Healthy chicken breast stuffed with ricotta and spinach, topped with mozzarella is not as complicated or difficult as it looks. A GREAT dish to serve for company! They will think you slaved all day to prepare this dish.........
And they wouldn't ever have to know if you wanted to prepare this the day before and simply cook it before they arrive. You could even cook it and freeze it, thaw it out overnight and just reheat. Simple I tell ya'!
Simple enough to make on a weeknight too!
My inspiration came from the blog Skinny Taste with her recipe for chicken rollatini alla parmigiana. I wanted to make it without the parmigiana to skip the breading on the outside.
I think it is still utterly fantastic without the breading, but you can be the judge when you make it for your family. Mine loved it for sure!
I evenly divided the mixture up between the sliced breasts and then........
rolled them up, poured the sauce evenly over the top of them and added the mozzarella!
Baked for about 45 minutes and oh my!!!
- 10- 4 oz thin, chicken breast or 5 -8 oz breasts, sliced in half
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 c. frozen spinach, heated and drained of excess water
- ½ tsp. salt
- pepper to taste
- 1 c. part-skim ricotta cheese
- ½ c. mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1 c. [url href="https://www.sugarfreemom.com/recipes/quick-italian-marinara-sauce-no-sugar-added/" target="_blank" title="Quick Italian Marinara Sauce: No Sugar Added"]marinara sauce[/url]
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Combine egg, ricotta, spinach, salt and pepper in a mixing bowl.
- Spray a 9 by 13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Lay the chicken breast onto the dish. Top each breast evenly with the cheese mixture. Roll them up, seam side down.
- Pour sauce evenly over the top of the chicken breasts.
- Sprinkle the shredded mozzarella over all.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbling!
About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
Belinda
This meal was a huge hit (even with my picky 2 year old)! Thanks for sharing so many fabulous easy meals that kids love and they are good for them to eat.
Heather
I just recently discovered your website thru a friend...oh my gosh I am so excited! I have the Crockpot Pumpkin Pie Steel Cut Outs in the crockpot now! I am so excited to try this chicken dish this week. Love your website!!!!
Brenda
thank you! WElcome!
Brittany
I used fresh spinach because it's what I had on hand and mine tasted great but there was a lot of extra liquid in the pan. Has anyone else had this problem?
Brenda
It might be a better idea to actually cook the fresh spinach and then squeeze out the liquid before adding it in.
Brenda
Or did you cook it first?
Michelle Sexton
I made this last night. It was amazing, and the best part was that it was sugar free!!!
Brenda
Glad you liked it! Its a family favorite in my house!
Michelle Sexton
I just realized that the recipe didn't say when to use the pepper...is it in the cheese mixture??
Brenda
I will fix that, thanks. Throw it in with the spinach.
Kim
Made this tonight without the spinich... Delicious!
momto8blog
Your recipies are wonderful!
I am your newest follower..pls follow back if you can!
Jacinda @ Growing Home
I will most definitely be making this! So glad I found you (via Comfy in the Kitchen). We recently started eating gluten-free, and this looks like a scrumptious, all-in-one meal! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Debbie @ Easy Natural Food
This looks delicious! I've been looking for something to stuff a spinach-ricotta mixture in because I love it but don't eat wheat.
The Better Baker
YUM! Looks seriously delicious. I made something similar - minus the spinach - recently and we loved it. Great recipe.
Annie @ Naturally Sweet Recipes
Just found your blog, love all your recipes! This chicken looks delicious, I'll be excited to try it. Thanks for sharing!
Brenda
Thank you!