Hi...
I made this Saturday evening for dinner when my sister came over for dinner...it was really great! ....I did find that I had to cook it a little longer than the recipe stated, but that may have been because I had pretty thick chicken breasts...so just check to make sure they are cooked all the way through.
Enjoy!
hugs,
peg
Feta-Stuffed Chicken
SERVINGS: 4 servingsCARB GRAMS PER SERVING: 2
1/4 cup crumbled basil-and-tomato feta cheese (1 ounce)*
2 tablespoons fat-free cream cheese (1 ounce)
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (about 1-1/4 pounds total)
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Dash salt
1 teaspoon olive oil or cooking oil
1/4 cup chicken broth 1
10-ounce package prewashed fresh spinach, trimmed (8 cups)
2 tablespoons walnut or pecan pieces, toasted
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Lemon slices, halved (optional)
1. In a small bowl combine feta cheese and cream cheese; set aside. Using a sharp knife, cut a horizontal slit through the thickest portion of each chicken breast half to form a pocket. Stuff pockets with the cheese mixture. If necessary, secure openings with wooden toothpicks. Sprinkle chicken with pepper and salt.
2. In a large nonstick skillet cook chicken in hot oil over medium-high heat about 12 minutes or until tender and no longer pink, turning once (reduce heat to medium if chicken browns too quickly). Remove chicken from skillet. Cover and keep warm.
3. Carefully add chicken broth to skillet. Bring to boiling; add half of the spinach. Cover and cook about 3 minutes or just until spinach is wilted. Remove spinach from skillet, reserving liquid in pan. Repeat with remaining spinach. Return all spinach to skillet. Stir in the nuts and lemon juice.
4. To serve, divide spinach mixture among 4 dinner plates. Top with chicken breasts. If desired, garnish with lemon slices. Makes 4 servings.
*Note: If basil-and-tomato feta cheese is not available, stir 1 teaspoon finely snipped fresh basil and 1 teaspoon snipped oil-pack dried tomatoes, drained, into 1/4 cup plain feta cheese.
Nutrition Facts Per Serving:
Servings: 4 servings
Calories231;Total Fat (g)8;Saturated Fat (g)2;Monounsaturated Fat (g); Polyunsaturated Fat (g)2; Cholesterol (mg)90;Sodium (mg)334;
Carbohydrate (g)2; Total Sugar (g)0; Fiber (g)6; Protein (g)38;
Vitamin A (DV%)0; Vitamin C (DV%)31; Calcium (DV%)13; Iron (DV%)31
Diabetic Exchanges
Vegetables (d.e.)1; Medium-fat Meat (d.e.)4.5
Recipe source: http://www.diabeticlivingonline.com/recipe/chicken/feta-stuffed-chicken/
I made this Saturday evening for dinner when my sister came over for dinner...it was really great! ....I did find that I had to cook it a little longer than the recipe stated, but that may have been because I had pretty thick chicken breasts...so just check to make sure they are cooked all the way through.
Enjoy!
hugs,
peg
Feta-Stuffed Chicken
SERVINGS: 4 servingsCARB GRAMS PER SERVING: 2
1/4 cup crumbled basil-and-tomato feta cheese (1 ounce)*
2 tablespoons fat-free cream cheese (1 ounce)
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (about 1-1/4 pounds total)
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Dash salt
1 teaspoon olive oil or cooking oil
1/4 cup chicken broth 1
10-ounce package prewashed fresh spinach, trimmed (8 cups)
2 tablespoons walnut or pecan pieces, toasted
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Lemon slices, halved (optional)
1. In a small bowl combine feta cheese and cream cheese; set aside. Using a sharp knife, cut a horizontal slit through the thickest portion of each chicken breast half to form a pocket. Stuff pockets with the cheese mixture. If necessary, secure openings with wooden toothpicks. Sprinkle chicken with pepper and salt.
2. In a large nonstick skillet cook chicken in hot oil over medium-high heat about 12 minutes or until tender and no longer pink, turning once (reduce heat to medium if chicken browns too quickly). Remove chicken from skillet. Cover and keep warm.
3. Carefully add chicken broth to skillet. Bring to boiling; add half of the spinach. Cover and cook about 3 minutes or just until spinach is wilted. Remove spinach from skillet, reserving liquid in pan. Repeat with remaining spinach. Return all spinach to skillet. Stir in the nuts and lemon juice.
4. To serve, divide spinach mixture among 4 dinner plates. Top with chicken breasts. If desired, garnish with lemon slices. Makes 4 servings.
*Note: If basil-and-tomato feta cheese is not available, stir 1 teaspoon finely snipped fresh basil and 1 teaspoon snipped oil-pack dried tomatoes, drained, into 1/4 cup plain feta cheese.
Nutrition Facts Per Serving:
Servings: 4 servings
Calories231;Total Fat (g)8;Saturated Fat (g)2;Monounsaturated Fat (g); Polyunsaturated Fat (g)2; Cholesterol (mg)90;Sodium (mg)334;
Carbohydrate (g)2; Total Sugar (g)0; Fiber (g)6; Protein (g)38;
Vitamin A (DV%)0; Vitamin C (DV%)31; Calcium (DV%)13; Iron (DV%)31
Diabetic Exchanges
Vegetables (d.e.)1; Medium-fat Meat (d.e.)4.5
Recipe source: http://www.diabeticlivingonline.com/recipe/chicken/feta-stuffed-chicken/