Recipe of Cream Cheese Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breast

Greek Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Bake in oven 10 minutes or unitl chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.

Recipe Summary Greek Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Serve these Greek stuffed chicken breasts with your favorite vegetable side or salad.

Ingredients | Cream Cheese Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breast

1 lemon

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

⅓ cup finely chopped onion

1 clove garlic, minced

⅓ cup chopped cooked spinach

⅓ cup crumbled feta cheese

3 tablespoons finely chopped Kalamata olives

salt and ground black pepper to taste

2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

2 teaspoons all-purpose flour, or as needed

toothpicks

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

Directions

Zest lemon. Remove lemon pith with a sharp knife and slice flesh horizontally. Reserve slices.

Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in an oven-safe, nonstick skillet over medium heat until it shimmers, 2 to 3 minutes. Add onion and cook until translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Add lemon zest and garlic and heat until fragrant, about 1 minute.

Add spinach to the onion mixture. Cook and stir until heated through, about 3 minutes. Remove spinach-onion mixture to a bowl. Wipe skillet clean and set aside. Stir feta cheese and olives into the spinach mixture. Season with salt and pepper.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Cut a 2-inch slit along the edges of the thick side of each chicken breast. Cut lengthwise, being careful not to cut through the bottom or the opposite edge, creating a pocket. Season the pocket with salt and pepper.

Stuff each chicken breast with 1/2 of the onion and spinach mixture and close the slits with toothpicks. Dust chicken lightly with flour, salt, and pepper.

Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in the same skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering, about 2 minutes. Place chicken in the hot oil with the rib side facing up. Cook until browned, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Turn chicken rib-side down and place lemon slices on top.

Bake in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center registers 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 35 minutes.

Info | Cream Cheese Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breast

prep: 20 mins cook: 55 mins total: 1 hr 15 mins Servings: 2 Yield: 2 chicken breasts

TAG : Greek Stuffed Chicken Breasts

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