Spinach Stuffed Chicken Alfredo Food

CHICKEN ALFREDO STUFFED SHELLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the pasta shells according to package directions for al dente. Drain and run under cold water until cool enough to touch.
• Mix the ricotta, 1 cup of the Italian blend cheese, the red pepper flakes, lemon zest, 1 pinch of the nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds black pepper together in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• Heat the olive oil in a large heavy-bottom pot over medium-high heat. Add the chicken, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds black pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is just cooked through, 5 to 6 minutes. Transfer to a plate and add the leek to the pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Pour the wine into the pot and stir to scrape up any browned bits with a wooden spoon. Bring to a boil and reduce until completely evaporated, stirring. Lower the heat to medium, pour in the cream and bring to a simmer. Stir in the Parmesan, the remaining pinch nutmeg, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds black pepper. Remove from the heat.
• Fold the chicken and its juices from the plate into the ricotta mixture. Spread 1 cup of the cream sauce onto the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch casserole dish. Fill each pasta shell with a spoonful of ricotta mixture. Arrange the stuffed shells, seam-side up, shingling them so they all fit (you should have 5 shells along the short side and 6 shells along the long side). Ladle the remaining sauce over the top, then sprinkle with the remaining 1 cup Italian cheese blend and cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake until the cheese is melted and the sauce is bubbling, about 20 minutes. Remove the foil and continue to bake until the cheese and tops of noodles start to turn golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes before sprinkling with some chives and more red pepper flakes.

CHICKEN STUFFED SHELLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9 x 13-inch dish with cooking spray. Pour 1 cup of the Alfredo sauce into the bottom of the dish. Save the rest of the sauce for later.
• Cook pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water according to package instructions. Drain and rinse under cold water.
• In a large bowl, combine the chicken, spinach, ricotta, 1 ½ cups of the mozzarella, Parmesan, egg, basil, salt, garlic powder and nutmeg.
• Stuff each shell with the chicken mixture. Depending on how full you stuff each shell, you might not need all of the shells in the box. I can typically fill and fit about 20-22 shells in my pan. If you have extra shells and stuffing, you can assemble them in a small dish and save it for another meal (or bake it at the same time as the larger dish).
• Arrange stuffed shells in the prepared baking dish, open side up. Pour remaining 1 cup of Alfredo sauce over top. Sprinkle with remaining ½ cup of mozzarella.
• Cover with foil and bake for about 30 minutes, or until heated through. Remove the foil cover during the final 5-10 minutes to allow the top to get a little bit crisp.

SPINACH STUFFED CHICKEN ALFREDO

Steps:

• Wash chicken breast and slice a slit in the breast and make a pocket inside the breast. Take garlic and rub inside and outside of both breasts. Stuff the chicken with the spinach leaves and you can also add some shredded mozzarella cheese inside the breast with the spinach. Season with pepper, paprika and the mesquite seasoning.
• Cover both breasts with the Alfredo sauce.
• Bake uncovered at 400 degrees F for 1/2 hour or until chicken juice runs clear.

SPINACH-CHICKEN ALFREDO LASAGNA ROLL UPS

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease an 11 x 7-inch or a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• In a skillet melt butter over medium heat; add in the onions and saute stirring with wooden spoon for about 8 minutes or until lightly golden brown (adding in the garlic the last 2 minutes of cooking).
• Add in drained spinach and saute for 2 minutes more mixing with a wooden spoon; transfer to a large mixing bowl.
• Add in the cooked chicken, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, seasoned salt, egg and pinch nutmeg; mix with wooden spoon until well combined, then season with black pepper to taste.
• Place the cooked noodles on a wax paper lined flat surface.
• Evenly divide the ricotta mixute into eight scoops on to a plate.
• Spread about half of the alfredo sauce into the bottom of the baking dish.
• Spread one scoop onto one cooked lasagna noodle, then spread out with a spoon to cover the noodle completey.
• Roll up starting at the short end.
• Place seam side down on top of the sauce.
• Repeat same method with remaining 7 noodles.
• Sprinkle about 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese (or to taste) on top of the noodles, then drizzle the remaining alfredo sauce on top.
• Cover with foil and bake for about 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

SPINACH AND BOURSIN STUFFED CHICKEN WITH ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• With a meat mallet pound chicken until it is about the same thickness all over.
• Heat a little oil in a pan, add mushrooms and garlic, and cook until mushrooms are soft. In a small pan cook bacon until browned.
• In a large Saucepan bring some water to the boil, add spinach and cook until spinach wilts, drain, rinse under cold water, squeeze out any excess liquid.
• In a bowl combine spinach, mushrooms, bacon and boursin, mix until it is well combined. ( there should be enough heat left from mushrooms, to soften cheese, to mix evenly, if not just zap it for 20-30 seconds in the microwave, to make it easy to combine.).
• Dived mixture evenly between 4 breasts, Laying it on one half of the breast roll the other half over the top to cover and secure with tooth picks.
• Lightly oil the bottom of a baking dish, place chicken in, drizzle a little more oil over the top of each breast, bake in a pre-heated oven 180c, for about 40-50 Min's or until chicken is cooked. (cooking times will vary depending on the thickness of the breast.
• For the Sauce:.
• In a sauce pan add cream, butter and garlic powder, heat through making sure butter has melted, add Parmesan cheese, cream cheese and pepper to taste.
• Simmer on a low heat 15-20 Min's, This allows the cheese to be well and truly melted and really brings out the taste, the longer you simmer the sauce for, the more tasty it will be, just remember to stir from time to time.
• To serve cut chicken in half place on plate and pour sauce over. Alternatively slice chicken into pieces place on top of pasta and pour sauce over. MMmmmmm.

STUFFED ALFREDO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap, and flatten to 1/4-inch thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin; Set aside.
• Cook sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat 10 minutes or until it crumbles and is no longer pink; drain and set aside.
• Prepare Alfredo sauce according to package directions; set aside.
• Combine shredded mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses.
• Stir together sausage, spinach, ricotta cheese, and 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese mixture.
• Spoon mixture evenly down center of each chicken breast, and roll up, jellyroll fashion.
• Arrange chicken rolls, seam side down, in a lightly greased 2-quart baking dish. (Secure with toothpick if needed).
• Pour Alfredo sauce over chicken, and sprinkle evenly with remaining 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese mixture.
• Bake at 350° for 50 minutes to 1 hour or until chicken is done. Let stand 10 minutes.
• Cut chicken rolls into slices.
• Serve with sauce; sprinkle evenly with diced tomatoes just before serving.

CROCK-POT CHICKEN ALFREDO WITH MUSHROOMS AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Put chicken in slow cooker and sprinkle with seasoning salt.
• Add the sauce and garlic; mix to coat the chicken with the sauce.
• Place the mushrooms on top of the chicken; sprinkle with a little garlic powder, pepper and parsley.
• Cook on LOW about 4 hours or until the chicken is done. Add the spinach and cook just until the spinach starts to wilt.

SPINACH-STUFFED CHICKEN ROLLS

Steps:

• In a nonstick skillet, saute the onion, celery, red pepper and garlic in 1 tablespoon butter until tender. Add spinach; cook and stir until spinach is wilted. Cool. Add egg substitute and croutons; mix well., Flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness. Top each piece with spinach stuffing; roll up and secure with toothpicks. Place in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Cover and bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until chicken juices run clear., In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, broth, lemon juice and browning sauce if desired until smooth. In a nonstick skillet, saute mushrooms in remaining butter until tender. Gradually stir in broth mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened., Remove toothpicks from roll-ups. Serve with mushroom sauce. Sprinkle with lemon-pepper if desired.