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Spinach and Ricotta Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Manila Spoon
Stuffed with a delicious spinach and ricotta filling and then wrapped in bacon for extra flavor, these perfectly baked, moist and succulent chicken breasts are simply mouth-wateringly good!
4.93 from 14 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Course Dinner, Main
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 756 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 10 oz spinach leaves
  • ½ cup ricotta Cheese
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 4 large chicken breast halves, skinless and boneless
  • 12 slices bacon
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed but left unpeeled
  • 1 cup white wine
  • ½ cup heavy or double cream

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 400 F.
  • In a large pan, cook the spinach leaves with a tablespoon of water until wilted. Drain well and let cool. Mix well with the Ricotta cheese. Season the mixture with a little salt and pepper, to taste. Set aside.
  • Make a horizontal slit through each chicken breast without cutting all the way through. To flatten the chicken, place each breast cut side up in between 2 sheets of wax paper or cover loosely with a piece of plastic wrap. Flatten the meat by pounding it gently yet firmly with either a kitchen or meat-pounding mallet or a rolling pin.
  • Divide the spinach mixture into 4 (for each chicken breast) and then spread it on one side of the chicken. Roll-up the breast to enclose it.
  • Wrap each roll in 3 bacon slices. Place in a roasting pan together with the garlic cloves and then bake in the preheated oven for about 30-35 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked through.
  • Lift the chicken pieces out of the pan and transfer them to a serving dish. Discard the garlic cloves.
  • If your roasting pan is stove-top safe, then pour in the wine and let it boil on top of the stove until reduced to about half. If not, just transfer whatever left-over drippings you have to a saucepan and then pour in the wine and cook until reduced.
  • Add the heavy cream, adjust the amount to your taste preference and continue to simmer until the sauce is slightly thickened. Season with salt and pepper (and even a pinch of nutmeg), to taste. Serve the chicken sliced, with the white wine sauce drizzled over it. Enjoy!

Notes

TIPS & TRICKS
Don't have or don't like ricotta cheese? In a pinch, it may be replaced with another similar type of cheese like cottage, goat or even cream cheese.

Nutrition

Calories: 756kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 63gFat: 47gSaturated Fat: 19gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 17gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 238mgSodium: 792mgPotassium: 1475mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 7312IUVitamin C: 24mgCalcium: 178mgIron: 3mg
Keyword baked stuffed chicken breast, cheese stuffed chicken breast, spinach and ricotta stuffed chicken breast
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