spinach & cheese stuffed chicken w marsala sauce
Cheesy chicken with savory Marsala mushroom sauce. Delish
prep time
10 Min
cook time
30 Min
method
Bake
yield
4 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 6 boneless skinless chicken thighs
- STUFFING
- 1 bunch spinach leaves
- 1 cup shredded gruyere cheese
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese shredded
- 2 large eggs beaten
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil chopped
- salt and pepper
- MARSALA SAUCE
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 small shallots chopped
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 8 ounces mushrooms sliced
- 1 cup marsala wine
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon flour
How To Make spinach & cheese stuffed chicken w marsala sauce
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Step 1Preheat oven 375 degrees. Rinse the spinach and add to a skillet cover and let wilt. Remove from pan and let cool then squeeze out all the water. Chop. Mix with the Gruyere, ricotta, Parmesan, eggs, basil, salt and pepper. Set aside
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Step 2Pound the chicken thighs to make them more uniformed in thickness. Spoon the stuffing into the middle of the chicken thighs then fold the chicken around the stuffing and then place in lightly greased baking dish seam side down. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake in oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
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Step 3Meanwhile to make the sauce. Place 1 tbsp of butter in a skillet. Add the shallots, garlic, and mushrooms and saute until the mushrooms have given up their moisture.
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Step 4Add the Marsala and chicken stock and boil until reduced by about half. Whisk in the flour then swirl in the last tbsp of butter
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Step 5Serve the sauce over the chicken.
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