Spinach Stuffed Chicken
by JennyMac Lipsmack
olive oil
1/2 medium onion, chopped or 1/2 cup green onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced (make two piles: 2/3 and 1/3)
10 ounces boxed spinach, thawed
1/2 cup cheese (feta, monterry jack, cheddar, swiss -your preference)
salt and pepper to taste
3 Tbsp. butter
1 cup breadcrumbs (italian, plain, panko, cracker- whatever you have on hand)
1 tsp. oregano (basil, rosemary, sage- whatever floats your boat)
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast (split in half lengthwise)
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Heat 1 Tbsp olive oil in small pan on medium heat. Add the onion and 2/3 of the reserved garlic, cook until softened 3-4 minutes. Place cooled onions in bowl with thawed spinach, cheese and season with salt and pepper. Melt butter in pan used for onions, turn off heat and add crumbs, herbs and remaining garlic. Toss around to mix herbs, crumb and butter.
Drizzle a baking dish with another 1 Tbsp of olive oil. Split each chicken breast lengthwise but not all the way (like a book). Stuff with spinach and cheese mixture, letting the stuffing overflow at the edges. Place the chicken pieces in the baking dish and top with breadcrumbs. Bake until juices run clear or internal temperature is 165 degrees or about 20 minutes.
Serves 4.
Serve with a some bread and a leafy salad and you are good. This was delicious. I can't wait for the leftovers tomorrow!
Go stuff yourself!
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6 comments:
OMG, this looks absolutely delicious! I've already made my ingredient list and thanks to you, I don't have to wonder what's for dinner tomorrow! Thanks for sharing!
i found dinner! yummm, thanks so much for posting, this looks too good/easy to be true! and as a clumsy cook, i can't express enough how big a fan i am of easy! spinach and chicken is always a great combination, yummmmmmm
thanks again for posting!
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Wow! I made this for dinner last night and my husband loved it! This is a keeper!
However, I have one question that stumped me. Where do you add the cheese? There is cheese in the ingredient list, but the only time cheese is mentioned in the directions is when the "cheese mixture" is added. It looks like there is cheese in the spinach mixture so my assumption was that the spinach mixture and cheese mixture are one, a spinach/cheese mixture, is that right? Please help!
Anon,
Thank you for pointing out my mistake. If you printed this out you will need to do it again for I corrected it. Eagle-eyed followers like you keep us bloggers on our toes. Thanks muchly, ENJOY!
My sister and I made this for supper tonight and it turned out great! We were a bit shy on crust ingredients so I used crushed Ritz crackers instead. Delicious!
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