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Vegan Creamy Tuscan Chicken
🇮🇹 Italian Vegetarian

Vegan Creamy Tuscan Chicken

🇮🇹 Italian

Golden chicken in a garlicky cream sauce with spinach, tomatoes and parmesan. This vegan version swaps in cashews, coconut milk, coconut oil, tofu, vegetable stock. Ready in about 35 minutes.

Prep 10 min Cook 25 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

  • Spinach2 cups
  • Garlic4 cloves
  • Olive Oil1 tbsp
  • Vegetable Stock1/2 cup
  • Tofuextra-firm, in pieces
  • Coconut Milkfull-fat, same amount
  • Cashewsfinely ground with salt (vegan parmesan)
  • Cherry Tomatoes1 cup
  • Coconut Oil1 tbsp

Optional extras

  • Dried Oregano1 tsp

Instructions

  1. 1

    For this vegan version, use tofu for chicken, vegetable stock for chicken broth, coconut oil for butter, coconut milk for heavy cream, cashews for parmesan cheese wherever the steps mention them.

  2. 2

    Season and sear the chicken until golden on both sides; set aside.

  3. 3

    Melt butter, sauté garlic and tomatoes.

  4. 4

    Add broth, cream and oregano; simmer and stir in parmesan.

  5. 5

    Wilt the spinach, return the chicken and simmer until cooked through.

Chef's tip

Let the cream simmer gently; a hard boil can split it.

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