chicken recipes – Mountain Munch

Juicy moist chicken filled with a delicious creamy, cheesy, spinach filling! If you’re looking to switch it up for lunch or dinner, this is the recipe for you!

I was pleasantly surprised with how much this filling tastes like spinach dip! It definitely elevates the chicken, and bonus points…it’s also nice and healthy ;).

These are great to make ahead and reheat later making them so perfect for meal prepping!

I hope you enjoy this delicious recipe!

Creamy Spinach Stuffed Chicken

Servings: 4-6
Time: 45 minutes
Difficulty: easy
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Yields 4 stuffed chicken breasts

INGREDIENTS:

4 air chilled (if possible) chicken breasts thinly sliced -you can also slice yourself if you prefer
2 cups frozen spinach
1/4 cup greek yogurt or sour cream
1 oz (or 1/4 cup) goat cheese
1/4 cup mozzarella cheese
2-4 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
1-2 tablespoons olive oil for seasoning
salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS:

Start by preheating the oven to 400 degrees F and greasing a sheet pan with nonstick spray or laying some foil or parchment paper.
Place your chicken on the sheet pan, and pat your chicken breasts dry (if not air chilled). Create the slit on the side of the chicken breast opening it up for the filling. Season your chicken with salt and pepper inside and out. You can also drizzle the inside with a little bit of olive oil for extra flavor. Set the chicken aside and start working on the filling.
In a medium bowl, combine the frozen spinach (no need to drain or anything), the yogurt, cheeses, and sprinkle a little bit of salt and pepper.
Fill the inside of each chicken breast with the creamy spinach filling. Close each chicken breast with either toothpicks or roll and place slit side down on baking sheet (I actually didn’t have toothpicks). If you have extra chicken filling you can just spread the rest on top of the stuffed chicken rolls.
Drizzle with olive oil and season the top with salt and pepper if desired.
Bake for 35-38 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F with a meat thermometer.

**Notes**

*These store well in the fridge 5 days or cooked in the freezer for a couple months*

*To reheat simply preheat oven to 350 and bake until warmed through or reheat in the microwave for a minute*

Enjoy!

Hilda ❤

This is such a quick, easy, and delicious recipe! It’s full of flavor from the sausage and the tomato sauce, and screams full comfort. It’s also low in carbs and perfect for dinner paired up with mashed potatoes, a salad, and a glass of wine. Yum! Leftovers are also perfect for lunch.

Definitely give these a try, they are absolutely DIVINE.

More sauce and cheese then in the oven she goes!

Sausage Stuffed Zucchini

Servings: 4
Time: 35 mins
Difficulty: easy
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INGREDIENTS:

Olive Oil or Cooking Spray
4 Zucchini
1 Lb Chicken Sausage (casing removed)
1 Cup Marinara Sauce
1 Garlic Clove Minced
1/3 Cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
1/3 Cup Parmesan Cheese
Salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Grease a large casserole dish with non-stick spray or olive oil.
Trim the ends off the zucchini’s. Cut zucchini in half lengthwise; scoop out pulp, leaving 1/2-in shells. Finely chop pulp. Place the zucchini halves into the casserole dish and sprinkle with a little bit of salt and pepper.
In a skillet, cook the sausage, zucchini pulp, and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add in 1/2 of the marinara sauce, salt and pepper. Remove from the heat, add mozzarella cheese and mix well. Spoon the sausage mixture into the zucchini shells and top with parmesan cheese.
Bake for about 25 minutes until the cheese has melted, and the zucchini has cooked.

NOTES:

These keep well in the refrigerator for about 5 days.
You can make these vegetarian by adding soy meat instead of sausage, or other veggies!
You can also substitute any kind of cheese or meat here but I HIGHLY recommend the sausage…it’s just packed with so much flavor!

Enjoy! 🙂

Hilda ❤