Chicken breasts stuffed with fontina cheese and spinach (recipe)

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Chicken breasts stuffed with fontina cheese and spinach (recipe)
NameChicken breasts stuffed with fontina cheese and spinach
IngredientsDry white wine Fresh lemon juice White wine vinegar Shallot Pepper Boneless skinless chicken breast halves Olive oil Olive oil Garlic Fontina cheese Fresh spinach leaves Butter
Cooktime (in hours)0.416666667
Preptime (in hours)0.416666667
Totaltime (in hours)0.833333334
Keto friendlinessKeto friendly
Calories616.4
Fat47.6
Protein36.1
Carbohydrate5.1
Fiber0.7
Net carbohydrates4.4
Sugar1.3
Saturated fat24.1
Cholesterol (mg)188
Sodium611.1
Servings4
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Chicken breasts stuffed with fontina cheese and spinach (recipe) is a keto friendly food item with net carbohydrates of about 4-5 per serving.
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Recipe instructions

  1. For sauce: combine wine, cream, lemon juice, vinegar, chopped shallot and pepper in medium saucepan.
  2. Boil until reduced to cup, about 8 minutes (can be prepared 1 day ahead).
  3. For chicken: Pound each chicken breast between sheets of wax paper to 7 x 4 inch rectangle.
  4. Place smooth side down on work surface.
  5. Rub O tsp olive oil and O tsp minced garlic over each chicken breast.
  6. Sprinkle each with 1/3 cup of Fontina cheese.
  7. Top each with 3 spinach leaves, overlapping if necessary.
  8. Starting at short end, tightly roll up chicken, jelly-roll style.
  9. Tie with string in several places (can be prepared 8 hours ahead).
  10. Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
  11. Heat remaining 2 tblsps oil in heavy, large ovenproof skillet.
  12. Season chicken with salt and pepper.
  13. Brown well on all sides, about 10 minutes.
  14. Transfer skillet to oven and bakeuntil chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes.
  15. Transfer to plate and cool 5 minutes.
  16. Bring sauce to simmer.
  17. Add butter, one piece at a time, whisking just until butter melts and sauce is smooth.
  18. Spoon sauce onto plates.
  19. Cut string off chicken.
  20. Cut chicken crosswise into O inch thick slices and fan out on plates, overlapping.
  21. Serve, passing remaining sauce separately.

    Food tags
    Chicken, Spinach, Poultry, Cheese, Greens, Vegetable, Meat, Brunch,



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