Spicy Chicken Stuffed with Cheese and Spinach

Recipe Courtesy of Fresh Start Bariatric Cookbook by Sarah Kent MS, RDN, CD

Ingredients

Nonstick Cooking Spray

4, 4 ounce boneless, skinless, chicken breast

4 ounces pepper jack cheese, shredded

1 cup cooked spinach (steam 2-3 cups of spinach in the microwave for 2 minutes)

1 ¾ Tbs Cajun seasoning

2 Tbs whole-wheat bread crumbs

2 tsp extra virgin olive oil

Directions

1.       Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.

2.       Using a meat tenderizing mallet, flatten the chicken breast to ¼ inch thickness. Set aside.

3.       In a small bowl, mix together the cheese and cooked spinach.

4.       In another small bowl, mix to combine the Cajun seasoning and bread crumbs.

5.       Spoon about 2 Tbs of the cheese and spinach mixture onto each chicken breast. Roll up each chicken breast, and secure with 1 to 2 toothpicks.

6.       Place the chicken seam-side up in the baking dish.

7.       Using a pastry or marinade brush, brush each chicken roll up with olive oil. Sprinkle seasoned bread crumbs over each roll up.

8.       Bake for about 35-40 minutes, or until the chicken juices run clear and the topping begins to turn brown. Serve immediately.

 Nutrition

Per Serving (1 chicken roll-up)

Calories: 241

Total Fat: 10 g

Sodium: 453mg

Total Carbs: 2g

Sugar: 0g

Fiber: 1g

Protein: 32g