Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Spinach, Mushroom and Feta Stuffed Chicken

I have found that a lot of people are working really hard at cutting down on processed junk. That really makes my heart happy considering the more processed something is, the worse it is for you. If it comes in a box, chances are, it's full of chemicals, sugar, sodium, and way more calories then you should be consuming in one meal. What I've been doing for my family lately, is cutting back on carbohydrates at night. Keeping the carbs in the earlier meals of the day means you have more of a chance of burning them off, rather than digesting and retaining them overnight. As a result of these changes, NEW RECIPES! Here is one that was even a hit with my 18 month old daughter!
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Spinach, Mushroom and Feta Stuffed Chicken

 What You Need
  • 3 Large Chicken breasts, thawed and butterflied (I thawed mine, then used a meat tenderizer to hammer them thin, and cut them in half to double the amount of rolls)
  • 1/2 cup of baby spinach, chopped
  • 1/2 cup mushrooms of your choice, chopped
  • 8 oz of feta cheese
  • 3 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1 Tbs olive oil
  • Sea salt and Pepper
  • Baking dish
  • Cooking twine 
  • Coconut oil, ghee, or cooking spray
Directions:
  1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease baking dish with coconut oil or cooking spray of your choice
  2.  In a medium sized bowl, mix together spinach, mushrooms, feta cheese, minced garlic and olive oil until well incorporated. 
  3. Lay out butterflied chicken and add a generous spoonful of cheese mixture to one end. 
  4. Roll chicken up so the mixture stays inside of it, tie off with some cooking twine to make sure it stays together. Place in baking dish. 
  5. Repeat steps 3 & 4 until all chicken is stuffed and in baking dish. You will have some stuffing mixture leftover. 
  6. Sprinkle sea salt and pepper lightly over chicken. 
  7. Top each piece of chicken with remaining cheese mixture. 
  8. Place baking dish in preheated oven and bake for 40 minutes
  9. Enjoy!
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