CHEESE, SPINACH & MUSHROOM STUFFED CHICKEN

Cheese, spinach & mushroom stuffed chicken image

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

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

40g dried porcini mushrooms
3 tbsp olive oil
1 shallot , finely chopped
1 garlic clove , finely chopped
100g baby leaf spinach
150g ricotta
50g firm mozzarella , coarsely grated
20g parmesan , finely grated
4 skinless chicken breasts
4 slices prosciutto

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