SPINACH + GOAT CHEESE HASSELBACK CHICKEN #HEALTHYVEGAN #CHICKEN
On the off chance that you havent knew about "Hasselback" before it's a procedure initially created at a café in Sweden (called Restaurant Hasselbacken ( or so the story goes) where they made little cuts in a potato (sort of like an accordion) and stuffed them with bacon and cheddar. The outcomes, firm potato outside, delicate potato inside and goodness (bacon and cheddar) in each nibble. Nowadays you'll see heaps of things that have been cut "Hasselback" like apples, sweet potatoes and now chicken.
Ingredients:
- 3 cups fresh spinach
- ½ cup crumbled goat cheese (or feta)
- ½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- 4 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless (aprrox. 1.5 lbs.)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tsp paprika
- ? cup shredded Mozzarella cheese (or cheddar)
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to350 F. Prepare a baking sheet by lining with foil, set aside.
- In a large skillet add a splash of olive oil,cook spinach over medium until slightly wilted (approx. 3-5 min). Add crumbled goat cheese and continue to cook until cheese is melted (about 1 min).Stir in red pepper flakes (if using) Set aside.
- Place chicken breasts on prepared baking sheet. Using a sharp knife cut slits across the chicken breast about ¾ of the way through chicken breast (careful not to cut all the way through) about ½-3/4 inch apart (approx. 6-8 slits per chicken breast). Stuff each slit with spinach/goat cheese mixture.
- Generously salt and pepper top of chicken breast and season with paprika. Sprinkle ¼ of the mozzarella cheese among each chicken breast.
- Place chicken breasts in the oven and bake for 20-25 min. If desired switch oven from bake to broil for the last 10 min. of cooking (for more bubbly and browned cheese)
For more detail :http://bit.ly/2Omq8Ya
