Spinach and Mushroom Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Name: Spinach and Mushroom Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps butter; 237 milliliters chicken broth; 2 Tbsps flour; 2 cloves garlic, cracked; 1 teaspoons fresh grated or ground nutmeg; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 237 milliliters part skim ricotta cheese; 1 bag Large plastic food storage or waxed paper; 118 milliliters grated Parmigiano or Romano, a couple of handfuls; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 small shallot, quartered; 12 smalls mushroom caps, crimini or button; 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, 6 ounces; 118 milliliters white wine; 1 package 10 ounces, frozen chopped spinach; 4 servings Toothpicks

Spinach and Mushroom Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Spinach and Mushroom Stuffed Chicken Breasts might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains approximately 37g of protein, 30g of fat, and a total of 489 calories. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up garlic, romano, chicken breasts, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the flour you could follow this main course with the Apple Tart with Caramel Sauce as a dessert.

Instructions

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Place breasts in the center of a plastic food storage bag or 2 large sheets of waxed paper. Pound out the chicken from the center of the bag outward using a heavy-bottomed skillet or mallet. Be firm but controlled with your strokes.

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Whole Chicken

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Frying Pan

Defrost spinach in the microwave.

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Spinach

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Microwave

Transfer spinach to a kitchen towel. Twist towel around spinach and wring it out until very dry.

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Spinach

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Kitchen Towels

Transfer to a medium-mixing bowl.

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Mixing Bowl

Place a nonstick skillet over moderate heat. When skillet is hot, add butter, mushrooms, garlic and shallot. Season with salt and pepper and saute 5 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Mushrooms

Shallot

Butter

Garlic

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Transfer mushrooms, garlic and shallot to the food processor. Pulse to grind the mushrooms and transfer to the mixing bowl, adding the processed mushrooms to the spinach.

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Mushrooms

Shallot

Spinach

Garlic

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Food Processor

Mixing Bowl

Add ricotta and grated cheese to the bowl and the nutmeg. Stir to combine the stuffing. Return your skillet to the stove over medium high heat.

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Stuffing

Ricotta Cheese

Cheese

Nutmeg

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Stove

Bowl

Place a mound of stuffing on each breast and wrap and roll breast over the stuffing. Secure breasts with toothpicks.

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Stuffing

Roll

Wrap

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Toothpicks

Add 3 tablespoons oil to the pan, 3 turns of the pan.

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Cooking Oil

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Add breasts to the pan and brown on all sides, cooking chicken 10 to 12 minutes. The meat will cook quickly because it is thin.

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Meat

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Remove breasts; add butter to the pan and flour. Cook butter and flour for a minute, whisk in wine and reduce another minute.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

Wine

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Whisk

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Whisk in broth and return breasts to the pan. Reduce heat and simmer until ready to serve.

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Broth

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Whisk

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Remove toothpicks.

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Serve breasts whole or, remove from pan, slice on an angle and fan out on dinner plates. Top stuffed chicken breasts or sliced stuffed breasts with generous spoonfuls of the sauce.

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Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Sauce