Florentine Stuffed Chicken

Description

Bone-in chicken breasts stuffed with spinach, cheese and onion and baked until tender. This is a simple recipe that I cooked up myself. It is, however, based on some pretty standard Greek/Italian dishes. Everyone loves this and it can be wonderful for company – even people who don’t usually like spinach find that they like this dish! Serve with your favorite shaped pasta, if desired.

Ingredients

  • 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
  • ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • ½ cup chopped onion
  • 4 bone-in chicken breast halves, with skin
  • 2 cups spaghetti sauce
  • ¼ cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. In a medium bowl
  3. combine the spinach
  4. Parmesan cheese and onion and mix thoroughly. Stuff the cavity of each chicken breast with 1/4 of the mixture. (NOTE: Bone-in split breasts usually have a little cavity; if one is not naturally present
  5. use a sharp knife to make a slit in the side of the breast.)
  6. Lay stuffed breasts in a 9×13 inch baking dish
  7. and cover with the sauce.
  8. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 35 minutes
  9. or until chicken is cooked through and tender; sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and bake another 5 minutes
  10. until cheese is melted.

Prep Time: 5 mins

Cook Time: 40 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Servings: 4

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