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Chicken with Gorgonzola Spinach

Course Poultry
Cuisine American
Keyword chicken, gorgonzola, poultry,, spinach
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories 190 kcal

Ingredients

  • 8 pieces chicken tights 8 skin on chicken tights
  • 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 shallots 1 finely chopped shallots
  • 0.25 pound spinach 1/4 pound stemmed and chopped spinach
  • 0.5 cup bread crumbs 1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs
  • 0.25 pound gorgonzola 1/4 pound gorgonzola
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Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°.

  2. In a large skillet over medium heat add 1 tablespoon olive oil and sauté` the shallots until soft, 2 minutes. Add the spinach and cook until just wilted, about 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a colander.

  3. When cool enough to handle, squeeze out all the moisture from the spinach and transfer to a medium bowl. Stir in the bread crumbs and cheese. Season with salt and pepper.

  4. Separate the skin from the chicken meat, insuring that the end are not separate but forming a pocket, and fill the pocket with the gorgonzola spinach mixture.

  5. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper and sear on a large ovenproof skillet over medium high heat. Start with skin down for 3 to 4 minutes and then turn over.

  6. Place the skillet in the hot oven and cook for another 20 to 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts
Chicken with Gorgonzola Spinach
Amount Per Serving
Calories 190 Calories from Fat 108
% Daily Value*
Fat 12g18%
Saturated Fat 5g31%
Cholesterol 21mg7%
Sodium 516mg22%
Potassium 257mg7%
Carbohydrates 11g4%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 8g16%
Vitamin A 2875IU58%
Vitamin C 8mg10%
Calcium 202mg20%
Iron 1.5mg8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.