The other night I posted a picture to my personal Facebook page. And of course it was a picture of food. The picture was of this masterpiece my husband whipped up: Garlic, Feta + Asparagus Stuffed Chicken. Based on the response from friends + family I decided to post the recipe! And all of the credit goes to my husband on this one. When I came home from work the house was smelling delicious and I caught him just in time to snap a few pictures! How lucky am I to have such an amazing husband who cooks food like this? Someone pinch me 🙂

Here’s the recipe + directions. Oh and if you’re not sure how to butterfly chicken breast, those directions are below too!

Garlic, Feta + Asparagus Stuffed Chicken

servings: 2-4

Ingredients

• 2 organic chicken breasts
• ½ cup feta cheese [mozzarella or Monterey Jack cheese would work well here too]
• 2 cups fresh organic baby spinach
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 Tbsp olive oil or coconut oil
• 6-8 asparagus
• salt + black pepper to taste

Directions

How to butterfly chicken breasts.

[1] with chicken breast laying flat on a cutting board, carefully run your knife down the length of the breast cutting through it almost to the other edge

[2] with that edge still intact, open the chicken breast [it will now have doubled in size]

[3] place plastic wrap over the butterflied chicken breast and, using a mallet, pound the chicken until it is about a ½ inch thick

[4] your chicken is now butterflied and ready to be stuffed and rolled

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat 1 Tbsp olive or coconut oil in sauté pan on medium heat. Add garlic. Sauté for 2-3 minutes until fragrant. Add spinach and a pinch of sea salt + black pepper. Cook until spinach has wilted. Remove from heat. In a small bowl add spinach and garlic mixture to feta; mix to combine. In the meantime steam your asparagus for 5-8 minutes until slightly tender. To assemble stuffed chicken: spread half of feta + spinach mixture on one side of the butterflied chicken breast. Next add 3-4 asparagus to one side and begin to roll chicken with all ingredients inside. Secure chicken breast using toothpicks. Sprinkle sea salt, black pepper and a little olive oil on top of rolled chicken breast. Repeat steps for the second chicken breast. Add to oven and cook for 35-40 minutes until chicken is no longer pink inside. 

serving suggestion: serve alongside roasted veggies, sautéed greens or homemade sweet potato fries.

 [assembled and ready for the oven.]

 [line baking dish with parchment paper for easy clean-up.]

5.0 from 2 reviews

Garlic, Feta + Asparagus Stuffed Chicken

 

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Cook time

35 mins

Total time

35 mins

 

Author: Angela Freed

Serves: 2-4

Ingredients

• 2 organic chicken breasts
• ½ cup feta cheese
• 2 cups fresh organic baby spinach
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 Tbsp olive oil or coconut oil
• 6-8 asparagus
• salt + black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. How to butterfly chicken breasts.
2. [1] with chicken breast laying flat on a cutting board, carefully run your knife down the length of the breast cutting through it almost to the other edge
3. [2] with that edge still intact, open the chicken breast [it will now have doubled in size]
4. [3] place plastic wrap over the butterflied chicken breast and, using a mallet, pound the chicken until it is about a ½ inch thick
5. [4] your chicken is now butterflied and ready to be stuffed and rolled
6. Directions
7. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
8. Heat 1 Tbsp olive or coconut oil in sauté pan on medium heat.
9. Add garlic. Sauté for 2-3 minutes until fragrant.
10. Add spinach and a pinch of sea salt + black pepper. Cook until spinach has wilted.
11. Remove from heat.
12. In a small bowl add spinach and garlic mixture to feta; mix to combine.
13. In the meantime steam your asparagus for 5-8 minutes until slightly tender.
14. To assemble stuffed chicken: spread half of feta + spinach mixture on one side of the butterflied chicken breast.
15. Next add 3-4 asparagus to one side and begin to roll chicken with all ingredients inside.
16. Secure chicken breast using toothpicks.
17. Sprinkle sea salt, black pepper and a little olive oil on top of rolled chicken breast.
18. Repeat steps for the second chicken breast.
19. Add to oven and cook for 35-40 minutes until chicken is no longer pink inside.
20. serving suggestion: serve alongside roasted veggies, sautéed greens or homemade sweet potato fries.

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 Did you try this recipe? Did you try stuffing your chicken with any other ingredients? Let me know in the comments below 🙂