Spinach and Goat Cheese Stuffed Chicken
- 2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Plus Extra For Drizzling
- 2 cloves Garlic, Minced
- 1 cup Spinach
- 1 Lemon, Zest And Juice
- 1/2 cups Goat Cheese Crumbled
- 2 Chicken Breasts
- 1/2 cups Chicken Broth
- 1/4 cups White Wine
- Salt And Pepper
- 1.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a pan, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat.
- Add garlic and cook for 1 minute.
- Add spinach, season with salt and pepper, and cook approximately 2-3 minutes until spinach is wilted.
- Put spinach in a small bowl.
- Zest lemon into bowl.
- Add goat cheese and combine.
- 2.
- Clean and trim chicken breasts.
- Slice each chicken breast almost in half (but do not cut all the way through).
- Drizzle a little olive oil into each pocket (about half a teaspoon for each breast) and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Divide cheese mixture evenly between both breasts.
- Secure breast with toothpick(s).
- Sprinkle some additional salt and pepper on top.
- 3.
- In a pan, heat remaining Tablespoon of olive oil, add chicken breasts.
- Cook on each side approximately 3 minutes until chicken begins to brown.
- In a small (I used a 9x9) baking dish, add browned chicken breasts.
- Pour broth, wine, and the juice of one lemon evenly around the dish.
- Cover with foil and bake for approximately 15 minutes(remove foil the last 5 minutes) or until chicken is cooked thoroughly.
- Remove toothpicks, drizzle with sauce from the baking dish, and serve!
olive oil, garlic, spinach, lemon, goat cheese, chicken breasts, chicken broth, white wine, salt
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/spinach-and-goat-cheese-stuffed-chicken/ (may not work)