Chicken Pockets Stuffed with Spinach & Cheese

For an easy, upscale chicken dish, you'll love these spinach-stuffed chicken breasts. You can also double the recipe without much effort.

Serves: 4 Cooking time: approx. 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 Locust Point Farms All Natural Chicken Breasts , defrosted

  • 3 teaspoons olive oil, divided

  • 3 cups Pinwheel Local Chopped Spinach (thawed, with moisture wrung out)

  • 1 garlic clove, minced

  • 1/2 cup spreadable cheese (cream cheese, spreadable goat cheese, etc.)

  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, divided

  • 1/3 cup plus 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs, divided

  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper

  • 1 large egg white

  • 1 tablespoon water

  • your favorite tomato sauce (optional)


Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°. Mix together spinach, garlic, spreadable cheese, 1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning and 1/3 cup bread crumbs until well blended.

  2. Cut a pocket horizontally in the thickest part of each chicken breast. Fill with spinach mixture; secure with toothpicks.

  3. In a shallow bowl, toss remaining bread crumbs with salt, pepper and remaining Italian seasoning. In a separate shallow bowl, whisk egg white and water. Dip both sides of chicken in egg white mixture, then in crumb mixture, patting to help coating adhere.

  4. In a large ovenproof skillet, heat remaining oil over medium heat. Brown chicken on each side. Place in oven; bake 15-18 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 165°. Discard toothpicks and drizzle with tomato sauce (if desired) before serving.

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