Spinach and Artichoke-Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Updated Sep 19, 2017
Looking for new ways to get more spinach-artichoke dip into your life? Try these crispy chicken breasts served with a creamy sauce that only takes a minute to make.
Spinach and Artichoke-Stuffed Chicken Breasts
- Prep Time 40 min
- Total 1 hr 5 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 16
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 package (5 oz) baby spinach leaves
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 jar (6 oz) Progresso™ marinated artichoke hearts, drained, patted dry and chopped
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (2 oz)
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1 1/2 lb total)
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/3 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/4 cups Progresso™ plain panko crispy bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F.
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Step2In 12-inch skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add spinach; cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until spinach is wilted. Remove from heat; transfer to colander. Press with spoon to drain. Chop spinach finely.
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Step3In medium bowl, mix spinach, cream cheese, Parmesan cheese and garlic. Reserve 1 1/4 cups mixture. Add artichoke hearts and mozzarella cheese to remaining cream cheese mixture.
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Step4Season chicken breasts with 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper. In thick side of each chicken breast, cut 3-inch-long pocket to within 1/4 inch of opposite side of breast. Spoon about 1/4 cup artichoke mixture into pocket in each chicken breast. Secure with toothpicks.
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Step5In shallow dish, stir together flour, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. In another shallow dish, beat eggs with whisk. Place bread crumbs on sheet of waxed paper. Dip chicken into flour mixture, coating well; shake off excess. Dip into egg mixture, then coat with bread crumbs.
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Step6In 12-inch skillet, heat vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Cook chicken in oil 2 to 3 minutes on each side, or until golden brown. Transfer to ungreased rimmed pan; bake 20 to 25 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (at least 165°F). Remove toothpicks.
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Step7In 1-quart saucepan, heat broth to boiling over medium heat; add reserved 1 1/4 cup cream cheese mixture. Reduce heat to low; cook until smooth and hot, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in lemon juice.
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Step8Serve chicken with sauce.
Nutrition
900
Calories
56g
Total Fat
57g
Protein
42g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 900
- Calories from Fat
- 500
- Total Fat
- 56g
- 86%
- Saturated Fat
- 20g
- 100%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 275mg
- 92%
- Sodium
- 1420mg
- 59%
- Potassium
- 660mg
- 19%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 42g
- 14%
- Dietary Fiber
- 5g
- 20%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 57g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 90%
- 90%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 30%
- 30%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 5 Very Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 9 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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