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Skinny Taste Chicken Stuffed with Ricotta Cheese and Spinach
Chicken Stuffed with Ricotta Cheese and Spinach, Parmesan cheese baked and served with marinara sauce on top.
Prep Time
15
minutes
mins
Cook Time
30
minutes
mins
Total Time
45
minutes
mins
Course:
Main Dishes
Cuisine:
Italian
Keyword:
skinny taste chicken stuffed with spinach and ricotta cheese
Servings:
5
servings
Calories:
432
kcal
Author:
Lois
Ingredients
5
boneless chicken breasts pounded thin
½
cup
breadcrumbs
¼
cup
Parmesan cheese divided
1
egg
½
cup
frozen chopped spinach squeezed dry
½
cup
ricotta cheese
5
slices
Mozzarella cheese
½
cup
marinara sauce
salt and pepper to taste
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Instructions
Mix the breadcrumbs together with half of the Parmesan cheese, set aside.
In a bowl, mix together the ricotta cheese, spinach and remaining Parmesan cheese together. Make sure your spinach is squeezed completely dry.
Lay the chicken cutlets out on a cutting board and spread about 2 tablespoons of the cheese and spinach mixture on top of each cutlet.
Roll each chicken breast up and secure with toothpicks.
Beat the egg and place in a flat dish.
Dip the cutlets in the egg and then in the breadcrumb/Parmesan cheese mixture.
Place seam side down in a baking dish that has been sprayed and bake in a 425 degree oven for about 25 minutes.
Remove baking dish from oven and spread tomato sauce over each chicken cutlet and top with a slice of mozzarella cheese
Return to the oven and bake for another 5 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly and the Internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165 degrees.
Notes
Make sure the spinach is squeezed dry before adding it to the ricotta cheese.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
g
|
Calories:
432
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
16
g
|
Protein:
54
g
|
Fat:
16
g
|
Saturated Fat:
8
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
7
g
|
Cholesterol:
174
mg
|
Sodium:
716
mg
|
Fiber:
4
g
|
Sugar:
3
g