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Spinach and Mushroom Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray

Prep Time:
15 min
Inactive Prep Time:
hr min
Cook Time:
20 min
Level:
Intermediate
Serves:
4 servings

Ingredients

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, 6 ounces
Large plastic food storage bags or waxed paper
1 package, 10 ounces, frozen chopped spinach
2 tablespoons butter
12 small mushroom caps, crimini or button
2 cloves garlic, cracked
1 small shallot, quartered
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 cup part skim ricotta cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmigiano or Romano, a couple of handfuls
1/2 teaspoon fresh grated or ground nutmeg
Toothpicks
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Sauce:
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Spinach and Mushroom Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray

2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 cup white wine
1 cup chicken broth

Instructions

Place breasts in the center of a plastic food storage bag
or 2 large sheets of waxed paper. Pound out the chicken from the center of the bag outward using a
heavy-bottomed skillet or mallet. Be firm but controlled with your strokes.

Defrost spinach in the microwave. Transfer spinach to a kitchen towel. Twist towel around spinach and wring it
out until very dry. Transfer to a medium-mixing bowl.

Place a nonstick skillet over moderate heat. When skillet is hot, add butter, mushrooms, garlic and shallot.
Season with salt and pepper and saute 5 minutes. Transfer mushrooms, garlic and shallot to the food processor.
Pulse to grind the mushrooms and transfer to the mixing bowl, adding the processed mushrooms to the spinach.
Add ricotta and grated cheese to the bowl and the nutmeg. Stir to combine the stuffing. Return your skillet to
the stove over medium high heat.

Place a mound of stuffing on each breast and wrap and roll breast over the stuffing. Secure breasts with
toothpicks. Add 3 tablespoons oil to the pan, 3 turns of the pan. Add breasts to the pan and brown on all
sides, cooking chicken 10 to 12 minutes. The meat will cook quickly because it is thin. Remove breasts; add
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Spinach and Mushroom Stuffed Chicken Breasts

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butter to the pan and flour. Cook butter and flour for a minute, whisk in wine and reduce another minute.
Whisk in broth and return breasts to the pan. Reduce heat and simmer until ready to serve. Remove toothpicks.
Serve breasts whole or, remove from pan, slice on an angle and fan out on dinner plates. Top stuffed chicken
breasts or sliced stuffed breasts with generous spoonfuls of the sauce.
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