Hasselback Chicken

Hasselback Chicken

This recipe has great potential to be modified greatly to suit your tastes. This is a must try. Link to the shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Lunch, Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup fresh spinach, OR frozen thawed if that is all that is available
  • 1/4 cup Cottage cheese, OR make from a shortcut on this site
  • 2 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
  • 1/4 cup Cheddar cheese, shredded
  • paprika
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 200 C, lightly grease the bottom of a baking dish.
  • Cook the spinach on a medium heat in a splash of olive oil for 3-5 minutes until it is slightly wilted. Stir in the ricotta and cook for a further 30-60 seconds. Allow to cool.
  • Cut slits into the chicken breasts about 1/2 inch apart but don’t cut all the way through - about 75% of the way down is what you should aim for.
  • Stuff all of the spinach and ricotta mixture into the slits. Season the chicken with salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle the Cheddar cheese on top. Shake a good bit of ground paprika over the chicken to add some color and flavor. Place chicken in the baking dish.
  • Bake in the center of your oven for 20-25 minutes until the cheese has melted and the juices are clear. Serve with a side of egg noodles and vegetable, enjoy.

Notes

Without even doing the math, this is under $1 per serving.
Variants could be add diced onion and garlic to the spinach when cooking; adding chopped mushrooms; wrapping with bacon.
Shortcut: Cottage Cheese.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
  1. Oh my goodness!! I would be making this right now if I had spinach too. Nothing decent to be found around here at the moment πŸ™ But a definite will-try for me πŸ™‚

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