This turned out amazing! I had gotten spinach from Bountiful Baskets in the juicing pack I contributed for, and wanted to make it with chicken somehow. So, I started looking through some recipes, and came up with a marinade for the chicken, then topped with spinach and mozzarella cheese. I wanted them to be somewhat flatter, but didn’t pound them flat very well. Just meant that it took a little longer for them to cook. Since I had gotten red potatoes and lemons as well in my regular basket, I thought roasting the potatoes with lemon would be a nice addition.
Spinach & Mozzarella Chicken
What you need:
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/3 cup olive oil
Juice of 2 lemons (or about 1/3 cup)
1 tablespoon rosemary
2 cloves minced garlic
Salt and pepper
2 cups fresh spinach
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
How to make it:
In a small bowl, combine olive oil, lemon juice, rosemary, garlic, salt and pepper. Put chicken on a flat surface in between 2 pieces of wax paper and pound flat. Place chicken in a gallon size zipper bag and pour contents of the bowl over chicken in the bag. Seal bag and place in refrigerator overnight, or for at least 1 hour before cooking.
Remove chicken from bag and discard remaining marinade. Preheat oven to 400 F. Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Cook chicken in skillet for about 5 minutes each side to slightly brown it. Remove from skillet and place in a baking dish.
In the same skillet, put in the spinach and cook for a few minutes until spinach wilts. Place spinach on each of the chicken breasts in baking dish. Next, put shredded mozzarella on top of the spinach on each chicken breast.
Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, or until chicken is cooked fully through and cheese is melted.
Lemon Roasted Potatoes
What you need:
3 pounds red potatoes, well scrubbed
Juice of 1 lemon
Olive oil
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
How to make it:
Preheat oven to 400 F.
Dice the potatoes, leaving skins on. Place in a large bowl.
In a small bowl, mix together remaining ingredients. Pour over the potatoes in the large bowl. Toss to fully coat potatoes.
Spray a foil lined baking sheet with non-stick spray. Spread potatoes in an even layer on the baking sheet.
Cook in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Stir potatoes around on baking sheet. Continue to bake for 15-20 minutes, or until potatoes are browned and softened.
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