GREEK-STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST WITH LEMON SAUCE

Greek-Stuffed Chicken Breast with Lemon Sauce image

Greek flavors enliven these butterflied chicken breasts stuffed with spinach, tomato, and feta cheese and baked with a garlicky lemon herb sauce.

Provided by tcasa

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Greek

Time 1h25m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 pinch garlic powder, or to taste
1 (10 ounce) package spinach, roughly chopped
1 tomato, seeded and diced
½ onion, diced
¼ cup crumbled feta cheese, or more to taste
butcher's twine
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice, or more to taste
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ teaspoon dried oregano
¼ teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
¼ teaspoon dried thyme
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Place chicken breasts on a flat work surface. Slice each horizontally through the middle, being careful not to cut all the way through to the other side. Open the 2 sides and spread them out like an open book. Place each one between 2 sheets of heavy plastic. Firmly pound chicken with the smooth side of a meat mallet to a 1/4-inch thickness.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Season insides of chicken with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Layer spinach, tomato, onion, and feta cheese over chicken in that order. Roll chicken over the stuffing and tie ends with butcher's twine.
Mix olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, oregano, rosemary, thyme, salt, and pepper together to make the sauce.
Heat a cast iron skillet over high heat. Add chicken; cook until browned, about 5 minutes per side. Brush 1/2 of the sauce on top.
Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Pour the remaining sauce over chicken. Continue baking until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), 10 to 15 minutes more.
Remove chicken and let rest for 5 minutes. Slice into pinwheels and serve with pan juices.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 353.6 calories, Carbohydrate 13.3 g, Cholesterol 77.5 mg, Fat 20.7 g, Fiber 4.8 g, Protein 30.9 g, SaturatedFat 5.5 g, Sodium 532.1 mg, Sugar 4.7 g