Chicken Stuffed with Cream Cheese, Spinach and Scallions
- 8 pieces Chicken Breasts
- 10 ounces, weight Frozen, Chopped Spinach, Thawed
- 8 ounces, weight Cream Cheese
- 4 stalks Scallions Or Green Onions, Chopped, White And Green Parts
- 1 dash Salt
- 1 dash Pepper
- Olive Oil
- Grey Poupon Country Dijon Mustard Or A Grainy Mustard
- If necessary, trim the fat off of each breast.
- Carefully slice a pocket into each breast by slicing on the diagonal through the breast, almost halving it but leaving the top, bottom and edge intact (I have a photo in the related blog post link).
- Set aside.
- Squeeze the spinach dryI mean really squeeze it in small handfuls.
- I only use 3/4 of the spinach for the full measure of cream cheese myself, but if you are a spinach lover, knock yourself out and use the whole thing.
- I need to disguise it.
- Combine the spinach, cream cheese, scallions, salt and pepper and mix together well.
- Use your hands if you have to.
- Put a 1/2 teaspoon of oil on your rimmed baking sheet and rub it around using a paper towel or your fingers to very lightly coat the sheet.
- Stuff each breast with a good amount of the mixture.
- Pack it in, press it down and move on to the next one.
- Spread the mustard onto the top of each breast and you are good to go.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 25-35 minutes depending on the thickness of your chicken breasts.
- If you are making this ahead, I recommend adding the mustard just before baking.
- And if any of you are thinking, Colleens crazy for not adding mushrooms, knock yourself out.
- However, I am not sure what the liquid in the shrooms would do to the composition, if anything.
chicken breasts, weight cream cheese, stalks scallions, salt, pepper, olive oil
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/chicken-stuffed-with-cream-cheese-spinach-and-scallions/ (may not work)