Sun-Dried Tomato, Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Chicken
Monday 8 October 2018
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Sun-Dried Tomato, Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Chicken
Try this Sun-Dried Tomato, Spinach, and Cheese Stuffed Chicken recipe and you’ll never say again that chicken breast recipes are not flavorful.
This chicken is stuffed with sun-dried tomato in oil, spinach, and mozzarella cheese. Then, you sear it in a cast iron skillet and bake in the oven for about 20 minutes. It’s super juicy and delicious!
Sun Dried Tomato, Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Chicken
YIELD: 4
TOTAL TIME:30 MINUTES
PREP TIME:10 MINUTES
COOK TIME:20 MINUTES
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 8oz/226g medium free range organic chicken breasts (3 pieces), boneless and skinless
- Salt and black pepper
- ½ cup sun-dried tomato, chopped (oil packed)
- 6 slices mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup spinach
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Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Place the chicken breasts on a cutting board and cut a pocket into each chicken breast, but don’t cut all the way through.
- Season the chicken with salt and black pepper (inside and out).
- Stuff the chicken breast with chopped sun-dried tomato.
- Stuff the chicken breast with the cheese.
- Stuff the chicken breast with the spinach leaves.
- Using toothpicks, seal the stuffed chicken breast.
- In a cast iron skillet, add olive oil over high heat.
- Add chicken and sear it for about 2 minutes just until the chicken gets golden brown.
- Place the skillet in the oven and bake for 20 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Enjoy with spinach salad, rice, quinoa salad, or on its own.
NUTRITION INFORMATION
Yield: 4, Serving Size: 1/4
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 277 Total Fat: 15.4g Saturated Fat: 6.2g Cholesterol: 73mg Sodium: 490mg
Carbohydrates: 5.5g Fiber: 1g Sugar: 2.6g Protein: 29.6g
It was adapted from this Sun Dried Tomato, Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Chicken recipe from RecipeTin Eats.
// All images and text ©Olivia Ribas