The Best Stuffed Chicken Parmesan Ever
Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
Preparation Time: 35 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup italian dressing
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 cups baby spinach
- 6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic (to taste)
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese
- 2 cups spaghetti sauce
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 2 cups italian seasoned breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
Recipe
- 1 marinate the chicken breasts in the italian dressing overnight.
- 2 in a wok or lg frying pan saute spinach in olive oil until all of it is wilted, transfer to a mixing bowl and add bacon, garlic and 1 cup mozzarella cheese. set aside.
- 3 pre heat oven to 350.
- 4 pound each chicken breast out evenly to 1/4" thick.
- 5 pour 1 cup spaghetti sauce on bottom of a 9x13 pan and spread evenly.
- 6 put 1/4 of spinach mixture in the center of the first breast and roll chicken breast up carefully securing with toothpicks. repeat with three remaining chicken breasts.
- 7 brush each breast with some beaten egg and coat with breadcrumbs.
- 8 place in the pan and drizzle melted butter over each breast.
- 9 place pan in oven and bake for 25-30 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink.
- 10 take out of oven, remove the toothpicks ( i use a fork to apply light pressure to the chicken while pulling the toothpick out), and pour 1/4 cup spaghetti sauce over each breast and put 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese over sauce.
- 11 return to oven and additional 5-10 minutes to melt the cheese.
- 12 serve immediately. good with pasta or roasted potatoes and steamed whole green beans.
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