Chicken Stuffed with Spinach and Feta Recipe
- 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1/2 medium red onion, small dice
- 3 cups spinach leaves, tough stems removed, washed thoroughly and dried (about 3 ounces)
- Dash nutmeg
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 (10-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese (about 1 1/2 ounces)
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Heat 2 teaspoons of the oil in a large frying pan over medium heat until shimmering.
- Add onion and saute until soft, about 8 to 10 minutes.
- Add spinach and saute until wilted and water evaporates, about 2 minutes.
- Add nutmeg and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Remove mixture from the pan and transfer to a bowl to cool.
- Wipe out the pan and set aside.
- Cut each chicken breast in half horizontally.
- Using a mallet or the bottom of a pan, pound chicken pieces to an even thickness, about 1/4 inch thick.
- Season all over with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Stir feta into cooled spinach mixture.
- Lay chicken breasts on a cutting board so the narrowest ends face you.
- Place 1/4 of the spinach mixture halfway up each chicken piece.
- Fold the bottom of the chicken up over the filling to enclose it, then roll into a tight cylinder.
- Use toothpicks or butchers twine to secure the rolls.
- Repeat with remaining chicken and filling.
- Return the frying pan to medium-high heat and add remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil.
- Once oil is shimmering, place chicken breasts in the pan and cook undisturbed until golden brown, about 4 to 6 minutes.
- Turn breasts over and transfer the pan to the oven.
- Bake until the filling is hot and the interior of the chicken rolls is white but still juicy, about 8 minutes.
olive oil, red onion, spinach leaves, nutmeg, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, chicken breasts, feta cheese
Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/chicken-stuffed-with-spinach-and-feta-11077 (may not work)