This Tuscan Chicken with White Beans is an easy skillet recipe that comes together in about 20 minutes. This is an easy dinner recipe that you can pull together with just a few simple ingredients. Instead of adding pasta to this dish, we add white beans making it low carb and providing extra protein and fiber.
For dried cannellini, you’ll need to soak the beans in cold water for at least 5-6 hours (better if overnight). This process helps soften the beans, which makes cooking much faster. Drain and rinse the beans, then transfer them in a pot with water. Bring the water to a boil and reduce the heat. Cook the beans for 30 to 50 minutes or until tender.
Stir in the sun dried tomatoes and beans and cook over low-heat for another 4 to 5 minutes until the beans are heated through, the chicken is cooked through and a delicious rich sauce begins to form. This healthy Tuscan Chicken with White Beans is an easy skillet chicken dinner recipe that comes together in about 20 minutes.
Cook the chicken until it browns nicely on all sides, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add the onion and garlic and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the sun-died tomatoes and beans and cook over low-heat for another 4 to 5 minutes until the beans are heated through and a lovely sauce begins to form around the chicken pieces.