If you're looking for a delectable and savory main course that is sure to impress, Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Spinach and Mushrooms is an excellent choice. This dish combines tender and juicy chicken breasts stuffed with a flavorful mixture of sautéed spinach, earthy mushrooms, and aromatic herbs. The succulent filling, encased within the succulent chicken, creates a harmonious blend of textures and flavors that will delight your taste buds. Whether you're hosting a special dinner party or simply seeking a satisfying meal for your family, this recipe is sure to become a cherished favorite.
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SPINACH-MUSHROOM STUFFED CHICKEN
A colorful spinach stuffing peeks out from the golden skin in this recipe developed in our Test Kitchen.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h25m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a large skillet, saute the mushrooms, onion and garlic in butter until tender. Stir in the spinach and red pepper; cook for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in the Swiss cheese, bread crumbs, lemon zest, salt and pepper., Carefully loosen chicken skin on one side of each chicken breast half to form a pocket; stuff with spinach mixture. Place in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until juices run clear. , In a small saucepan, bring wine or broth to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer until reduced to 1 cup. Slowly whisk in cream and mustard. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 2 minutes. Spoon over chicken.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 483 calories, Fat 26g fat (13g saturated fat), Cholesterol 165mg cholesterol, Sodium 399mg sodium, Carbohydrate 7g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 44g protein.
CHICKEN BREASTS STUFFED WITH SPINACH AND MUSHROOMS
This is actually a recipe from Rachael Ray, and it is sooooo DELICIOUS that I just had to share it with all of you.
Provided by Alan Leonetti
Categories Chicken
Time 35m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- You will also need: large plastic food storage bags or waxed paper.
- Place breasts in the center of a plastic food storage bag or between 2 sheets of waxed paper.
- Pound out the chicken from the center of the bag outward with a mallet or a heavy skillet.
- Be firm and controlled with your strokes.
- Defrost spinach in the microwave.
- Transfer spinach to a kitchen or a piece of cheese cloth.
- Twist towel around spinach and wring it out until the spinach is very dry.
- Transfer the spinach to a medium size mixing bowl.
- Place a non-stick skillet over medium heat.
- When skillet is hot, add the butter, mushrooms, garlic and shallot.
- Season with salt and pepper, and saute 5 minutes.
- Transfer mushrooms, garlic and shallot to a food processor.
- Pulse to grind the mushrooms, and transfer to the mixing bowl, adding the processed mushrooms to the spinach.
- Add ricotta and grated cheese and nutmeg to the bowl.
- Stir to combine the stuffing.
- Return the skillet to the stove over medium-high heat.
- Place a mound of stuffing on each breast, and wrap and roll breast over the stuffing.
- Secure breasts with toothpicks.
- Add 3 Tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil to the skillet.
- Add breasts to the skillet and brown on all sides, about 10 to 12 minutes.
- The chicken will cook quickly, because it is thin.
- Remove breasts.
- Add butter and flour to the skillet.
- Cook butter and flour 1 minute.
- Whisk in the wine and reduce for another minute.
- Whisk in the chicken broth, and then return the breasts to the skillet.
- Reduce the heat and simmer until ready to serve.
- Remove the toothpicks.
- Serve the breasts either whole, or slice on an angle and fan out on the dinner plates.
- Top the stuffed chicken breasts or sliced stuffed chicken breasts with generous spoonfuls of the sauce.
MUSHROOM AND SPINACH STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST
Spinach Stuffed Chicken with mushrooms, feta and onion is a healthy chicken recipe and will keep your love for chicken alive.
Provided by Julia
Categories Main Dishes
Time 45m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Add 1 tablespoon of avocado oil to a large non-stick skillet and heat to medium-high. Add the onion and stir well. Saute until the onion is very fragrant and begins to soften, about 3 to 5 minutes.
- Add the chopped mushrooms and stir well. Cover the skillet with a lid and allow the onion and mushrooms to cook until the mushrooms begin to leach liquid, about 5 minutes.
- Remove the lid and stir in the garlic and spinach. Cook, stirring constantly until the spinach has wilted. Stir in the feta cheese until combined.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Place the chicken breasts on a cutting board and use a sharp knife to carefully cut a slit (or "pocket") into each breast.
- Transfer the chicken breasts to an oiled or sprayed large casserole dish.
- Drizzle each chicken breast with avocado oil, then sprinkle liberally with sea salt, paprika, garlic powder, and black pepper. Drizzle the chicken breasts again with a small amount of avocado oil and use your hands to spread around the oil and seasonings over the breasts.
- Scoop the stuffing into each chicken breast, filling them up to your heart's desire.
- If you have them, use toothpicks to secure the filling into the chicken breasts (no worries if you don't have them).
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the chicken breasts are completely cooked through.
- Serve with your choice of sides and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 399 calories, Carbohydrate 10 grams carbohydrates, Fat 15 grams fat, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 61 grams protein, ServingSize 1 of 4, Sugar 3 grams sugar
SPINACH-STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS
Provided by Carole Schreder
Categories Cheese Chicken Leafy Green Poultry Bake Sauté Low Carb Dinner Cream Cheese Spinach Bon Appétit Lancaster Pennsylvania
Yield Serves 6
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450°F. Melt butter in heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes. Cool slightly. Blend spinach, cream cheese and chives in medium bowl. Mix in mushrooms; season with salt and pepper.
- Run fingers under skin of each chicken breast to loosen, creating pocket. Spread 1/6 of cheese mixture between skin and meat of each breast. Arrange chicken breasts on baking sheet. Spread 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard over each chicken breast. Bake chicken until golden brown and cooked through, about 20 minutes. Serve immediately.
SPINACH AND MUSHROOM SMOTHERED CHICKEN
Chicken breasts stay nice and moist tucked under a blanket of melted cheese. It's extra special to serve but is not tricky to make. -Katrina Wagner, Grain Valley, Missouri
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat grill or broiler. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; saute mushrooms and green onions until tender. Stir in spinach and pecans until spinach is wilted. Remove from heat; keep warm., Sprinkle chicken with seasoning. Grill, covered, on an oiled grill rack over medium heat or broil 4 in. from heat on a greased broiler pan until a thermometer reads 165°, 4-5 minutes per side. Top with cheese; grill or broil until cheese is melted. To serve, top with mushroom mixture.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 203 calories, Fat 9g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 68mg cholesterol, Sodium 210mg sodium, Carbohydrate 3g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 27g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
SPINACH STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS
Spinach and cheese stuffed into boneless, skinless chicken breasts. Serve with rice, noodles, or a great Greek salad!
Provided by Laurie Wheeler
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Time 1h25m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- In a medium bowl, mix mayonnaise, spinach, feta cheese, and garlic until well blended. Set aside.
- Carefully butterfly chicken breasts, making sure not to cut all the way through. Spoon spinach mixture into chicken breasts. Wrap each with a piece of bacon, and secure with a toothpick. Place in shallow baking dish. Cover.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour, or until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 448.8 calories, Carbohydrate 5.2 g, Cholesterol 104.2 mg, Fat 32.8 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 33.4 g, SaturatedFat 8.1 g, Sodium 684.6 mg, Sugar 1.5 g
MUSHROOM-STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST
This is a great recipe I came up with when I got snowed in and had to make dinner for the family. It tastes amazing and also looks very professional! Make some rice and a salad for a side dish, and there you have a whole meal!
Provided by Miriam Levy
Categories Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Time 1h
Yield 5
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking tray with foil. Mix garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika together in a small bowl.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and garlic and saute for 1 minute.
- Set aside 1/3 of the mushrooms for garnish; add remaining mushrooms to the skillet and season with salt. Saute until soft, 2 to 3 minutes. Add wine and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, scraping any browned bits of food off the bottom of the pan with a spoon. Add parsley and pepper, then mix in just enough bread crumbs to bind. Remove from the heat.
- Cut a slit in each chicken breast to form a pocket. Stuff mushroom mixture into each pocket. Season one side of each breast with salt, then with the 1/2 of the spice mixture.
- Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Place chicken breasts, seasoned-sides down, in the hot skillet and let them brown for about 2 minutes. Season the tops with the remaining spice mixture, flip, and brown for 2 more minutes. Transfer to the prepared baking tray.
- Spoon reserved mushrooms over the chicken breasts, then pour condensed soup over top.
- Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 346.3 calories, Carbohydrate 17.5 g, Cholesterol 80.6 mg, Fat 15.5 g, Fiber 3.1 g, Protein 33.2 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 764.4 mg, Sugar 5.2 g
TENDER STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST FILLED WITH MUSHROOMS, SPINACH
This chicken is filled with mushrooms, onions, spinach, and garlic. Serve with garlic mashed potatoes.
Provided by Rita1652
Categories Vegetable
Time 50m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Saute mushrooms, onions, and garlic for 4 minutes. Add spinach and wine cook until wine is evaporated.
- Season with thyme, rosemary, salt, and pepper and allow to cool.
- Place chicken between plastic wrap and pound thin.
- Season both sides of breast with salt and pepper.
- Add egg to stuffing and place half the stuffing in each breast.
- Fold over to encase stuffing and tie with butcher's twine to hold the stuffing in place.
- Dredge each of the chicken breast with the flour.
- Heat butter and the last 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan.
- Brown chicken on all sides 5-10 minutes.
- Place into a hot oven for 15 minutes.
- Remove string before serving.
CHEESE, SPINACH & MUSHROOM STUFFED CHICKEN
Amp up this dinner party classic by stuffing three types of cheese, spinach and mushroom into the chicken and wrap with prosciutto. It's modern retro
Provided by John Torode
Categories Dinner, Main course
Time 45m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Boil the kettle, tip the mushrooms into a small bowl, pour over boiling water to just cover, then leave to soak for 15 mins. Drain and squeeze out the mushrooms (save and freeze the liquid to make a base for a gravy) and roughly chop.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan and gently cook the shallots and garlic for 3 mins. Turn up the heat, throw in the mushrooms and cook for a few mins more. Add the spinach, turn the heat up to high and cook until wilted and all the liquid has evaporated. Tip into a bowl and leave to cool. Beat in the cheeses and season with loads of pepper and a little salt. Set aside.
- Take the chicken breasts and remove the small fillet from the back. Cut a slit into the side of each chicken breast then stuff each one with a quarter of the spinach mixture, closing it with the cut-off fillet. Carefully wrap each stuffed chicken breast in a slice of prosciutto and chill until needed. Can be prepared up to a day ahead.
- To cook, heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Line up the chicken on a baking tray and roast for 20-25 mins until the prosciutto is frazzled at the edges, the cheese is oozing out and the chicken is cooked through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 397 calories, Fat 19 grams fat, SaturatedFat 7 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 7 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 1 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 48 grams protein, Sodium 1 milligram of sodium
CHICKEN BREASTS STUFFED WITH MUSHROOMS AND SPINACH
Steps:
- Mix first 4 ingredients in small bowl until smooth. Season garlic butter to taste with salt and pepper.Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before using
- Melt 2 tablespoons garlic butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and sauté until tender and all liquid evaporates, about 3 minutes. Add spinach; sauté until just wilted, about 1 minute. Transfer mixture to medium bowl. Cool 30 minutes. Stir in ground almonds and sour cream. Season stuffing with salt and pepper.
- Run fingers between chicken skin and meat to loosen (do not remove skin). Spread 2 teaspoons garlic butter under skin over meat of each chicken breast. Spoon 2 generous tablespoons stuffing under skin of each chicken breast. Using toothpicks, skewer skin to chicken to enclose stuffing. Arrange chicken on large baking sheet. Spread remaining garlic butter over top of each chicken breast.(Can be prepared 4 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate)
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake until chicken is cooked through, about 30 minutes. Transfer chicken to platter.
SPINACH AND MUSHROOM STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS RECIPE - (4.3/5)
Provided by mytastytreasures
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Place breasts in the center of a plastic food storage bag or 2 large sheets of waxed paper. Pound out the chicken from the center of the bag outward using a heavy-bottomed skillet or mallet. Be firm but controlled with your strokes. Defrost spinach in the microwave. Transfer spinach to a kitchen towel. Twist towel around spinach and wring it out until very dry. Transfer to a medium-mixing bowl. Place a nonstick skillet over moderate heat. When skillet is hot, add butter, mushrooms, garlic and shallot. Season with salt and pepper and saute 5 minutes. Transfer mushrooms, garlic and shallot to the food processor. Pulse to grind the mushrooms and transfer to the mixing bowl, adding the processed mushrooms to the spinach. Add ricotta and grated cheese to the bowl and the nutmeg. Stir to combine the stuffing. Return your skillet to the stove over medium high heat. Place a mound of stuffing on each breast and wrap and roll breast over the stuffing. Secure breasts with toothpicks. Add 3 tablespoons oil to the pan, 3 turns of the pan. Add breasts to the pan and brown on all sides, cooking chicken 10 to 12 minutes. The meat will cook quickly because it is thin. Remove breasts; add butter to the pan and flour. Cook butter and flour for a minute, whisk in wine and reduce another minute. Whisk in broth and return breasts to the pan. Reduce heat and simmer until ready to serve. Remove toothpicks. Serve breasts whole or, remove from pan, slice on an angle and fan out on dinner plates. Top stuffed chicken breasts or sliced stuffed breasts with generous spoonfuls of the sauce.
CHICKEN BREASTS STUFFED WITH SPINACH
Provided by Florence Fabricant
Categories dinner, weekday, main course
Time 1h
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Trim the spinach of any coarse stems, wash it very well and chop it. If using frozen spinach, defrost it. Heat butter in a large skillet. Add one tablespoons of the shallots and the garlic and saute over medium low heat until tender. Add the fresh or frozen spinach and cook until the spinach is completely wilted and any excess liquid evaporated from the pan.
- Transfer spinach to a food processor; add sage, walnuts and cheese and process to a fine puree. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Spread about a tablespoon of this mixture on each flattened chicken breast, roll the chicken around the filling and secure with toothpicks or tie with butcher's cord. Dust each roll lightly with flour.
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet. Add the chicken and saute quickly over medium high heat until golden brown on all sides. Remove chicken from the pan, add the remaining tablespoon of shallots and saute briefly. Stir in the red wine.
- Return the chicken to the pan, baste with the sauce, cover and cook over low heat for 35 minutes, basting once or twice more.
- Remove chicken from the pan and transfer to a serving dish. Cover and keep warm.
- Add the vinegar to the pan, stir, then taste for seasoning. Heat briefly and then spoon sauce over chicken and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 474, UnsaturatedFat 17 grams, Carbohydrate 15 grams, Fat 28 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 31 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Sodium 834 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams
Tips:
- To save time, use pre-cooked chicken breasts or buy chicken breasts that are thinly sliced.
- If you don't have heavy cream, you can substitute milk or chicken broth.
- For a vegetarian version of this dish, omit the chicken and add more vegetables, such as zucchini or bell peppers.
- To make this dish ahead of time, cook the chicken and spinach-mushroom filling and let it cool completely. Then, stuff the chicken breasts and refrigerate them for up to 24 hours. When you're ready to serve, bake the chicken breasts according to the recipe instructions.
- Serve this dish with mashed potatoes, rice, or your favorite side dish.
Conclusion:
Chicken breasts stuffed with spinach and mushrooms are a delicious and elegant main course that is perfect for a special occasion. This dish is also relatively easy to make, and it can be prepared ahead of time, making it a great option for busy weeknights. If you're looking for a new and exciting way to cook chicken breasts, give this recipe a try.
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