Spinach Cheese Stuffed Chicken W Marsala Sauce Recipes

RICOTTA, SPINACH, AND HAM STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST MARSALA WITH PINE NUT PILAF

Steps:

• Cut 4 long pieces of kitchen twine.
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add a liberal drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil plus 2 tablespoons butter and saute the mushrooms for 8 to10 minute to darken.
• Meanwhile, butterfly the chicken breasts open and pound them out very thin, no more than 1/8-inch thick. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and top each piece of chicken with 2 tablespoons ricotta cheese and spread it around. Top with 1/4 of the spinach and season with freshly grated nutmeg, salt and pepper. Then top each piece of chicken with a slice of speck. Roll the chicken into bundles and secure with twine. Season the bundles with salt and pepper and dredge lightly in flour.
• Season the mushrooms with salt and pepper and remove to a plate. Add extra-virgin olive oil to coat the pan. Add the chicken and cook over medium-high heat for 15 minutes. Remove the chicken to a plate and cover with foil. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter to the pan, sprinkle in 2 tablespoons flour, and deglaze the pan with marsala. Add the broth and cook to thicken, about 1 to 2 minutes, and then add the mushrooms to combine. Remove the string from the chicken and top with sauce. Serve with Pine Nut Pilaf.
• Melt the butter in a saucepot over medium heat. Add the orzo and pine nuts and toast until golden. Add the rice and stir in the stock. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to simmer, and cover. Cook for 18 minutes. Fluff with a fork and serve.

GOAT CHEESE AND SPINACH STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In small bowl, combine the spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, goat cheese, garlic, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and 1/8 teaspoon salt., Cut a pocket horizontally in the thickest part of each chicken breast. Fill with spinach mixture; secure with toothpicks., In an 8-in. cast-iron or ovenproof skillet, heat 1-1/2 teaspoons oil over medium heat. Brown chicken on each side. Place in oven; bake 10 minutes., Toss asparagus with remaining 1-1/2 teaspoons oil, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and 1/8 teaspoon salt; add to skillet. Bake until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 165° and asparagus is tender, 10-15 minutes longer. If desired, drizzle with vinegar. Discard toothpicks before serving.

SPINACH & CHEESE STUFFED CHICKEN W MARSALA SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven 375 degrees. Rinse the spinach and add to a skillet cover and let wilt. Remove from pan and let cool then squeeze out all the water. Chop. Mix with the Gruyere, ricotta, Parmesan, eggs, basil, salt and pepper. Set aside
• 2. Pound the chicken thighs to make them more uniformed in thickness. Spoon the stuffing into the middle of the chicken thighs then fold the chicken around the stuffing and then place in lightly greased baking dish seam side down. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake in oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
• 3. Meanwhile to make the sauce. Place 1 tbsp of butter in a skillet. Add the shallots, garlic, and mushrooms and saute until the mushrooms have given up their moisture.
• 4. Add the Marsala and chicken stock and boil until reduced by about half. Whisk in the flour then swirl in the last tbsp of butter
• 5. Serve the sauce over the chicken.

SPINACH STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place spinach in a large glass bowl, and heat in the microwave for 3 minutes, stirring every minute or so, or until wilted. Stir in sour cream, pepperjack cheese, and garlic.
• Lay the chicken breasts out on a clean surface, and spoon some of the spinach mixture onto each one. Roll up chicken to enclose the spinach, then wrap each chicken breast with two slices of bacon. Secure with toothpicks, and arrange in a shallow baking dish.
• Bake uncovered for 35 minutes in the preheated oven, then increase heat to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C), or use the oven's broiler to cook for an additional 5 to 10 minutes to brown the bacon.

SPINACH STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST RECIPE

Steps:

• Cut about a 3-inch wide pocket into the thick side of each breast almost to the other side, but do not cut all the way through. Season both sides of each breast with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Heat oil & butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Turn the heat to medium.
• Place the spinach in the skillet and sauté the spinach about 30 seconds, just long enough to wilt but not burn. Dab the spinach on a paper towel to remove excess oil.
• In a medium bowl, mix the cheese and spinach until combined. Stuff the chicken breasts with the spinach/cheese mixture and secure the breasts with toothpicks.
• Place the breasts in the hot skillet and leave for 4 minutes or until the chicken turns golden brown. Carefully turn the breasts over and cook another 3 minutes or until golden brown.
• Reduce heat to low, add wine (if using), cover and cook another 3-5 minutes or until the meat is no longer pink in the middle. A meat thermometer should read 160°F when placed in the thickest part of the meat.
• Enjoy!

STUFFED CHICKEN MARSALA (OLIVE GARDEN COPYCAT)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Use a sharp knife to cut a slit horizontally along one side of the chicken breast, being sure not to cut all the way through the chicken - the goal is to make a "pocket".
• Fill each pocket with 2 slices of mozzarella cheese, 1/4 of the sun dried tomatoes, and 1/4 of the shredded parmesan cheese.
• Pinch together the open side of the chicken breasts and secure with toothpicks. Drizzle chicken with oil, then sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste, and Italian seasoning, rubbing in with your fingers.
• Transfer chicken to a large oven-safe skillet and brown chicken over medium-high heat for 3-4 minutes on each side. Place chicken on a plate while you prepare the marsala sauce.
• In the same pan (don't clean it) add marsala cooking wine, garlic, mushrooms, salt and pepper, and heavy cream. Stir and bring to a boil and cook for 3-4 minutes. Return chicken pan and spoon some of the sauce over the chicken.
• Transfer skillet to preheated oven and bake for 20-25 minutes until chicken is cooked all the way through and cheeses are melted. Spoon sauce over the chicken, top with grated parmesan cheese and parsley or thyme if desired, and serve.

CHICKEN MARSALA WITH MUSHROOMS AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts between two pieces of wax paper, and pound to 1/4 inch thick with a meat mallet.
• Dust chicken with flour, salt, pepper and Italian seasonin.
• In a skillet, fry chicken in olive oil over medium heat.
• Cook about 2 minutes on each side or until cooked through, but not over done.
• Set aside, and keep warm.
• In the same pan, melt the butter over medium heat; add mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes and cook for approximately 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add wine and cook for 6 more minutes.
• Mix in spinach, and cook for about 2 minutes.
• Serve over chicken.

CRISP STUFFED CHICKEN IN MARSALA SAUCE

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts between 2 sheets of waxed paper. Pound lightly with the smooth side of a meat mallet. Cut a pocket into each chicken breast.
• Rub 2 garlic cloves over chicken breast. Season chicken inside and out with salt, pepper, thyme, basil, and parsley. Stuff pockets with spinach, fontana cheese, and prosciutto.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Beat 2 eggs in a bowl. Pour bread crumbs into a shallow bowl.
• Dip stuffed chicken into eggs. Dredge in bread crumbs until coated.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook breaded chicken until browned, about 6 minutes per side.
• Transfer chicken to a baking sheet. Sprinkle Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese over chicken; drizzle remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the center, 10 to 20 minutes.
• Cook and stir 2 garlic cloves in the same skillet used to brown chicken for 1 to 2 minutes. Add mushrooms; cook and stir until browned, about 5 minutes. Pour in Marsala wine; simmer until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Stir in chicken stock.
• Stir butter and flour into the skillet until sauce thickens, about 5 minutes. Serve sauce over chicken.

SPINACH STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine softened cream cheese, mayonnaise, parmesan cheese, garlic and chopped spinach. Set aside.
• Butterfly the chicken breasts (see detailed instructions above).
• Season each breast with garlic parsley salt and paprika on all sides.
• Stuff each chicken breast with the cheese mixture. To keep the filling inside, seal each end of the breast with a toothpick.
• Preheat a skillet with butter over medium-heat. Brown all sides of the chicken. Continue cooking over medium-heat until the internal temperature reaches 165 °F.

ITALIAN STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST WITH A MARSALA SAUCE

Steps:

• Pound chicken with a meat mallet until it is close to the same thickness all over about 1/4 inch.
• Lay a slice of prosciutto over breast, 2 if they are thin, top with two sage leaves, laying them top to bottom down the centre of the breast. Distribute cheese equally among the breasts again lay it top to bottom down the centre of the breast.
• Fold breast over to join, secure with kitchen string at close intervals, tying as tightly as you can, to prevent cheese from melting out of the chicken breast during cooking.
• Heat a small amount of olive oil in a pan, add chicken breasts and brown on both sides to give the breast a nice rich colour.
• Transfer breasts to an ovenproof dish and finish cooking in a pre-heated oven 180c. It will take about 30-40 Min's depending in the size of the breasts.
• Sauce.
• Add 1 cup of Marsala, 2 teaspoons chicken stock, heat through, add 1/2 cup reduced fat cream and the double cream, mix a little water with the cornflour add a little at a time, to thicken, add pepper to taste and stir in tarragon.
• To serve: Place a couple of spoonfuls of mash on a plate, slice chicken, and arrange over the top drizzle sauce over.

STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS IN MUSHROOM MARSALA WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• To stuff the chicken breasts, working with one at a time, butterfly breast halves: Lay each breast half, skinned side up, lengthwise on a cutting board.
• Holding a sharp knife parallel to work surface and beginning on a long side, cut breast almost in half horizontally (not all the way through), then open it like a book.
• Cover opened breast halves with a piece of plastic wrap and gently pound each to an even 1/2-inch thickness with a meat pounder or rolling pin.
• Remove plastic wrap and cover each opened breast half with 1 slice of ham and 1 slice of cheese, tucking in any protruding ends.
• Fold each breast in half to enclose ham and cheese.
• Season the flour with salt and pepper, then dredge the chicken breasts in the flour and set aside.
• Heat the butter and oil in a heavy skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides.
• Saute chicken, turning over once, until golden and cooked through, about 8 minutes total.
• Keep warm.
• Add the mushrooms to the pan and cook until tender and brown.
• Add the Marsala wine to the pan and cook over high heat scraping the browned bits into the sauce.
• Add the chicken broth and continue to cook until the mixture has reduced by half.
• Stir in the cream and continue cooking until thick.
• Serve the chicken breasts on a warm platter, spooning the mushroom sauce over top.

PORK TENDERLOIN STUFFED WITH SAUSAGE AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees