SPINACH AND FETA STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS
Explore many Middle Eastern possibilities in this easy chicken dinner. We're combining feta, a salty, tangy cheese, with baby spinach for a bonus serving of greens built in the stuffed chicken breast. Try using mozzarella or provolone cheese for a more mild, kid-friendly dish. One chicken breast comes in at just over 300 calories. That leaves room for a side of whole-grain quinoa or farro. If you have leftover spinach, use it for a simple side salad. If you don't want to bother stuffing the chicken cutlets, turn these ingredients into a simple salad with a drizzle of olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
Provided by Ruth Cousineau
Time 36m
Yield Serves 4 (serving size: 1 stuffed chicken breast half)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to pan. Add onion; cook 8 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove pan from heat; stir in dill, spinach, and feta cheese. Cool 10 minutes. Cut a horizontal slit through the center of each chicken breast to form a pocket. Stuff each pocket evenly with spinach mixture. Close pockets with toothpicks. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heat skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil to pan. Add chicken; cook 4 minutes. Turn chicken. Cover pan, reduce heat to medium, and cook 5 minutes or until chicken is done.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 319, Fat 13.5 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, Sodium 585 mg
GREEK SPINACH-STUFFED CHICKEN
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 35m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Combine 2 cups spinach, the feta and 3 tablespoons water in a bowl. Insert a paring knife into the thickest part of each chicken breast, cutting along the side to make a deep 2-inch-wide pocket. Stuff the spinach mixture into the pockets.
- Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat and add the olive oil. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Add to the skillet, rounded-side down, and cook until browned, about 3 minutes per side. Add the chicken broth, vinegar and sun-dried tomatoes. Partially cover and cook until the chicken is just cooked through, about 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add the ditalini and cook as the label directs. Put the remaining 1 1/2 cups spinach in a colander; drain the ditalini over the spinach to wilt it. Return to the pot.
- Remove the chicken to a cutting board and slice. Add the pan sauce to the ditalini along with the mint and 1/4 teaspoon salt; toss. Serve with the chicken.
SPINACH AND FETA STUFFED CHICKEN
My chicken bundles are simple, clean and comforting. Serve them with wild rice and green beans for one of our favorite meals. -Jim Knepper, Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 2 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°. In a large skillet, cook and stir spinach over medium-high heat until wilted. Stir in vinegar, sugar and pepper; cool slightly., Pound chicken thighs with a meat mallet to flatten slightly; sprinkle with chicken seasoning. Top chicken with spinach mixture and cheese. Roll up chicken from a long side; tie securely with kitchen string. , In an ovenproof skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; add chicken and brown on all sides. Transfer to oven; roast until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 170°, 13-15 minutes., Remove chicken from pan; keep warm. On stovetop, add broth and butter to skillet; bring to a boil, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Cook until slightly thickened, 3-5 minutes. Serve with chicken.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 253 calories, Fat 14g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 86mg cholesterol, Sodium 601mg sodium, Carbohydrate 5g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 26g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
GREEK-STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST WITH LEMON SAUCE
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
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
GREEK YOGURT CHICKEN
My variation on the mayonnaise or yogurt chicken combo. Moist, tasty Greek yogurt chicken breasts that go with any side dish. Easy weeknight dinner.
Provided by Jules
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Time 45m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Coat a baking pan with cooking spray.
- Mix Greek yogurt, Parmesan cheese, seasoned salt, garlic powder, and ground black pepper together in a bowl.
- Arrange chicken breasts in a single layer in the prepared baking pan. Spread Greek yogurt mixture on top of chicken; sprinkle bread crumbs on top.
- Bake uncovered in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 40 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 201.2 calories, Carbohydrate 6.5 g, Cholesterol 70.5 mg, Fat 5 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 30.7 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 440 mg, Sugar 2.2 g
SPINACH & FETA STUFFED CHICKEN
This works well with lamb too and is a good way to get kids to eat spinach, serve with some couscous for a quick summer meal
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Dinner, Main course, Supper
Time 45m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Loosen the skin from the chicken. Drain the spinach in a sieve and press out as much water as possible. Mix with the feta and a little black pepper, then stuff between the flesh and skin of the chicken, smoothing the skin back over the stuffing. Season the chicken all over with a little salt and pepper.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan with a lid. Add the chicken, skin-side down, and fry until the skin is browned. Turn it over and cook on the other side, then add the pine nuts and fry until lightly toasted. Add 6 tbsp water, then cover for 15-20 mins until the chicken is cooked through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 308 calories, Fat 18 grams fat, SaturatedFat 5 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 2 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 1 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 36 grams protein, Sodium 1.32 milligram of sodium
SPINACH AND FETA STUFFED CHICKEN
This dish is brimming with lots of spinach, onion and feta. Serve it up with steamed rice for a complete meal. Or try it over a bed of mixed greens. Found this through WW, only 5 pts per serving.
Provided by Amber Dawn
Categories Chicken
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large nonstick skillet heat 1 teaspoon oil; sauté onion until golden, 5 minutes.
- Wilt spinach (steam spinach or heat damp spinach over medium heat in nonstick pan); stir in zest, feta, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
- Set aside.
- Divide spinach mixture between chicken breasts.
- Roll up and secure with toothpicks.
- Sprinkle with remaining salt and pepper.
- In same skillet, heat remaining oil over medium-high heat.
- Cook chicken, turning occasionally, until golden brown and cooked through, about 10 minutes.
- Remove toothpicks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 212.3, Fat 8.6, SaturatedFat 2.6, Cholesterol 81, Sodium 875, Carbohydrate 5.8, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 1.9, Protein 27.8
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