Cooking Light's Feta-Stuffed Chicken

Submitted by TishT

"Feta stuffed chicken over a bed of spinach salad. Elegant and healthy from Cooking Lights 5 Star Recipes."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 (4 ounce) boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 1⁄4 cup dry breadcrumbs
• 1⁄4 cup crumbled feta cheese with dried basil and tomato
• vegetable oil cooking spray
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons margarine, melted
• 3 cups torn spinach
• 1⁄2 cup chopped fresh basil
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper

directions

1. Place each chicken breast half between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; flatten to 1/4" thickness, using a meat mallet or tolling pin.
2. Dredge chicken in breadcrumbs.
3. Spoon 1 Tbs cheese onto each piece of chicken; fold chicken in half Place folded breast halves in a 8" square baking dish coated with cooking spray.
4. Drizzle melted margarine over chicken.
5. Bake, uncovered at 400F for 25 minutes or until chicken is done.
6. Combine spinach and basil in a bowl, drizzle with vinegar and oil.
7. Sprinkle pepper over salad; toss well.
8. Serve chicken over salad.

Reviews

[2monkeys_mom]

This was very good - a keeper. We skipped the spinach part and served it with rice-a-roni and steamed broccoli. Easy prep the night before for low-fuss after work cooking.