Spinach-stuffed Chicken Spirals

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 large boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 6 slices prosciutto ham (thin slices)
• 2 -3 ounces monterey jack pepper cheese, cut into 2 x 1/2 inch sticks
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 place each chicken breast, boned side up, between 2 pieces of plastic wrap.
• 2 working from the center to the edges, pound lightly with the flat side of a meat mallet to 1/8 inch thickness.
• 3 remove plastic wrap, and sprinkle chicken with black pepper to taste.
• 4 squeeze spinach until well-drained and almost dry.
• 5 in a small bowl, combine half of the spinach with the egg. (save the rest of the spinach for the sauteed spinach cream sauce).
• 6 spoon about 2 tablespoons of the spinach mixture onto each chicken piece, spreading evenly over the chicken.
• 7 top with a piece of prosciutto.
• 8 place a stick of cheese near the edge of the chicken breast.
• 9 fold in sides and roll up, starting from edge with the cheese.
• 10 place rolls, seam side down, into a 13x9x2 inch baking dish.
• 11 drizzle with butter.
• 12 bake, uncovered, at 375 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until chicken in no longer pink. (170 degrees).
• 13 prepare sauteed spinach cream sauce while chicken is baking.
• 14 spoon sauce over chicken breasts when serving.