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Close-up of pan-seared chicken breasts served over wilted spinach in a buttery sauce, perfect for 20 Minute Summer Dinner Ideas.

20 Minute Summer Dinner Ideas

This recipe provides a quick meal solution for busy individuals needing fast dinners during the summer. Quick recipes like these made summer cooking stress-free.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Servings 2 people

Equipment

  • Skillet

Ingredients
  

  • 2 chicken breasts sliced thin
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 cup spinach
  • 1/2 cup cream
  • 1/4 cup parmesan

Instructions
 

  • Cook the sliced chicken breasts in the skillet for 4 minutes on each side. Remove the chicken from the skillet.
  • Sauté the garlic in the same skillet. Add the cream and parmesan. Simmer the sauce until it thickens slightly.
  • Add the spinach to the sauce and cook until it wilts.
  • Return the cooked chicken to the skillet. Coat the chicken completely in the sauce.

Notes

Serve this dish with pasta or bread. Garnish with extra parmesan cheese before serving. By Grace Williams, contributor at Recipes by Betty.
Keyword 20 minute summer dinner ideas, easy dinner fast, quick chicken dinner summer