For me, any recipe that says “stuffed” is code for “Fancy, shmancy”! Especially one like this.
I’ve made Italian Stuffed Chicken Breasts in the past, but this time I wanted to change up the flavors a bit. I scrounged around for a couple of ingredients that I thought would work well together. The result did not disappoint!
Mediterranean Stuffed Chicken Breasts (serves 4)
- 4 chicken breasts
- 2 c. fresh spinach
- 1 red bell pepper, roasted (or jarred roasted red pepper slices), chopped
- 2 T. finely chopped kalamata olives
- seasoning of choice (salt, pepper, oregano, basil, etc.)
Directions: Preheat the oven to 350°F. In a small pan, lightly wilt spinach over low heat. In a small bowl, combine the spinach with the red bell pepper, and olives. Slice chicken breasts horizontally, without going all the way through the other side, creating a flap. Stuff each chicken breast with the spinach mixture, place in an oven-safe pot or dutch oven, and season as desired. Cover and cook for 25 minutes, or until chicken is thoroughly cooked.
Similar to the last time I stuffed chicken breasts, I made a simple cauliflower mash as a side dish.
Cauliflower Mash
- 1 head of cauliflower, chopped
- dash of almond milk (or milk of choice)
- sea salt and pepper, to taste
Directions: Steam cauliflower pieces until fork-tender. In a food processor, place the steamed cauliflower, a dash of milk and desired seasoning. Process until creamy. Serve immediately.
MIWFY: As written, these recipes are gluten-free and dairy-free. If dairy is not an issue, I think some feta cheese would have been a fabulous addition.
*For a similar side dish, with a more complex flavor, try cauliflower and turnip mash.
Of course, I was proud of how fancy-schmancy it seemed! The presentation alone–well, I impressed myself! :) But it did not win me over with these aspects alone. It tasted fantastic!
The touch of salty olives (note: Bob requested I add more next time), the charred flavor of roasted red peppers, and the lightly seasoned chicken came together perfectly. And to cleanse the palatte between bites, the cauli-mash really rounded out the meal. I hope you give it a try!
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That looks delicious! I may make a version of that for me and my SIL next week for lunches – my husband would be hesitant about the spinach and red pepper stuffing. Maybe goat cheese would work well too??
Looks delicious. I’ve never stuffed chicken before. I guess because I don’t know how and it seems hard…but I’d like to try it!
YUM. I love the idea of stuffed chicken with mashed cauliflower on the side.
Yum! This looks tasty. And easy… which is not what I think of when I think of stuffed anything.
This dish looks really good! I wil lhave to try the cauliflour mash, yummy!
I’ve made caulimash before and it was surprisingly good! The texture of mine was diff than regular mashed potatoes, but even my picky fiance ate it!
You always have the best looking recipes! I am still nervous about trying the cauliflower mash. I’m not a huge cauliflower fan…
That looks delish! I never knew that a “stuffed” recipe could be so easy ^^
That is fancy!! I’m always nervous to try a stuffed recipe because I don’t like touching raw meat. Lol.
I actually just made cauliflower mash last night.. Even though the hubs wasn’t a fan, I definitely was. More for me
looks so nourishing! and i can smell that goodness from here! love the herbs!
Mmm. This looks delicious and so easy to make! Gonna try it!
The first thing that I thought when I saw those photos was, “Gorgeous colors! What a great idea to serve it on a bed of spinach.” I think the presentation is very lovely
I also would have requested more olives. You can never have too many olives!
I’m with you–”Stuffed” says fancy to me, too. And you can never have too many olives or roasted red peppers.
That chicken looks great! Needs some mozz cheese though
Love the lighting on that last image. This dish looks amazing! Kinda like my rock-n-roll chicken
Beautiful! And totally schmance. I am very impressed.