Feta Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Prep Time: 0 Minutes

Cook Time: 20 Minutes

Ready In: 20 Minutes

Servings: 4

Not your ordinary chicken. The cheese stuffing makes this recipe so elegant and so tasty. I love this recipe and make it often. Hope you do too.

Ingredients:

feta stuffed chicken

1/4 cup crumbled basil and tomato feta cheese

2 tablespoons cream cheese

4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon olive oil

1/4 cup chicken broth

10 ounce package prewashed fresh spinach trimmed

2 tablespoons pecan pieces toasted

1 tablespoon lemon juice

lemon slices halved

Directions:

1. In a small bowl combine feta cheese and cream cheese then set aside.
2. Using a sharp knife cut a horizontal slit through the thickest portion of each chicken breast half to form a pocket.
3. Stuff pockets with the cheese mixture.
4. If necessary secure openings with wooden toothpicks.
5. Sprinkle chicken with pepper and salt.
6. In a large nonstick skillet cook chicken in hot oil over medium-high heat about 12 minutes or until tender and no longer pink turning once.
7. Remove chicken from skillet then cover and keep warm.
8. Carefully add chicken broth to skillet and bringing to boiling then add half of the spinach.
9. Cover and cook 3 minutes.
10. Remove spinach from skillet reserving liquid in pan.
11. Repeat with remaining spinach.
12. Return all spinach to skillet.
13. Stir in the nuts and lemon juice.
14. To serve divide spinach mixture among 4 dinner plates.
15. Top with chicken breasts and garnish with lemon slices.

By RecipeOfHealth.com