CHEESY SPINACH STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS
Cream Cheese Spinach Stuffed Chicken is so juicy and tasty. Searing on the stove first gives it beautiful color, then finishing it off in the oven ensures it's cooked without drying out. This recipe serves 6 if you cut the stuffed chicken breasts in half.
Provided by Natasha Kravchuk
Categories Easy/Medium
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425˚F with a rack in the center. In a mixing bowl, mash together cream cheese, mayo and garlic with a fork then stir in mozzarella, parmesan and chopped spinach leaves until combined.
- Lay chicken on a flat surface and cut slit 3/4 of the way through without cutting all the way through. Stuff each chicken breast with 1/3 of the mixture and seal horizontally with a toothpick (make sure the chicken breast can lay flat on the sides for searing.
- Season the outside of the chicken breast all over with 3/4 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper, 1/2 tsp garlic powder and 1/2 tsp paprika, or season to taste.
- Heat 1 1/2 Tbsp olive oil in an oven-proof pan such as cast iron, or large heavy-bottomed skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and sauté for 4 minutes per side until golden brown on each side.
- Flip a second time and immediately transfer skillet to preheated oven. Bake at 425˚F for 10-15 minutes until thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the chicken registers at 165˚F. Rest chicken 5 minutes before slicing. Spoon pan juices over chicken to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 211 kcal, Carbohydrate 2 g, Protein 16 g, Fat 15 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 65 mg, Sodium 628 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 1 g, ServingSize 1 serving
SPINACH STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST RECIPE
Spinach stuffed chicken breasts are a family favorite. If you're looking for a quick, 30 minute weeknight meal, you came to the right place!
Provided by Natalya Drozhzhin
Categories Meats
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine softened cream cheese, mayonnaise, parmesan cheese, garlic and chopped spinach. Set aside.
- Butterfly the chicken breasts (see detailed instructions above).
- Season each breast with garlic parsley salt and paprika on all sides.
- Stuff each chicken breast with the cheese mixture. To keep the filling inside, seal each end of the breast with a toothpick.
- Preheat a skillet with butter over medium-heat. Brown all sides of the chicken. Continue cooking over medium-heat until the internal temperature reaches 165 °F.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 533 kcal, Carbohydrate 4 g, Protein 30 g, Fat 44 g, SaturatedFat 21 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 154 mg, Sodium 1832 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 2 g, UnsaturatedFat 20 g, ServingSize 1 serving
SPINACH AND MUSHROOM STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS
For an elegant dinner, try Rachael Ray's Spinach-and-Mushroom-Stuffed Chicken Breasts from 30 Minute Meals on Food Network, served with a white wine sauce.
Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 35m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Place breasts in the center of a plastic food storage bag or 2 large sheets of waxed paper. Pound out the chicken from the center of the bag outward using a heavy-bottomed skillet or mallet. Be firm but controlled with your strokes.
- Defrost spinach in the microwave. Transfer spinach to a kitchen towel. Twist towel around spinach and wring it out until very dry. Transfer to a medium-mixing bowl.
- Place a nonstick skillet over moderate heat. When skillet is hot, add butter, mushrooms, garlic and shallot. Season with salt and pepper and saute 5 minutes. Transfer mushrooms, garlic and shallot to the 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 to the bowl and the nutmeg. Stir to combine the stuffing. Return your 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 oil to the pan, 3 turns of the pan. Add breasts to the pan and brown on all sides, cooking chicken 10 to 12 minutes. The meat will cook quickly because it is thin. Remove breasts; add butter to the pan and flour. Cook butter and flour for a minute, whisk in wine and reduce another minute. Whisk in broth and return breasts to the pan. Reduce heat and simmer until ready to serve. Remove toothpicks. Serve breasts whole or, remove from pan, slice on an angle and fan out on dinner plates. Top stuffed chicken breasts or sliced stuffed breasts with generous spoonfuls of the sauce.
SPINACH & CHEDDAR STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST IN CREAMY GRAVY
Something I just made up one day looking for something different for dinner. I like it because its fairly simple but looks really gourmet and it taste delicious. I suggest serving with Mashed Potatoes.
Provided by ecordova21
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 55m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat Oven to 365.
- Thaw and Clean Chicken Breast Removing Any Excess Fat.
- Slice Chicken Breast Horizontally (Flat on Cutting Board) through the Center Creating a Pocket for Stuffing.
- Chop Desired Amount of Onions. approximately 1/4 to 1/2 of Onion.
- Sautee Onions in 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil. Sprinkle salt & pepper to taste over onions while sauteeing. (If any oil left after sauteeing, save it for gravy).
- Boil Spinach in pot of approximately 1/3 cup of water and 1 tablespoon of butter until most of water has boiled off. (Spinkle salt to taste in spinach).
- Pour just enough vegetable oil to cover the bottom of oven baking pan and place chicken breasts in baking pan.
- Season chicken breasts on both sides with Seasoning Salt, Onion Powder and Oregano. Do not season inside pocket of chicken.
- Open flap to reveal inside pocket of chicken. Place a layer of cheddar cheese first. Then place a layer of the Sauteed Onions. Next a layer of Cooked Spinach. Finally sprinkle salt to taste over last layer of spinach.
- Close the flap as well as possible. It may not close completely depending on how much you stuffed it. It is fine if its still open a bit.
- Place in oven uncovered for 35-45 minutes.
- While chicken is cooking in oven, prepare package of chicken gravy according to package ingredients. If you have any oil left from sauteeing the onions, pour up to 2 teaspoons of the oil in the gravy for more flavorful taste.) During this time you can also make the mashed potatoes I suggested.
- When chicken is finished in oven, Pour desired amount of gravy over the chicken and enjoy! (Gravy can also be used for mashed potatoes).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 163.6, Fat 2.2, SaturatedFat 0.6, Cholesterol 68.6, Sodium 176.5, Carbohydrate 5.8, Fiber 2, Sugar 1.5, Protein 29.7
SPINACH-STUFFED CHICKEN ROLLS
A delightful spinach stuffing, flecked with red pepper and onion, highlights this moist and tender entree from our Test Kitchen. The chicken is drizzled with a silky mushroom sauce, making an attractive main dish for a special-occasion meal.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 349 calories, Fat 10g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 105mg cholesterol, Sodium 631mg sodium, Carbohydrate 23g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 41g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
CRISPY CHICKEN WITH CREAMED SPINACH GRAVY
This dish is a play on chicken fried steak. Instead of beef, a chicken breast is lightly battered with egg, then fried and smothered with a creamed spinach gravy.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Place a baking sheet on the middle oven rack; preheat to 200˚ F. Place each chicken breast between 2 sheets of plastic wrap and pound with a meat mallet or heavy skillet until 1/4 inch thick. Season with salt and pepper.
- Put 1 cup flour on a plate. Beat the eggs in shallow bowl. Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat, then add the vegetable oil. Coat 2 chicken breasts in the flour, then dip in the beaten eggs. Carefully add to the skillet and cook until golden brown and cooked through, about 3 minutes per side (reduce the heat slightly if the chicken is browning too quickly). Remove the chicken to the hot pan in the oven. Repeat with the remaining 2 chicken breasts.
- Discard the oil and wipe out the skillet. Add the butter and melt over medium-high heat. Whisk in the remaining 1/4 cup flour; cook, whisking, until the mixture is bubbling but not browning, 1 to 2 minutes. Gradually whisk in the milk, then the chicken broth until smooth. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until thickened, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in the spinach and Parmesan and cook until heated through and well combined, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon zest and nutmeg; season with salt and pepper. Serve over the chicken.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 650, Fat 30 grams, SaturatedFat 13 grams, Cholesterol 237 milligrams, Sodium 577 milligrams, Carbohydrate 42 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 51 grams, Sugar 8 grams
SPINACH STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS
Spinach and cheese stuffed into boneless, skinless chicken breasts. Serve with rice, noodles, or a great Greek salad!
Provided by Laurie Wheeler
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Time 1h25m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- In a medium bowl, mix mayonnaise, spinach, feta cheese, and garlic until well blended. Set aside.
- Carefully butterfly chicken breasts, making sure not to cut all the way through. Spoon spinach mixture into chicken breasts. Wrap each with a piece of bacon, and secure with a toothpick. Place in shallow baking dish. Cover.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour, or until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 448.8 calories, Carbohydrate 5.2 g, Cholesterol 104.2 mg, Fat 32.8 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 33.4 g, SaturatedFat 8.1 g, Sodium 684.6 mg, Sugar 1.5 g
CHEESE, SPINACH & MUSHROOM STUFFED CHICKEN
Amp up this dinner party classic by stuffing three types of cheese, spinach and mushroom into the chicken and wrap with prosciutto. It's modern retro
Provided by John Torode
Categories Dinner, Main course
Time 45m
Number Of Ingredients 10
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 397 calories, Fat 19 grams fat, SaturatedFat 7 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 7 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 1 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 48 grams protein, Sodium 1 milligram of sodium
SPINACH-MUSHROOM STUFFED CHICKEN
A colorful spinach stuffing peeks out from the golden skin in this recipe developed in our Test Kitchen.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h25m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 15
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 483 calories, Fat 26g fat (13g saturated fat), Cholesterol 165mg cholesterol, Sodium 399mg sodium, Carbohydrate 7g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 44g protein.
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