Description
Spinach Stuffed Chicken is a delightful dish that combines tender chicken breasts with a creamy, garlicky spinach filling, transforming simple ingredients into an impressive meal. Perfect for weeknight dinners or entertaining guests, this recipe offers vibrant flavors and beautiful presentation, ensuring every bite feels gourmet. In under an hour, you can create a satisfying dish that will have everyone asking for seconds.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 2 cups fresh spinach
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tsp olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400?F (200?C) and lightly spray a baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a skillet over medium heat, add olive oil and minced garlic; saut? until fragrant. Add spinach and cook until wilted.
- Remove from heat and mix spinach with cream cheese and Parmesan in a bowl until well combined.
- Butterfly each chicken breast by slicing horizontally without cutting all the way through. Open like a book.
- Generously fill each chicken breast with the spinach mixture, then fold them back over.
- Place stuffed chicken in the baking dish; season with salt and pepper. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165?F.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed chicken breast (150g)
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 470mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 3g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 40g
- Cholesterol: 120mg