It's Friday! Which means one thing - the market is here in Leuven. I love Friday morning market adventures; it's such a fun time of people watching, delicious food, and snickering to yourself that you can buy underwear that is hanging up for the world to see for the bargain price of three Euro. I can't make this stuff up. But I think my favorite part about the market is walking past all of the flower stands. I stop and smell all of the flowers that are within my nose's reach. Being on the short side, it limits my options a little bit, but not enough to stop me. I may get looks from the people that own the stalls, but whatever. I'm an American and I'm used to standing out in a crowd.
Tonight we are eating another delicious creation - stuffed chicken breasts. I actually served these open-faced, so try this recipe whichever way you prefer. Since it's the day before a meet, I served a salad, broccoli, and garlic bread. Once again, we didn't have any leftovers to put away :)
The Foodstuffs
Tonight we are eating another delicious creation - stuffed chicken breasts. I actually served these open-faced, so try this recipe whichever way you prefer. Since it's the day before a meet, I served a salad, broccoli, and garlic bread. Once again, we didn't have any leftovers to put away :)
The Foodstuffs
- Two chicken boneless skinless breasts
- One cup breadcrumbs (optional)
- Two eggs, beaten (optional)
- One bag of spinach
- One jar of pesto
- One cup mozzarella cheese
- Sea salt and pepper to taste
The How-You-Do-It
- Pre-heat the oven to 350*.
- Butterfly your chicken breast.
- Lay the chicken breast on a piece of plastic wrap. Sprinkle the top with water and lay another piece of plastic wrap on top.
- Using a meat hammer (or large metal can of food), flatten the chicken breast so that it is 1/4 of an inch thick.
- In a pan, saute your spinach and pesto until the spinach is just wilted.
- Uncover the chicken breast and fill one side with pesto/spinach and cheese.
- Roll the chicken breast up, jellyroll style, and secure with toothpicks. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Optional step: Place beaten eggs and breadcrumbs in separate bowls. Coat the rolled up chicken breast in egg then coat in breadcrumbs.
- Place chicken breasts in a baking dish and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until chicken is cooked all the way through.
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