LEMONY SPINACH-STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS RECIPE

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"This is a great recipe to serve to dinner guests; it's really easy to make and guests are always impressed. I usually serve this dish with couscous, rice or garlic mashed potatoes along with a vegetable saute or tossed salad." Pam Nelson - Beaverton, Oregon

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 cup chopped sweet onion
3 teaspoons olive oil, divided
6-1/2 cups fresh baby spinach, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (6 ounces each)

Steps:

  • In a large skillet, cook onion in 2 teaspoons oil over medium heat for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown, stirring frequently. Add the spinach, garlic and vinegar; cook until spinach is wilted. Remove from the heat; cool for 5 minutes. Stir in the cheese, lemon peel, salt and pepper.
  • Flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness. Spread spinach mixture over chicken. Roll up and secure with toothpicks.
  • In a large skillet over medium heat, cook chicken in remaining oil for 8-10 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 170°. Discard toothpicks.
  • Yield: 4 servings.
  • Originally published as Lemony Spinach-Stuffed Chicken Breasts in Healthy Cooking
  • October/November 2009, p33
  • Nutritional Facts
  • stuffed chicken breast half equals 253 calories, 9 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 98 mg cholesterol, 337 mg sodium, 5 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 37 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 5 lean meat, 1 vegetable, 1 fat.
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