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Mixed Greens and Cottage Cheese Stuffed Chicken

An easy and delicious recipe for stuffed chicken that your family will love and and dinner guests will rave about.
Course Main
Servings 6
Author Family Food and Travel

Ingredients

  • 6 Boneless Chicken breasts
  • 2 tbsp Gay Lea Butter
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 1 cup baby spinach
  • 1 cup baby kale
  • 2 tbsp chopped parsley
  • 2 tbsp garlic plus or 1 tbsp garlic powder, 1 tsp garlic salt
  • 1/2 cup Gay Lea Cottage Cheese
  • 1/2 cup aged cheddar cheese grated
  • 4 tbsp Parmesan cheese grated
  • 1 egg yolk
  • Pinch salt
  • Pinch pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375F
  2. In a frying pan, heat butter and cook onion until softened.
  3. Add greens and garlic plus cooking until greens are wilted. Set aside and let cool.
  4. In a medium sized mixing bowl, add cheeses, egg yolk, salt and pepper.
  5. Add greens mixture stirring to combine.
  6. Place chicken breasts on a cutting board and hit with a meat tenderizer until flattened.
  7. Place stuffing in the edge of the breast and roll until closed. Place in a shallow baking dish.
  8. Brush chicken breasts with butter, basting at least once more while cooking.
  9. Bake in the oven for 35 minutes or until chicken is slightly browned and cooked through.
  10. *Can be served with a simple tomato or cream sauce.