Bronx Firehouse Stuffed Chicken Breast
Source of Recipe
Chef2Chef Newsletter
List of Ingredients
4 large chicken breast -- halved
1 small bag fresh spinach
1 cup Feta cheese -- crumbled
2 Tbsp. olive oil -- combined with
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
2 Tbsp. butter Recipe
Pound chicken breasts flat. Sauté spinach in olive oil and garlic powder for 4 minutes. Spread spinach equally over chicken breasts. Sprinkle 1/4 cup Feta cheese over spinach. Roll chicken breasts closed and seal firmly with toothpicks. Slightly brown chicken breasts on all sides in butter. Place breasts in an ungreased baking dish with tight lid and bake covered for 1 hour at 350 degrees. (Do not add liquid; will make its own.)
Gravy
1 cup sliced mushrooms
2 tbsp. butter
1 tbsp. flour
1 cup chicken broth
Sauté mushrooms in butter. Add flour, stirring until well coated. Add chicken broth and simmer until thickens. Pour over chicken breasts to serve.
Serving Ideas: Serve with brown rice and steamed broccoli.
NOTES: Heat these great breasts either in the microwave or in a pre-heated oven at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes you may want to add a little chicken stock to the dish and cover it to avoid drying out the chicken.
Serves 4.