Spinach Stuffed Chicken

"Moist and juicy, with a lucious filling! This is a very elegant dish that is also very easy!"
 
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photo by Megan from Chicago
photo by Megan from Chicago photo by Megan from Chicago
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Ready In:
37mins
Ingredients:
15
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • In lg skillet, cook spinach in water until wilted, 2 minutes.
  • Drain and set aside.
  • In same skillet, saute onions, mushrooms, and garlic in oil for 1 minute.
  • Stir in the seasonings and spinach; set aside.
  • Flatten chicken.
  • Spread spinach mix down center of chicken breasts.
  • Roll up tightly; secure with toothpick.
  • Mix crumbs, cheese, and paprika.
  • Beat egg with water.
  • Dip each roll in egg, then crumbs.
  • Place, seam side down, in 13x9 baking pan coated with cooking spray.
  • Drizzle with butter.
  • Bake, uncovered, at 350* for 25 minutes.

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Reviews

  1. This was a really easy dish to prepare and I especially liked the light taste of the spinach. I used frozen spinach though instead of fresh, since that's what I had on hand. I microwaved if for half the time required, then stirred it and squeezed out the excess water. The mushrooms were left out because those weren't on hand either. But other than that there were no other changes made in the ingredients. 25 minutes to bake the chicken was not quite enough, as the inside was still pink, so I baked it an additional 25 minutes. This left the chicken a little dry, so I think maybe 35-40 minutes total would have been enough. It was still a tasty & filling dish though. I served it with a green salad and corn-on-the cob.
     
  2. I loved this recipe! It is a great way to spice up plain chicken. Next time I will add a little parmesan cheese to the filing. Like other reviewers, the dish took 35 minutes to cook at 350 - not 25 as stated in the recipe. The biggest chicken breast actually took about 40 minutes to fully cook through. Eating the leftovers tonight! Yum!
     
  3. This was a very delicious and easy meal to prepare. I laid out all of the ingredients and had it the oven in less than 10 minutes. My husband was very delighted that I've found a new way to prepare chicken, his favorite dish. We also had a fresh salad and acorn squash. Thanks for posting!
     
  4. WOW! This recipe rocks! Excellent! Made this for my best friend and she LOVED IT...Said that I outdid myself! LOL...! And I sort of agreed! I made a few extras and can't wait for left overs! Although it's not the fault of the author, sometimes rolling up chicken is like rolling up water...it all came together though! A highly recommended recipe to impress your guest(s). Will definitely create this again! Many thanks! (RV in Connecticut)
     
  5. I really liked this recipe and will definitely try it again. I%u2019m lazy and don%u2019t usually like to spend too much time with food prep, but it was worth it. If you don%u2019t think you can make it, just try it. 5 stars despite the following changes that I made: I used a 10oz frozen pack of spinach and didn%u2019t pay close attention to the proportions of the spices but that didn%u2019t seem to be an issue. I increased the amount of garlic, because I appreciate the garlic taste. It was not overpowering at all. I added some lemon zest and juice from half a lemon. I used a pan to pound the chicken and that was fine. Instead of using parmesan cheese for the crust, I put some slices of Monterey jack on top of the spinach and that really pulled it together but didn%u2019t necessarily add flavor- mainly texture. Since I didn%u2019t have butter, I used smart balance and that worked out just fine. It took me much longer than 12 minutes of preptime. I put the oven on 350 for 30 minutes and they were perfectly cooked. Perfect food for a dinner party!
     
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  1. I really liked this recipe and will definitely try it again. I%u2019m lazy and don%u2019t usually like to spend too much time with food prep, but it was worth it. If you don%u2019t think you can make it, just try it. 5 stars despite the following changes that I made: I used a 10oz frozen pack of spinach and didn%u2019t pay close attention to the proportions of the spices but that didn%u2019t seem to be an issue. I increased the amount of garlic, because I appreciate the garlic taste. It was not overpowering at all. I added some lemon zest and juice from half a lemon. I used a pan to pound the chicken and that was fine. Instead of using parmesan cheese for the crust, I put some slices of Monterey jack on top of the spinach and that really pulled it together but didn%u2019t necessarily add flavor- mainly texture. Since I didn%u2019t have butter, I used smart balance and that worked out just fine. It took me much longer than 12 minutes of preptime. I put the oven on 350 for 30 minutes and they were perfectly cooked. Perfect food for a dinner party!
     
  2. I also got an "A+" from my boyfriend who loved this (of course I did too)A few small changes...I used frozen spinach because I had it, and I couldnt even tell the difference, then instead of rolling the spinach mixture into the chicken, I split the breast (I even used thin sliced chicken to begin with) and stuffed it, then just pinched the edges as a "closure", and followed the rest of the recipe exactly...it came out perfect- will be a regular in my house! thanks for the recipe!
     

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After DH and I moved away from the farm, and to the city...I haven't done as much cooking and very little canning. But I do come to Zaar and look for new recipes once in a while. I'm still cooking Zaar!! I like to play at Facebook, with my family and friends. A lot of my Zaar friends are there!! Yay! It's a good way to keep in touch. We travel more. We're looking at the European trips now. Hope to go in the springtime. I really want to see London, I think I lived there in a past life, I've been obsessed with it since I was 10 years old!!
 
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