Spinach and Chicken Casserole

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Description

My son, who is an extremely picky eater, loves this quick and simple dish. It’s great for pot-luck dinners.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cubed boneless chicken breast
  • 1 cup Italian salad dressing, or as needed
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon lemon pepper
  • 1 (8 ounce) package fresh spinach
  • 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  • ½ cup chopped fresh chives
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions

  1. Place chicken in a bowl and pour in enough Italian salad dressing to coat. Marinate in the refrigerator
  2. 2 to 3 hours.
  3. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  4. Drain and discard marinade from chicken and season chicken with garlic powder and lemon pepper. Transfer seasoned chicken to a casserole dish. Layer spinach over chicken.
  5. Mix cream cheese
  6. chives
  7. olive oil
  8. garlic
  9. salt
  10. and pepper together in a bowl. Slowly pour chicken broth into cream cheese mixture
  11. stirring until mixture is smooth; pour over chicken and spinach. Cover casserole dish with aluminum foil.
  12. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Remove foil and top chicken mixture with mozzarella cheese; cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center and cheese is melted
  13. 15 to 20 minutes.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 35 mins

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins

Servings: 6

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