker 4-Ingredient Goddess Chicken
- Spinach Quiche
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lenore goodwin
Martha, I would love to try some of your recipes but you never state the sodium content and between high blood pressure and kidney disease, I need to be very careful and must monitor my salt intake. Can this problem be remedied? I notice most of the WW recipes neglect the salt factor.
Martha McKinnon
Hi Lenore,
Sodium is just too variable depending on kinds of products used and because many of my recipes are written to season to taste it's impossible to accurately report a number. There are lots of nutrition calculators available that will help you determine the sodium content. Here's a link to one: https://www.verywellfit.com/recipe-nutrition-analyzer-4157076
Hope this helps! ~Martha
Martha Johnson
Martha, I noticed your yummy looking recipe for Speedy Spinach Artichoke Dip Chicken did not mention if the artichoke hearts are the ones in oil or water. This would affect the points value. I typically use the ones in water. Please clarify.
Martha McKinnon
Hi Martha, the ones in water, not the ones marinated in oil. ~Marth
De
Hello, is there anything I can replace the Mayo with?
Mallory Stang
Plain Greek yogurt is a great substitute!
Joanne
I don’t have a microwave. What would I do instead? I will be using frozen spinach.
Martha McKinnon
Hi Joanne, If you are using frozen spinach, you'll want to defrost it and then press out as much excess water as possible. I would then stir 1/4 cup of the well defrosted and well drained spinach with the artichokes and proceed with the recipe. No need to microwave. Hope this helps. ~Martha
Ann
Fantastic!
Lori
I made this tonight, and used a little bit of feta cheese in place if the mozzarella! It was so delicious ?
Tracee
How is the calorie count only 200 when .25 pounds of chicken alone is 187?.
Martha McKinnon
This says that there are 120 calories in 4 ounces of boneless skinless chicken breast: https://www.myfitnesspal.com/nutrition-facts-calories/4-oz-chicken-breast