Chicken Breast Stuffed with Spinach Blue Cheese and Bacon
Description
Spinach-stuffed chicken breasts with blue cheese and crispy bacon make a flavorful, company-worthy main dish that’s ready in just 45 minutes.
Ingredients
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8 slices bacon
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4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - pounded to 1/2 inch thickness
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1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
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1 cup crumbled blue cheese
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2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
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1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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2 tablespoons olive oil
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2
Stir spinach and blue cheese together in a medium bowl. Stir in crumbled bacon until evenly combined.
3
Place chicken breast halves on a clean work surface. Divide spinach mixture evenly among the centers. Fold chicken over filling and secure with toothpicks. Combine flour, salt, and pepper in a shallow dish. Coat chicken in flour mixture.
4
Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Brown chicken on both sides. Transfer to a baking dish and cover with aluminum foil.
5
Bake in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the chicken reads 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 30 minutes. Remove toothpicks before serving.