Spinach Stuffed Chicken With Spinach Cream Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 large chicken breast halves, boneless and skinless
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 (10 ounce) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, divided (1/2 for stuffing and 1/2 for sauce below)
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 6 prosciutto or 6 cooked ham, thinly sliced
• 2 -3 ounces monterey jack pepper cheese, cut into six 2x1/2-inch sticks
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 0.5 (10 ounce) frozen chopped spinach (the 1/2 left over from recipe above)
• 2 tablespoons whipping cream
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 place a chicken breast half, boned side up, between 2 pieces of plastic wrap. working from the center to the edges, pound lightly with the flat side of a meat mallet to 1/8-inch thickness. remove plastic wrap. sprinkle chicken lightly with black pepper. repeat with remaining chicken.
• 3 firmly squeeze spinach until well drained and practically dry. (i wrap in clean kitchen towel and wring moisture out.) in a small bowl, combine 1/2 of the spinach and egg. (save remaining chopped spinach for sautéed spinach cream sauce.)
• 4 for each roll, spoon about 2 tablespoons of the spinach mixture onto each chicken piece, spreading evenly over chicken. top with a slice of prosciutto or . place a stick of cheese near an edge. fold in sides; roll up, starting from edge with cheese, into a spiral, pressing the edges to seal. secure with wooden picks. place rolls, seam side down, in a 13x9x2-inch (3-quart) baking dish. drizzle with butter.
• 5 bake, uncovered, in a preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink (170 degrees). remove toothpicks. meanwhile, prepare spinach cream sauce.
• 6 to serve, slice each chicken roll. transfer chicken to a dinner plate. top with cream sauce.
• 7 sautéed spinach cream sauce: in a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. add garlic and cook 1 minute; add the remaining chopped spinach. cook and stir for 5 minutes. add whipping cream, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. cook and stir for 30 seconds or until heated through. serve over chicken.