Chicken Breasts stuffed with Fontina Cheese and Spinach Recipe

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Chicken Breasts stuffed with Fontina Cheese and Spinach
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Ingredients
13
Count
Nutrition
937
Calories
Total time
50
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. For sauce: combine wine, cream, lemon juice, vinegar, chopped shallot and pepper in medium saucepan.
  2. Boil until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 8 minutes (can be prepared 1 day ahead).
  3. For chicken: Pound each chicken breast between sheets of wax paper to 7 x 4 inch rectangle.
  4. Place smooth side down on work surface.
  5. Rub 1/2 tsp olive oil and 1/2 tsp minced garlic over each chicken breast.
  6. Sprinkle each with 1/3 cup of Fontina cheese.
  7. Top each with 3 spinach leaves, overlapping if necessary.
  8. Starting at short end, tightly roll up chicken, jelly-roll style.
  9. Tie with string in several places (can be prepared 8 hours ahead).
  10. Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
  11. Heat remaining 2 tblsps oil in heavy, large ovenproof skillet.
  12. Season chicken with salt and pepper.
  13. Brown well on all sides, about 10 minutes.
  14. Transfer skillet to oven and bake until chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes.
  15. Transfer to plate and cool 5 minutes.
  16. Bring sauce to simmer.
  17. Add butter, one piece at a time, whisking just until butter melts and sauce is smooth.
  18. Spoon sauce onto plates.
  19. Cut string off chicken.
  20. Cut chicken crosswise into 1/2 inch thick slices and fan out on plates, overlapping.
  21. Serve, passing remaining sauce separately.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 936.93 Kcal (3923 kJ)
Calories from fat 425.56 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 47.28g 73%
Cholesterol 234.47mg 78%
Sodium 1869.21mg 78%
Potassium 6549.47mg 139%
Total Carbs 49.23g 16%
Sugars 3.52g 14%
Dietary Fiber 21.27g 85%
Protein 88.82g 178%
Vitamin C 291.5mg 486%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 7%
Iron 30.9mg 172%
Calcium 1260.1mg 126%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 65.74 Kcal (275 kJ)
Calories from fat 29.86 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3.32g 73%
Cholesterol 16.45mg 78%
Sodium 131.15mg 78%
Potassium 459.52mg 139%
Total Carbs 3.45g 16%
Sugars 0.25g 14%
Dietary Fiber 1.49g 85%
Protein 6.23g 178%
Vitamin C 20.5mg 486%
Iron 2.2mg 172%
Calcium 88.4mg 126%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 21.9
    Points
  • 24
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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