Spinach-Feta Stuffed Chicken

Sometimes plain ole chicken breasts can get a little boring. Stuffing them with a variety of ingredients can really liven them up. The options are endless. You can add a whole lot of flavor and still keep them healthy.

I’ve stuffed these chicken breasts with a mixture of spinach, onion, feta cheese, sun-dried tomatoes plus some lemon zest, fresh dill, and red pepper flakes for a Greek-style chicken dinner.

To serve with them, I roasted some baby potatoes with olive oil and salt until soft and crispy.

What are your favorite ingredients to stuff chicken with?

Spinach-Feta Stuffed Chicken

Servings: 4

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Ingredients

• ▢ 4 teaspoons olive oil,, divided
• ▢ ½ a sweet onion,, thinly sliced
• ▢ 1 garlic clove,, minced
• ▢ 4 cups baby spinach
• ▢ 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• ▢ 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese
• ▢ 3/4 teaspoon salt,, divided
• ▢ ½ teaspoon black pepper,, divided
• ▢ ¼ cup sun-dried tomatoes
• ▢ 1 tablespoon fresh dill
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• ▢ 4 chicken breasts,, butterflied and pounded to 1/4-inch thickness

Instructions 

• Heat 2 teaspoons olive oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté for 2 minutes. Add garlic and sauté 2 more minutes.
• Rinse spinach and place wet spinach in skillet with onions. Stir for about 30 seconds. Once spinach is lightly wilted, remove skillet from heat.
• Place sun-dried tomatoes in a small bowl and pour boiling water to cover over them. Let soak for 3-5 minutes. Drain and let cool slightly. Slice sun-dried tomatoes and add to mixture in skillet along with lemon zest, feta cheese, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, dill, and red pepper flakes.
• Preheat oven to 375º. Lay chicken breasts out on a work surface. Season with remaining salt and pepper. Divide filling evenly and place on center of each chicken piece. Roll and secure with toothpicks.
• Heat 2 teaspoons olive oil in a large stainless steel skillet over medium-high heat. Place rolled-up chicken breasts in pan seam side down. Saute for 3 minutes, flip over and sauté for 3 more minutes.
• Place skillet in oven for 5-7 minutes to finish cooking. Remember- handle of pan will be hot when removing from oven. I forget this sometimes 🙁

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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