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Feta And Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breast

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This seared and baked chicken breast is stuffed with feta cheese, spinach, and sun dried tomato. This feta stuffed chicken breast recipe will "wow" your friends and family with taste, tang, and moisture.

Ingredients

  • 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts (~ 5 ounces each), butterflied
  • 3 cups fresh spinach
  • 1 1/2 cups crumbled feta
  • 12 sun dried tomatoes, sliced
  • 6 pieces of kitchen twine ~1 1/2' long each

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to 400F.
  • Butterfly chicken breasts. Butterflying is basically cutting the piece of meat in half but leaving the end portion uncut (making it look like an open book).
  • In the middle (but more towards one side) of each piece of chicken breast lay down:
  1. a layer of fresh spinach (~1/2 cup)
  2. a layer of crumbled feta (~1/4 cup)
  3. 2 sliced sun dried tomatoes
  • Tie it up or toothpick it together.
  • Lightly olive oil, salt and pepper each side and add any herbs you may like.  
  • Sear the chicken for 1 1/2 - 2 minutes per side if desired on the stovetop (medium high pan with light layer of oil)
  • Transfer chicken (make sure the pan is oven safe) to the oven for ~ 12-15 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165F.  Conversely, you can bake without searing  ~ 20-25 minutes or until temp reaches 165F.
  • If you want the chicken to brown, turn the broiler on in the last 2-3 minutes but watch it carefully.
  • Let chicken rest 5 minutes before serving.  Add salt to taste.  Happy Eating!  Beckie

Notes

  • Buy skin on chicken if you don't want to mess with butterflying or tying.  You can stuff the ingredients underneath the skin.
  • Make a pan sauce if you sear the chicken.  Deglaze the pan with 3/4-1 cup white wine or chicken broth and reduce the sauce by half.  Add a tab of butter off the heat to thicken it.
  • You can also use frozen spinach but will need to defrost and wring out any excess moisture.
  • Cook the spinach if that makes stuffing the chicken easier.
  • Use any leftovers: capers, olives, artichokes, parmesan.  Put only as much in as you can tie up!
  • Dairy Intolerant?  Vegan Cheese also works.

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