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Stuffed Chicken with Mushrooms and Spinach
  • Stuffed Chicken with Mushrooms and Spinach
  • Cuisine Cuisine: Italian
  • Category Category: Main Course
  • Serves Serves: 5 persons
  • Difficulty Difficulty: Medium
  • Cost Cost: Cheap
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Ingredients

  • 8 small skinned chicken breasts or 600 g, cut each into 2 slices
  • 1 cup frozen spinach or 150 g, thawed and chopped
  • ¾ cup ricotta cheese or 190 g
  • 3 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
  • 1 cup mushrooms or 100 g, finely chopped
  • Pinch of salt, to taste
  • Pinch of ground black pepper, to taste
  • For the sauce:

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 medium green capsicum pepper or 100 g, chopped
  • 4 cups milk or 1 liter
  • 1 sachet MAGGI® Béchamel Mix

Preparation

Place chicken slices between 2 sheets of waxed paper and pound with a mallet to a uniform thin thickness.

Combine spinach, ricotta, parsley and mushrooms in a bowl, season with salt and pepper. Spread horizontally the mixture, equally on the chicken fillet roll up and secure with toothpick.

Melt the butter in a large saucepan, add the chicken rolls and quickly brown over medium heat for 3-4 minutes. Remove from pan, remove toothpick and place on an oven dish.

Add the capsicum and stir for 2 minutes. Add the milk and MAGGI® Béchamel Mix bring to boil, stirring and simmer for 2-3 minutes until sauce thickens. Season with pepper.

Pour the béchamel mixture over the chicken in the dish and cook in 180°C preheated oven for 20-25 minutes.