ricotta & spinach stuffed chicken breast
After a recent grocery shopping trip, I bought some huge boneless chicken breasts that were unsplit.....the entire chicken breast. I ws thinking of some flavors that I like together and trying to come up with something to do with that huge chicken breast....this is what I created for dinner tonight.
prep time
15 Min
cook time
20 Min
method
Stove Top
yield
4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 - boneless, skinless whole chicken breast (not split)
- 16 ounces ricotta cheese, whole milk
- 1 - egg
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
- 1 - lemon
- 32 ounces chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1 bag fresh baby spinach
- - salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon granulataed garlic or garlic powder
- 1 pound linguine
How To Make ricotta & spinach stuffed chicken breast
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Step 1In a mixing bowl combine ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, egg, parsley, pepper, garlic powder. Mix toroughly.
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Step 2Lay chicken breast out on a board, cover with plastic wrap. Pound out whole breast to flatten the breast. Once pounded out, turn over and salt and pepper the breast.
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Step 3About a half inch from the edge spread a spoonful of ricoatta mixture on one half of the whole breast. Cover ricotta mixture with fresh baby spinach leaves. Roll breast up to the middle. Repeat the same process on the other side of breast and roll up completely.
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Step 4Place chicken breast in pan. Let it brown on each side, turning to brown each side. After the last turn of the breast is done, squeeze a whole lemon over the breast.
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Step 5Once breast is browned, remove from pan. You made need to add a little more oil or butter. Add flour and stir to brown and get rid of the raw flour taste.
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Step 6Add entire container of chicken broth and whisk so flour doesn't lump. Add salt and pepper to taste.
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Step 7Use some of the sauce from chicken and add a few serving spoonfuls to hot pasta.
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Step 8Slice stuffed chicken breast and serve with linguine.
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Category:
Chicken
Culture:
Italian
Tag:
#Quick & Easy
Collection:
Chicken Breast Recipes
Ingredient:
Chicken
Method:
Stove Top
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