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Cottage Cheese and Spinach Stuffed Chicken

A delicious mix of cheese, spinach and Hiland Dairy Cottage Cheese all packed into a nice little chicken pocket. Topped with tomato sauce and cheese. Such an easy, healthy and delicious dinner.

Prep time: 10 min  |  Cook time: 45 min  |  Total: 55 min

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Ingredients

1 pound boneless chicken breasts

Salt

Pepper

Olive Oil

Spinach, 8 ounce bag

1 Tablespoon minced garlic or powder

½ cup Hiland Dairy Cottage Cheese

1 Cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

1 egg

1 cup spaghetti sauce

Instructions

 

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with nonstick spray.

  2. Slice the middle of the chicken breast on the side to make a pocket that you will stuff the spinach mixture in. Sprinkle salt and pepper over top of the chicken and set aside.

  3. In a medium saute pan on medium heat, drizzle olive oil and heat.

  4. Add the spinach, garlic and a large pinch of salt. Cook and stir until spinach is wilted down. About 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool for a few minutes.

  5. In a medium bowl, combine the cottage cheese, ½ cup mozzarella cheese, egg, salt and pepper. Mix and then add cooked spinach and combine.

  6. Spoon cottage cheese mixture into the chicken breast pockets. Hold closed with a toothpick. Spoon remaining cottage cheese mixture over the chicken breasts.

  7. Pour spaghetti sauce over the chicken breasts and then cover the baking dish with foil.

  8. Bake covered for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven, uncover and sprinkle the remaining mozzarella cheese over the chicken breasts. Bake again, uncovered for another 20 minutes.

  9. Remove from the oven and let sit for about 5 minutes. Serve with pasta, veggies or your favorite side. Enjoy!

Notes

Use toothpicks to keep the chicken together after you pack it, you can keep those in during backing and remove before eating.

Find it online: https://lolohomekitchen.com/cottage-cheese-and-spinach-stuffed-chicken/