Spinach-Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Name: Spinach-Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp butter, melted; 59 milliliters dry white wine; 1 teaspoon garlic cloves, minced (about; 0 teaspoons ground black pepper; 59 milliliters Italian-seasoned breadcrumbs; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 237 milliliters thinly sliced leek (about 1 large); 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 teaspoons dried oregano; 0 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes; 85 grams bottled roasted red bell peppers (about 1 1/4 peppers), divided; 567 grams medium (about each) skinless, boneless chicken breasts, trimmed of excess fat; 283 grams package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained, and squeezed dry

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Spinach-Stuffed Chicken Breasts From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 5 minutes. Head to the store and pick up chicken breasts, wine, spinach, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

Heat olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat.

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Olive Oil

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Frying Pan

Add leek, garlic, oregano, salt, crushed red pepper, and black pepper; cook and stir until leek is soft (about 5 minutes).

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Red Pepper Flakes

Black Pepper

Oregano

Garlic

Leek

Salt

Remove from heat and add the spinach, stirring to combine; set spinach mixture aside.

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Spinach

Cut the chicken breasts in half horizontally using a sharp knife.

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Chicken Breast

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Knife

Place bottom halves of breasts in a 9- x 9-inch baking dish, setting top halves aside. Divide spinach filling evenly among breasts; top each portion with one-fourth of roasted red peppers, and replace the top halves of breasts.

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Roasted Red Peppers

Spinach

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Baking Pan

Brush the top half of each chicken breast with melted butter; sprinkle with breadcrumbs, and spray lightly with cooking spray.

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Chicken Breast

Cooking Spray

Breadcrumbs

Butter

Add wine to baking dish (avoiding the breadcrumbs), and bake for 40 minutes or until the chicken is completely cooked.

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Breadcrumbs

Whole Chicken

Wine

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Baking Pan

Oven

Remove chicken from oven; let rest for 5 minutes before serving. To serve, cut each breast into 3 or 4 slices on the diagonal to expose the stuffing, or simply leave each portion whole.

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Stuffing