Spinach Ricotta Chicken Bake

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs chicken breasts, cut into thin strips
• 1 lb spinach, thawed frozen chopped
• 15 ounces light ricotta cheese
• 3 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated
• 2 egg whites
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg
• 1 1/2 cups marinara sauce, reduced-sodium

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 coat a 8-by-8 baking dish with olive oil spray.
• 3 cook chicken in a skillet until just starting to brown.
• 4 place the spinach in the middle of a clean dishtowel. fold up the towel over the spinach and wring out as much moisture as possible.
• 5 place the spinach in a large mixing bowl.
• 6 add the ricotta, parmesan, egg whites, garlic powder and nutmeg. stir well.
• 7 move spinach mixture to the prepared dish over top of the chicken. with the back of a spoon, spread it out to uniformly fill the dish.
• 8 bake for 20 minutes, or until is hot throughout and the top begins to brown.
• 9 let stand for five minutes to slightly cool.
• 10 place the sauce in sauce pan. heat until warm.
• 11 spoon sauce over chicken-spinach-ricotta bake.
• 12 serve immediately.