Spinach and Feta Stuffed Chicken Breast

Spinach and feta stuffed chicken breasts are what low carb dreams are made off. These are easy to make and beyond delicious!

I don’t often make stuffed chicken breasts. The recipes always sound (and of course look) good. However, for some reason, I just thought they were too much work and not worth the effort. Well I was wrong.

I got this super fresh feta cheese over the weekend. I wanted to use it in a recipe other than my mason jar salads so I went to my facebook page and asked for some recipe ideas. There were many suggestions but the one that caught my eye spinach and feta stuffed chicken. Anything with feta is beta! So I decided to put my reservations about stuffing a chicken breast aside and try it out.

Many recipes called for cutting a pocket into the chicken breast for the “stuffing”. This method did not appeal to me because I prefer to have my chicken breast pounded into thinner cutlet style pieces. I don’t know I just think they cook better that way. Then I found this stuffed chicken breast recipe by Skinnytaste. Instead of “stuffing” the chicken she spreads the mixture onto a thin cutlet then rolls up. I used this method and it worked perfectly. The chicken cooked evenly and was nice and moist.

Let’s talk about the filling I prepared because it was so good. It had amazing flavor, was deliciously creamy, and tasted sinful. Even my oldest daughter, who has become quite picky, absolutely loved the spinach and feta stuffed chicken breasts. She ate it all. And to be honest I was a little shocked because the spinach was very obvious.

Spinach and Feta Stuffed Chicken

This is what I did. I sautéed some baby spinach in a little garlic. Then I stirred in greek yogurt, cream cheese, parmesan cheese, and little seasoning. Oh mama it was good. Reminded me a little of an artichoke and spinach dip minus the artichokes. Then I divided the mixture among the chicken breasts, rolled up, dipped into egg wash and breadcrumbs, and then baked. Easy. Perfect. Serious YUM!

It was a little messy to prepare and I was a little worried about the cheese oozing out everywhere but it turned out great. Cheese stayed in place even after being sliced. Someone on instagram asked me what my secret was to keeping the cheese from oozing out. I don’t really have a secret but I think that by not filling the chicken breast to much with the spinach mixture and also rolling as tight as possible helps.

A huge bonus to this spinach and feta stuffed chicken recipe is it can certainly be made ahead of time. You can prepare and freeze before baking or bake completely then heat up the night you want to eat. I prefer the later because it will take less time to warm up and you can easily bring for lunches. But either would work.

I highly recommend trying this spinach and feta stuffed chicken recipe. It is delicious. Now that I know stuffed chicken is so easy to make I will definitely be testing out and creating new recipes.

Here are 2 of my other favorite stuffed chicken breast recipes:

Pizza Chicken

Jalapeno Popper Chicken

Greek (Spinach and Feta) Stuffed Chicken Breast

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Course: chicken recipe, freezer recipe, stuffed chicken breast recipe

Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour

Servings: 4

Calories: 287kcal

Author: Organize Yourself Skinny

Ingredients

• 4 4-ounce chicken breasts pounded into 1/2 cutlets
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 5 ounce packaged baby spinach
• 1/4 cup plain greek yogurt
• 1/4 cup cream cheese soften
• 1/4 cup crumbled feta
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• pinch of red pepper flakes
• 1/4 cup bread crumbs

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add baby spinach and cook until wilted. Set aside to cool. Drain the spinach if needed.
• Reduce the heat to low and stir into the spinach the greek yogurt, cream cheese, feta, parmesan cheese, salt, onion powder, garlic powder and red pepper flakes into the spinach cream cheese mixture. Stir until the cheese is melted and ingredients are combined. Remove from heat.
• Divide spinach mixture among the 4 chicken breast. Spread mixture on top of chicken breast then roll up.
• Place the bread crumbs into a shallow bowl. Sprinkle each chicken breast with salt and pepper and then dip into the bread crumbs.
• Place on baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
• Bake for 40 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

Notes

Make ahead instructions
This recipe can be prepared up until baked. Flash freeze, wrap in plastic wrap, then store in the freezer. Let thaw overnight in refrigerator. Then proceed with baking instructions. It might need to bake longer depending if it is still a little frozen. Or you can prepare completely, let cool, then freeze. Let thaw overnight in the refrigerator then reheat in oven or microwave.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 287kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 12g | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g