Smothered Chicken With Spinach and Mushrooms

Name: Smothered Chicken With Spinach and Mushrooms
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts; 8 ounces neufchatel cheese; 17 g zesty Italian salad dressing mix; 8 ounces fresh spinach; 8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced; 1 large onion, sliced lengthwise; 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella provolone parmesan blend cheese; 1 teaspoon salt, to taste; 1 teaspoon pepper, to taste

Recipe by DrBuzzetta

I was looking for a low carb dinner idea, and I created this yumminess.

READY IN: 50mins

YIELD: 4

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

4

boneless skinless chicken breasts
8

ounces neufchatel cheese
17

g zesty Italian salad dressing mix
8

ounces fresh spinach
8

ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
1

large onion, sliced lengthwise
1 ¹⁄₂

cups shredded mozzarella provolone parmesan blend cheese
1

teaspoon salt, to taste
1

teaspoon pepper, to taste

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350ºF and coat a 9 x 13" pan with olive oil.
Saute onion until it starts to caramelize then add mushrooms and saute until they start to brown.
In a small bowl, mix the neufchatel cheese (light cream cheese) and packet of Zesty Italian Dressing mix together until it is well blended.
Place the chicken breasts in bottom of 9 x 13" pan.
Divide cream cheese mixture into four even portions and spread on top of each chicken breast.
Cover contents of the pan with the entire 8 oz bag of fresh spinach (uncooked).
Evenly distribute the onion and mushroom mixture over the top of the spinach.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Cover with the shredded mozzarella, provolone, and parmesan blend cheese.
Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes and check that internal temperature of largest breast is 170ºF.
Serve with a nice risotto or rice pilaf.