No jarred sauce, no boxed spinach, no bottled dressing, and no bagged croutons ~ now that’s love.
….and here is how it’s made.
Spinach Stuffed Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped fresh baby spinach (or amount to your liking)
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- 1 clove garlic smashed
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breast (I find the best tasting chicken from the Butcher)
- salt and pepper
- favorite sauce and shredded cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400
- Line a baking sheet with prepped parchment paper
- stir together softened cream cheese, chopped spinach, parmesan and garlic.
- cut horizontal slits into chicken breasts, not cutting all the way thru.
- salt and pepper chicken to taste
- stuff each slit with cream cheese mixture and place onto prepared pan
- bake 20-25 minutes, depending on your oven and thickness of chicken breasts
- top chicken breasts with your favorite sauce and cheese, then bake an additional 10 minutes.
- Serve!
Topping the spinach stuffed chicken with your favorite homemade pizza (or marinara) sauce (found here), and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
(Here) is a link to my favorite parchment paper ~ ready to use!
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The spinach stuffed chicken was filling enough that I really didn’t need to make the smash-pot potatoes (recipe will be shared soon)….the side salad would have been plenty.
The side salad was made up of mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, red onion and shaved parmesan.
I could eat shaved parmesan as a snack….yummo!
The croutons were made by shredding (or ‘cubing’ if you like to keep it neat) day-old bread ~ like ciabatta, sourdough or french loaf ~ then toss it in a pan with a drizzle of olive oil and kosher salt, over low heat.
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This dressing is a nice ‘house’ style dressing.
Making my own salad dressing has taught me three things ~ first of all how easy it is, second ~ most of the ingredients are house staples, and most of all that I now know what ingredients are in my dressing ~ and nothing beats being able to taste each ingredient that makes up the ‘house’ dressing with each bite!
House Style Dressing
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tbsp lemon juice (fresh if you have it)
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- kosher salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 tsp worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- whisk all ingredients and serve over salad
