Stuffed Chicken

Make a cut in the breast and stuff it with spinach and cheese.

Coat the chicken with a mix of Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs.

When the chicken is done, the cheese should ooze out ...

The first time I made this chicken, I used frozen spinach.  After I thaw the spinach, I just stuffed it into the chicken with the cheese.  I did not season and saute the spinach which came out really bland.  Everything about the chicken was great but the spinach was bland and tasteless. Next time I make this again, I will season the spinach with salt, pepper, 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder and saute it with 2 tablespoon of diced onion.  This will have layers and layers of flavors instead of flavorful on the outside and bland on the inside.


Ingredients

• 2 chicken breast
• 1 cup of thawed frozen spinach
• 1 cup of Sargento cheese blend
• 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
• 1/3 cup seasoned bread crumbs
• 2 tablespoon onion, diced
• 1/2 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• salt and pepper

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2.  Thaw and squeeze out the excess water from the frozen spinach.
3. Mix the bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese.
4. Saute the onion in vegetable oil until it translucent, then add spinach and saute with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Let it cool before stuffing it into the chicken.
5. Stuff 1/2 cup spinach into each breast, then 1/2 the cheese blend into each.
6. Season the chicken with salt and pepper before covering it with the Parmesan and bread crumbs mix.
7. Bake for 35 minutes.