Description
This easy spinach and feta stuffed chicken breasts dinner are basically chicken cutlets stuffed with spinach feta and ricotta, breaded and baked to perfection!
Yield: 8servings | Serving Size: 1roll
Ingredients
cooking spray or oil mister
1tspolive oil
1/2medium onion, chopped
2clovesgarlic, minced
1/4cupchopped scallions
10ozpackage frozen chopped spinach, thawed and juice squeezed out
1/4cupchopped parsley
1tbspfresh dill
1/2cup2.5 oz crumbled Feta cheese
1/3cupfat free ricotta
1/4tspkosher salt and pepper, plus more to taste
8thin skinless chicken breast cutlets, 1.5 lbs total
1large egg
1tbspwater
1/2cupwhole wheat seasoned breadcrumbs
Instructions
Oven Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a large baking sheet with spray.
- Heat the oil a medium skillet. Add onions, garlic and scallions and sauté about 1 minute, until fragrant.
Add spinach, parsley, dill, 1/4 tsp kosher salt and pepper and cook another minute or until heated through.
- Remove from heat and mix in the feta and ricotta cheese.
Season chicken lightly with more kosher salt and pepper to taste.
Place about 1/4 cup of spinach mixture in the center of the chicken and roll, then lay the chicken seam side down on a platter or piece of wax paper. Repeat with the remaining chicken.
- Whisk the egg and water together in a small bowl with a pinch of salt. Place the breadcrumbs in another bowl.
- Dip the chicken rolls into the egg mixture, then into the breadcrumbs and place seam side down on the baking sheet.
Repeat with the remainder then lightly spray to top of the chicken with cooking spray.
- Bake about 25 minutes or until cooked through.
Air Fryer Directions
- Follow steps above 1 through 9.
- Preheat the air fryer to 400F. Spray both sides of the chicken with oil. Cook, in two batches 12 minutes turning halfway.
Last Step:
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Nutrition
Serving: 1roll, Calories: 169kcal, Carbohydrates: 8g, Protein: 25g, Fat: 5g, Cholesterol: 31mg, Sodium: 177mg, Fiber: 2g
