Description
A delicious and hearty dish featuring tender chicken breasts stuffed with a creamy spinach and mushroom filling, served with garlic mashed potatoes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup fresh spinach, chopped
- 1 cup mushrooms, finely diced
- 1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 4 cups potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup milk
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- In a bowl, mix spinach, mushrooms, cream cheese, Parmesan, garlic, thyme, salt, and pepper.
- Cut a pocket into each chicken breast and stuff with the spinach-mushroom mixture.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet and sear chicken for 2-3 minutes per side until golden.
- Transfer chicken to a baking dish and bake for 20-25 minutes until fully cooked.
- Boil potatoes in salted water until tender, then drain.
- Mash potatoes with garlic, butter, milk, salt, and pepper until smooth.
- Serve the stuffed chicken with garlic mashed potatoes.
Notes
- Use toothpicks to secure stuffed chicken if needed.
- Adjust seasoning to taste.
- For extra creaminess, add more milk to the mashed potatoes.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking, Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast with mashed potatoes
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 120mg
Keywords: creamy spinach mushroom stuffed chicken, garlic mashed potatoes, easy dinner recipe