🥬 Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast

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Chicken breast butterflied and stuffed with spinach and cream cheese.

⏱️ 30 min🍽️ 2 servings👩‍🍳 Medium🔥 498 kcal per serving💪 53 g protein per serving

Ingredients

  • 450 g chicken breasts
  • 150 g fresh spinach
  • 80 g cream cheese
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Method, step by step

  1. Butterfly the chicken breasts open like a book with a knife. Season inside and out with salt and pepper.
  2. Sauté the spinach with garlic in oil for 2 minutes. Drain well and mix with the cream cheese.
  3. Stuff each chicken breast with the spinach mixture. Close and secure with toothpicks.
  4. Brown in a frying pan with oil, 4 minutes per side. Cover and cook 10 more minutes over medium heat.
  5. Remove the toothpicks before serving. Serve with a salad or roasted vegetables.

Nutritional information (per serving)

498
kcal
53 g
protein
6 g
carbs
26 g
fat

Values are approximate.

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