These juicy chicken breasts are stuffed with garlicky mushrooms, spinach and a blanket of oozing melted cheese.
Simple to make with just a few ingredients, this is how to transform chicken breast fromho-humintoohhh yum!
After this one, trySun Dried Tomato Stuffed Chicken!
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Chicken breast, spinach, mushrooms, garlic and cheese are the only base ingredients here.
The reward is THIS for dinner tonight !
Looks a whole lot more interesting than the usual dull chicken breast recipes, right??!!
Ingredients in Mushroom-Stuffed Chicken Breast
Heres what you gotta make this recipe.
Not that much, like I said!!
Just a few points:
Chicken It needs to be breast to be large enough to cut deep pockets.
Mozzarella is ideal because it melts well but isnt as runny as, say, cheddar or tasty cheese.
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Thyme Fresh thyme and mushroom are such a classic combination, I cant help but use it often!
Dried thyme can be used as an alternative, else dried oregano, marjoram or rosemary.
Fresh versions of any of the aforementioned will also be perfect, as would parsley or tarragon.
Most herbs, really!
How to make it
One tip: stuff generously.
Like paltrypiefillings and dinkydumplings, nothing is sadder in this life than stingy stuffing!
Saute mushroom and spinach The key here is to get great colour on the mushrooms.
Colour means flavour, and we never say no to flavour.
Cut the side where the meat has a fold, not the smooth side.
It will be stuffed too much to seal completely, and thats OK (in fact its good!)
The goal here is just to keep it closed enough so the filling stays mostly in place.
Just insert the toothpicks on the diagonal, thats enough to hold it in place.
Sealed and ready!This photo shows what it looks like once sealed.
Then remove the chicken to a plate and rest for 5 minutes before serving.
Resting is an essential step after cooking any protein to allow the juices in the meat to redistribute.
If you dont rest, the meat juices run out onto the plate when you cut into it.
For the photo above all I did was take the leftover baby spinach and drizzled it with someBalsamic Dressing.
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Totally simple and lazy, but hey it does the trick!
If you feel like making your mum proud though, have a browse ofVegetable and Side Salads.
Its organised by vegetable to make it easy to use something youve got!
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Also pictured on the side isLemon Herb Risotto.
You read that right.
Creamy, luscious and perfectly al dente, all without standing at the stove stirring for thirty minutes.
I think youll be surprised!
