Stuffed Chicken Breast?

Question

I am making stuffed chicken breast for dinner, the stuffing recipe calls for thawed spinach, crumbled bacon and cheese. My question is what seasonings can I put in the spinach itself before I stuff the chicken since I have always found frozen spinach particularly bland?

Also, I have already made macaroni and cheese to serve with it. Do you think that will be too much cheese with that as well as the cheese in the chicken? Should I omit the cheese from the stuffing mixture?

Answer 1

Use freshly minced garlic. Yummy!

Cinnamon Tic Tacs for dessert :)

Answer 2

Personally I like a bit of thyme and Jane's crazy mixed up salt, also known as Mrs. Dash... Any spice would go good with that so long as it wasn't too much of a citrus taste....you want seasonings that go well with a robust meat flavor since you have the bacon and obviously the chicken. A bit of garlic poweder might be nice. Wish I could help you but when I'm in the kitchen I just throw a bunch of stuff together from what I have, I cook off the top of my head and thats only because I was taught by a guy from Italy how to cook, very rarely do they use recipies. Good luck.

Answer 3

I'm thinking the bacon and cheese will flavor it up nicely, as well as the juice frm the cooking chicken.

But you could add a bit of salt, and mabe a clove of crushed garlic before stuffing the chicken.

Answer 4

Apple-Bacon Stuffed Chicken Breasts:

Runner-up

2 bacon slices, diced
1/2 cup peeled, chopped Granny Smith apple
1/2 cup dried cranberries, divided
1 tablespoon fine, dry breadcrumbs
1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 skinned and boned chicken breast halves
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 cup apple juice
2 tablespoons apple brandy or apple juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon water
1/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp; remove bacon, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings in skillet.

Sauté chopped apple in reserved drippings over medium-high heat 4 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in bacon, 1/4 cup cranberries, and next 3 ingredients.

Cut a 3 1/2-inch-long horizontal slit through the thickest portion of each chicken breast, cutting to, but not through, other side, forming a pocket. Stuff apple mixture evenly into each pocket. Wipe skillet clean.

Melt butter in skillet over medium heat. Add chicken, and cook 8 to 10 minutes on each side or until done. Remove chicken, and keep warm.

Add remaining 1/4 cup cranberries, apple juice, apple brandy, and salt to skillet. Stir together cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water until smooth; stir into juice mixture, and cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute or until thickened. Spoon over chicken, and sprinkle with pecans and parsley.

Yield: 4 servings

Answer 5

i have made the same recipe using ricotta cheese, fresh grated parmesean cheese, and 2 cloves garlic minced, coarse salt and ground black pepper..... yum yum ( also stuffed pork chops with the same stuffing )

Answer 6

first of all make sure you squeeze all the water out of your spinach. this takes a while to do. it completely needs to be dry. season with a little chopped egg, garlic powder, a little salt and white pepper!

Answer 7

How about a little of Emeril's "Essence?" That stuff seems to make everything taste better-just be careful at how much you use, may be al ittle salty to some tastes.

Answer 8

Fresh garlic and some fresh ground black pepper. Maybe a little bit of olive oil. : )

Answer 9

I'd add a few shakes of garlic salt.

Answer 10

try McCormick's Garlic Pepper....I used that stuff for everything...it is yummy