CHEESY SPINACH CHICKEN ROLLS

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Cream cheese, mushroom, spinach, and garlic filling inside rolled chicken breasts make a delicious change of pace for boneless skinless chicken.

Provided by VickiP

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes

Time 55m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

3 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, halved lengthwise
salt and ground black pepper to taste
¼ cup olive oil, divided
6 mushrooms, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
½ (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed
2 tablespoons chopped green onions
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
12 toothpicks

Steps:

Place chicken breasts between 2 sheets of heavy plastic on a solid, level surface; firmly pound with the smooth side of a meat mallet to a 1/4-inch thickness. Season with salt and pepper.
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms and garlic; cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Combine mushroom-garlic mixture, cream cheese, spinach, green onions, and red pepper flakes in a bowl.
Spoon 1 tablespoon cream cheese mixture into the middle of each chicken breast. Roll chicken breasts around mixture and secure with toothpicks.
Heat remaining 3 tablespoons in an ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Arrange chicken rolls in the skillet in a single layer; cook until golden, about 5 minutes per side.
Transfer skillet to the preheated oven; bake until chicken is no longer pink in the center, 10 to 15 minutes more.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 288.8 calories, Carbohydrate 3.2 g, Cholesterol 74.6 mg, Fat 23.7 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 16.6 g, SaturatedFat 9.9 g, Sodium 184.7 mg, Sugar 0.6 g