SMOTHERED CHICKEN WITH SPINACH AND MUSHROOMS

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Make and share this Smothered Chicken With Spinach and Mushrooms recipe from Food.com.

Provided by DrBuzzetta

Time 50m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
8 ounces neufchatel cheese
17 g zesty Italian salad dressing mix
8 ounces fresh spinach
8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 large onion, sliced lengthwise
1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella provolone parmesan blend cheese
1 teaspoon salt, to taste
1 teaspoon pepper, to taste

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350ºF and coat a 9 x 13" pan with olive oil.
Saute onion until it starts to caramelize then add mushrooms and saute until they start to brown.
In a small bowl, mix the neufchatel cheese (light cream cheese) and packet of Zesty Italian Dressing mix together until it is well blended.
Place the chicken breasts in bottom of 9 x 13" pan.
Divide cream cheese mixture into four even portions and spread on top of each chicken breast.
Cover contents of the pan with the entire 8 oz bag of fresh spinach (uncooked).
Evenly distribute the onion and mushroom mixture over the top of the spinach.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Cover with the shredded mozzarella, provolone, and parmesan blend cheese.
Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes and check that internal temperature of largest breast is 170ºF.
Serve with a nice risotto or rice pilaf.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 462.5, Fat 26.9, SaturatedFat 14.5, Cholesterol 144.7, Sodium 1371.3, Carbohydrate 13.7, Fiber 2.8, Sugar 4.9, Protein 42.7