Chicken Breasts Stuffed With Mushrooms And Spinach Food

SPINACH-MUSHROOM STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the mushrooms, onion and garlic in butter until tender. Stir in the spinach and red pepper; cook for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in the Swiss cheese, bread crumbs, lemon zest, salt and pepper., Carefully loosen chicken skin on one side of each chicken breast half to form a pocket; stuff with spinach mixture. Place in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until juices run clear. , In a small saucepan, bring wine or broth to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer until reduced to 1 cup. Slowly whisk in cream and mustard. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 2 minutes. Spoon over chicken.

CHICKEN BREASTS STUFFED WITH SPINACH AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• You will also need: large plastic food storage bags or waxed paper.
• Place breasts in the center of a plastic food storage bag or between 2 sheets of waxed paper.
• Pound out the chicken from the center of the bag outward with a mallet or a heavy skillet.
• Be firm and controlled with your strokes.
• Defrost spinach in the microwave.
• Transfer spinach to a kitchen or a piece of cheese cloth.
• Twist towel around spinach and wring it out until the spinach is very dry.
• Transfer the spinach to a medium size mixing bowl.
• Place a non-stick skillet over medium heat.
• When skillet is hot, add the butter, mushrooms, garlic and shallot.
• Season with salt and pepper, and saute 5 minutes.
• Transfer mushrooms, garlic and shallot to a food processor.
• Pulse to grind the mushrooms, and transfer to the mixing bowl, adding the processed mushrooms to the spinach.
• Add ricotta and grated cheese and nutmeg to the bowl.
• Stir to combine the stuffing.
• Return the skillet to the stove over medium-high heat.
• Place a mound of stuffing on each breast, and wrap and roll breast over the stuffing.
• Secure breasts with toothpicks.
• Add 3 Tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil to the skillet.
• Add breasts to the skillet and brown on all sides, about 10 to 12 minutes.
• The chicken will cook quickly, because it is thin.
• Remove breasts.
• Add butter and flour to the skillet.
• Cook butter and flour 1 minute.
• Whisk in the wine and reduce for another minute.
• Whisk in the chicken broth, and then return the breasts to the skillet.
• Reduce the heat and simmer until ready to serve.
• Remove the toothpicks.
• Serve the breasts either whole, or slice on an angle and fan out on the dinner plates.
• Top the stuffed chicken breasts or sliced stuffed chicken breasts with generous spoonfuls of the sauce.

MUSHROOM AND SPINACH STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Add 1 tablespoon of avocado oil to a large non-stick skillet and heat to medium-high. Add the onion and stir well. Saute until the onion is very fragrant and begins to soften, about 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add the chopped mushrooms and stir well. Cover the skillet with a lid and allow the onion and mushrooms to cook until the mushrooms begin to leach liquid, about 5 minutes.
• Remove the lid and stir in the garlic and spinach. Cook, stirring constantly until the spinach has wilted. Stir in the feta cheese until combined.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place the chicken breasts on a cutting board and use a sharp knife to carefully cut a slit (or "pocket") into each breast.
• Transfer the chicken breasts to an oiled or sprayed large casserole dish.
• Drizzle each chicken breast with avocado oil, then sprinkle liberally with sea salt, paprika, garlic powder, and black pepper. Drizzle the chicken breasts again with a small amount of avocado oil and use your hands to spread around the oil and seasonings over the breasts.
• Scoop the stuffing into each chicken breast, filling them up to your heart's desire.
• If you have them, use toothpicks to secure the filling into the chicken breasts (no worries if you don't have them).
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the chicken breasts are completely cooked through.
• Serve with your choice of sides and enjoy!

CHEESE, SPINACH & MUSHROOM STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Boil the kettle, tip the mushrooms into a small bowl, pour over boiling water to just cover, then leave to soak for 15 mins. Drain and squeeze out the mushrooms (save and freeze the liquid to make a base for a gravy) and roughly chop.
• Heat the oil in a frying pan and gently cook the shallots and garlic for 3 mins. Turn up the heat, throw in the mushrooms and cook for a few mins more. Add the spinach, turn the heat up to high and cook until wilted and all the liquid has evaporated. Tip into a bowl and leave to cool. Beat in the cheeses and season with loads of pepper and a little salt. Set aside.
• Take the chicken breasts and remove the small fillet from the back. Cut a slit into the side of each chicken breast then stuff each one with a quarter of the spinach mixture, closing it with the cut-off fillet. Carefully wrap each stuffed chicken breast in a slice of prosciutto and chill until needed. Can be prepared up to a day ahead.
• To cook, heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Line up the chicken on a baking tray and roast for 20-25 mins until the prosciutto is frazzled at the edges, the cheese is oozing out and the chicken is cooked through.

MUSHROOM-STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• In a small skillet, saute the mushrooms, celery, onions and marjoram in 2 tablespoons butter for 3-4 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in 1/2 cup stuffing mix., Flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness. Spoon mushroom mixture down the center of each. Roll up and secure with toothpicks. , In a shallow bowl, whisk egg and milk. Place the remaining stuffing mix in another bowl; stir in paprika. Dip chicken in egg mixture, then coat with crumb mixture. Place seam side down in a greased 8-in. square baking dish. , Melt remaining butter; drizzle over chicken. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 30-35 minutes or until meat is no longer pink. Discard toothpicks.

SPINACH STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place spinach in a large glass bowl, and heat in the microwave for 3 minutes, stirring every minute or so, or until wilted. Stir in sour cream, pepperjack cheese, and garlic.
• Lay the chicken breasts out on a clean surface, and spoon some of the spinach mixture onto each one. Roll up chicken to enclose the spinach, then wrap each chicken breast with two slices of bacon. Secure with toothpicks, and arrange in a shallow baking dish.
• Bake uncovered for 35 minutes in the preheated oven, then increase heat to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C), or use the oven's broiler to cook for an additional 5 to 10 minutes to brown the bacon.

SPINACH AND MUSHROOM SMOTHERED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat grill or broiler. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; saute mushrooms and green onions until tender. Stir in spinach and pecans until spinach is wilted. Remove from heat; keep warm., Sprinkle chicken with seasoning. Grill, covered, on an oiled grill rack over medium heat or broil 4 in. from heat on a greased broiler pan until a thermometer reads 165°, 4-5 minutes per side. Top with cheese; grill or broil until cheese is melted. To serve, top with mushroom mixture.

CHICKEN BREASTS STUFFED WITH MUSHROOMS & SPINACH WITH COGNAC SAUCE

Steps:

• For the chicken, mince the mushrooms in a food processor and wring out in a kitchen towel to remove as much moisture as possible.
• Sauté in a pan with butter.
• Put shallots and garlic in food processor and pulse to mince, then add to mushrooms.
• Cook mixture slowly over medium heat until moisture has evaporated.
• Deglaze the pan with the cognac, add salt and pepper to taste.
• Cook a few minutes to evaporate the cognac.
• Put spinach in a pan with only as much water as clings to the leaves.
• Cover and cook only until leaves start to wilt.
• Cool until you can handle the spinach, then wring out in a towel to remove moisture.
• Chop finely by hand and add to the mushroom mixture with the nutmeg.
• Pre-heat oven to 400º F degrees.
• Pound chicken breasts flat and season with salt and pepper.
• Spread some of the mushroom/spinach mixture on the breasts, leaving a margin.
• Roll up tightly.
• Place some clarified butter in the bottom of an oven-proof pan.
• Add chicken and top with wine and remaining butter.
• Cook for 20 minutes.
• Let rest before carving.
• For the sauce, reduce the chicken stock until it is syrupy.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Spoon over sliced chicken rolls.

CHEESY MUSHROOM-STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons flour and stir until blended and paste-like. Stir in sour cream, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper until combined. Cook and stir until mixture is very thick, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in Cheddar cheese and cook until it melts, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and transfer to a pie pan or a square pan. Cover and refrigerate until chilled and firm, about 1 hour. Cut chilled cheese mixture into 6 "sticks."
• Place 1/2 cup flour in a shallow dish, beaten eggs in another dish, and bread crumbs in a third dish.
• Place a chicken breast in a resealable plastic bag and pound with a wooden mallet to a thickness of 1/4 inch. Season chicken with salt and place a cheese stick in the middle. Roll chicken up like a jelly roll. Dust it in flour, dip it in egg, and then dip it in crumbs. Repeat to flatten, stuff, and bread remaining chicken breasts. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour or until ready to cook.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line a shallow baking dish with foil.
• Heat olive oil in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and sear until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 30 to 45 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Prepare stuffing mix according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a small skillet, saute pecans in butter until lightly browned; add to the stuffing., Place 1/2 cup stuffing down the center of each chicken breast half; roll up and secure with a toothpick. Place seam side down in a greased shallow 1-qt. baking dish., Spoon soup over chicken; sprinkle with remaining stuffing. Cover and bake at 400° for 25-30 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Remove toothpicks.

MUSHROOM-STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking tray with foil. Mix garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika together in a small bowl.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and garlic and saute for 1 minute.
• Set aside 1/3 of the mushrooms for garnish; add remaining mushrooms to the skillet and season with salt. Saute until soft, 2 to 3 minutes. Add wine and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, scraping any browned bits of food off the bottom of the pan with a spoon. Add parsley and pepper, then mix in just enough bread crumbs to bind. Remove from the heat.
• Cut a slit in each chicken breast to form a pocket. Stuff mushroom mixture into each pocket. Season one side of each breast with salt, then with the 1/2 of the spice mixture.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Place chicken breasts, seasoned-sides down, in the hot skillet and let them brown for about 2 minutes. Season the tops with the remaining spice mixture, flip, and brown for 2 more minutes. Transfer to the prepared baking tray.
• Spoon reserved mushrooms over the chicken breasts, then pour condensed soup over top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

CHICKEN BREASTS STUFFED WITH MUSHROOMS AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Mix first 4 ingredients in small bowl until smooth. Season garlic butter to taste with salt and pepper.Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before using
• Melt 2 tablespoons garlic butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and sauté until tender and all liquid evaporates, about 3 minutes. Add spinach; sauté until just wilted, about 1 minute. Transfer mixture to medium bowl. Cool 30 minutes. Stir in ground almonds and sour cream. Season stuffing with salt and pepper.
• Run fingers between chicken skin and meat to loosen (do not remove skin). Spread 2 teaspoons garlic butter under skin over meat of each chicken breast. Spoon 2 generous tablespoons stuffing under skin of each chicken breast. Using toothpicks, skewer skin to chicken to enclose stuffing. Arrange chicken on large baking sheet. Spread remaining garlic butter over top of each chicken breast.(Can be prepared 4 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate)
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake until chicken is cooked through, about 30 minutes. Transfer chicken to platter.

TENDER STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST FILLED WITH MUSHROOMS, SPINACH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Saute mushrooms, onions, and garlic for 4 minutes. Add spinach and wine cook until wine is evaporated.
• Season with thyme, rosemary, salt, and pepper and allow to cool.
• Place chicken between plastic wrap and pound thin.
• Season both sides of breast with salt and pepper.
• Add egg to stuffing and place half the stuffing in each breast.
• Fold over to encase stuffing and tie with butcher's twine to hold the stuffing in place.
• Dredge each of the chicken breast with the flour.
• Heat butter and the last 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan.
• Brown chicken on all sides 5-10 minutes.
• Place into a hot oven for 15 minutes.
• Remove string before serving.

SPINACH STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Place each chicken breast half between two slices of plastic wrap and pound with meat mallet until 1/4 inch thick.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Pat spinach dry with paper towels.
• Combine spinach, Parmesan, lemon peel and black pepper in a large bowl.
• Spray a small nonstick skillet with cooking spray; add mushrooms.
• Cook over medium heat 3-4 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently.
• Arrange 1 1/2 slices of turkey ham over each chicken breast.
• Spread each with 1/4 of spinach mixture.
• Top each with 1/4 of mushrooms.
• Beginning with longer side, roll chicken tightly; tie with kitchen string or secure with toothpicks.
• Place rolls in 9-inch square baking pan, seam side down.
• Lightly spray chicken with cooking spray.
• Pour grape juice over chicken rolls.
• Bake 30 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink.
• Remove string or toothpicks; cut rolls int 1/2-inch diagonal slices.
• Arrange on plate; pour pan juices over chicken.

CHICKEN BREASTS STUFFED WITH MUSHROOMS AND PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• slice the mushrooms finely.
• To hot pan, add enough oil to coat the bottom well.
• Add garlic and fry until fragrant (about 15 seconds), then add mushrooms, thyme, and generous pinch of salt.
• Reduce heat and saute for about 10 minutes, or until mushrooms have released, then re-absorbed their moisture.
• Turn off heat, stir in chopped parsley and pine nuts, allow to cool. Season with pepper and salt, to taste.
• Wash and pat dry the chicken breast. Slice knife into the thick side of the breast, cutting about half way into the breast.
• Slowly pull the breasts open further, while trying not to split completely. Once the breast is split, fold it open lay flat between parchment paper or saran wrap. Pound each breast thin with a mallet, rolling pin, or pan (try to pound the breasts evenly and try not to tear the flesh).
• Once all four breasts are pounded flat, spoon about 1 tablespoon of cooled mushroom stuffing into center of each breast. Roll up the breast, like a loose burrito and seal with a toothpick or wrap with cooking twine. (Note: It is not a problem if the mushroom mixture spills out a little, or if the rolls are somewhat loose.
• Place the breasts, seemed side down, in a baking dish.
• Season top of breast with salt and pepper.
• Clean out mushroom pan and lightly coat with olive oil or cooking spray. Once oil is hot, gently add breasts, seasoned side down.
• After breasts have browned on one side (about 3-5 minute) rermove breasts from pan and place back in baking dish, again with the seared side up.
• Pour wine into bottom of dish. Add thin slices of lemon on top of chicken. Lightly sprinkle some olive oil on top of chicken and lemons.
• Bake for 5 minutes covered, then 20 minutes uncovered, or until chicken is just cooked through.
• Be sure to use the juices that have accumulated at the bottom of the dish; they make a great gravy!