Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Chicken Breast stuffed with Spinach and Feta



A new Spanish-inspired twist on chicken!  This one is guaranteed to make your mouth water, featuring fresh spinach, feta cheese, goat cheese, and pine nuts.  Serves 4 - 6.  

Feta & Spinach stuffed Chicken Breast

Ingredients
5 oz. Feta cheese, crumbled
4 oz. goat cheese, crumbled
1 tsp. olive oil
2 cups DOLE fresh spinach, finely chopped
¼ tsp. white pepper
¼ tsp. garlic powder
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 tbl. butter
4 tbl. pine nuts
Mojo marinade
2/3 cup olive oil
2 cups flour
2 cups bread crumbs
2 eggs, lightly whisked
Parmesan cheese
Roasted Red Peppers

Directions
·         Allow Feta and Goat cheese to come to room temperature, then mix them both together, mashing well with a fork
·         Add the olive oil to the cheese and mix well until fairly smooth
·         Add the spinach to the cheese mixture and mix until well blended
·         In a small skillet, melt butter over medium heat, then add the pine nuts
·         Cook pine nuts in butter until lightly browned (about 2-3 minutes), stirring often, then remove from heat.  Allow to cool several minutes.
·         Add the pine nuts (along with the butter) and white pepper into the cheese mixture and gently mix it all together
·         Cut a “pocket” in each chicken breast for stuffing (see photo below)

Cutting the pocket in the chicken breasts for stuffing
·         Stuff ¼ of the cheese/spinach filling into each chicken breast, pressing into the pocket well
·         Seal the edges of the chicken pocket (fold bottom over top) and secure with toothpicks
·         Brush all sides of the stuffed chicken breasts with Spanish Mojo marinade sauce
·         Refrigerate for at least one hour before cooking
·         Dredge each chicken breast in the flour, then the eggs, then the bread crumbs, coating all sides well
·         Place back on a backing dish and refrigerate again for about 30 minutes
·         In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-low heat
·         Add the chicken breasts and fry in the oil for 7-8 minutes per side (until browned), occasionally lifting with a fork to allow oil to get under the breasts.  After frying, place back in the baking dish.
·         Heat oven to 325°
·         Bake for about 45 minutes and remove from oven
·         Top with Parmesan cheese and roasted red peppers, return to oven and broil for 2-3 minutes until cheese begins to melt and peppers are slightly browned
Fresh out of the oven, topped with Paremesan cheese and roasted red peppers

3 comments:

  1. Being Greek I learned to live with feta and spinach. This is a meal I would enjoy very much!

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    1. I'm glad you like it, Katerina! If you make it, be sure to let us know how it turned out.

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  2. Wow, that surely looks like a delight and yummy. I really love baked and easy chicken breast recipes and this one is a must-try. Thanks dear for the recipe!

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