Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breasts With Cheese-Tarragon Sauce Recipe

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Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breasts With Cheese-Tarragon Sauce
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Ingredients
20
Count
Nutrition
388
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. To make chicken:.
  2. Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion and red pepper and saute about 5 minutes.
  3. Drain spinach and squeeze dry. Finely chop and add to pan.
  4. Add salt, pepper, tarragon and nutmeg. Mix well and remove from heat.
  5. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  6. Rinse and dry chicken breast halves. Place a breast half between 2 pieces of waxed paper or saran wrap. Pound chicken breast until 1/4 inch thick. Repeat with remaining breast halves.
  7. Lay each breast half out on the cutting board. Divide spinach mixture between all 8 breasts and sprinkle with the cheese.
  8. Lift edges over the filling and secure with toothpicks.
  9. Place seam side down in a 13 x 9 inch baking dish that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
  10. Pour wine over the chicken and sprinkle with paprika.
  11. Bake for about 35 minutes or until filling is heated through and chicken is tender.
  12. To make sauce:.
  13. In a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
  14. Add flour, salt, pepper and tarragon and stir and cook for about 1 minute.
  15. Add broth slowly and cook until bubbly and thickened. Stir constantly. This takes about 3 minutes.
  16. Reduce heat to low and stir in wine, cheese and juices that accumulated in the baking pan when you cooked the chicken.
  17. Stir and cook until cheese is melted, about 1 minute.
  18. Remove toothpicks from chicken breast halves.
  19. Place them on a platter and top each one with about 1 Tablespoon of the cheese sauce.
  20. Pass the remaining sauce at the table.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 388.15 Kcal (1625 kJ)
Calories from fat 154.33 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.15g 26%
Cholesterol 165.89mg 55%
Sodium 1192.3mg 50%
Potassium 866.84mg 18%
Total Carbs 6.34g 2%
Sugars 1.46g 6%
Dietary Fiber 1.7g 7%
Protein 52.44g 105%
Vitamin C 16.7mg 28%
Vitamin A 0.7mg 24%
Iron 5.9mg 33%
Calcium 168.5mg 17%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 106.97 Kcal (448 kJ)
Calories from fat 42.53 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.73g 26%
Cholesterol 45.72mg 55%
Sodium 328.59mg 50%
Potassium 238.9mg 18%
Total Carbs 1.75g 2%
Sugars 0.4g 6%
Dietary Fiber 0.47g 7%
Protein 14.45g 105%
Vitamin C 4.6mg 28%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 24%
Iron 1.6mg 33%
Calcium 46.4mg 17%

* 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

  • 8.9
    Points
  • 10
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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