🍽️ Tender chicken in creamy yogurt sauce + iron-rich spinach; tasty and nourishing!
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Ecem Akkaba · Dietitian
Dietitian, graduate of İstanbul Medipol University. She develops the recipes and nutrition values on FitZen.
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Yogurt Chicken & Spinach Casserole contains 410 calories per serving: 45 g protein, 8 g carbohydrate and 20 g fat. It takes 50 minutes in total and makes 3 servings.
In this recipe, chicken breast is marinated with yogurt, garlic, and spices, then baked in the oven. It is served with spinach lightly sautéed in butter. A balanced, light yet satisfying meal—rich in protein from chicken and full of iron and vitamins from spinach. Perfect for dinner and easy to prepare.
Dice chicken breast; marinate with yogurt, garlic, salt, pepper, nutmeg
Preheat oven to 180°C
Place marinated chicken in a baking dish; drizzle with olive oil
Bake for 20–25 minutes until lightly browned
Meanwhile, melt butter, add spinach, season with salt & pepper, sauté briefly
Serve baked chicken with yogurt sauce alongside sautéed spinach
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