Cooking is like my moving meditation. I get totally lost in the flow of chopping, dicing, stirring, sautéing, baking. Hours could go by in the kitchen and I wouldn’t even know it. Something about preparing healthy, delicious food is so deeply satisfying and calming. Between making tofu and veggie kebabs for lunch, and preparing tonight’s dinner, I was in kitchen heaven.
I though of Spinach and Feta Stuffed Chicken the other day and decided tonight would be a good night to try it. I started with some boneless skinless chicken breasts that I butterflied, pounded thin, and seasoned with salt and pepper, then topped it with some thawed frozen spinach (with all of the excess liquid squeezed out) and some good quality feta.
I rolled it all up and put it in a baking dish that had a thin layer of Newman’s Own Organic tomato sauce. 
Then I topped it with more tomato sauce (EEK…not pretty).
Into a 350* oven it went for 40 minutes..and VOILA!
The final product, served with some whole wheat rotini and fresh basil from our backyard garden.
I had half of one of the above rolled chicken breasts and a tiny taste of pasta, as I was not very hungry thanks to this snack from earlier this afternoon:
About 1/4 cup of FAGE 2%, 1 not-ripe-enough mango (although still good!), and a sprinkle of homemade granola (you can find a link to the granola recipe on my Recipe’s page).
Another beautiful day with beautiful food. I’m so thankful.
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That dinner looks phenomenal!
I totally agree with you about cooking. I bake whenever I’m stressed. I’m not sure how much my roommates like all of the results of it though ;)
Fun recipe!! Very elegant!!
Baking & cooking = fabulous stress-relievers.
Amazing dinner girl! Would you come cook for me? ;)
Spinach and feta is another match made in heaven ala PBJ!
That sounds so fun to make! I’m totally jealous of your creativity with foods!
I may be a vegetarian… but DAMN that chicken looks good.
I love your chicken. Your step by step photos are fabulous too!
mmmmm just polished off the last of my bag of granola…I’ll have to check out your recipe! :D
that chicken looks great! i love feta.
I am right there with you on cooking being truly relaxing. When I get home from a long day of work, the only thing that truly helps me unwind is to roll up my sleves and cook. My husband always comments on how he doesn’t understand how in the world I would have the desire to spend hours in the kitchen after working all day, but honestly I LOVE IT!
Your chicken looks awesome girl! I love feta, spinach and tomato (some of the best ingredigents combined!)
Beautiful stuffed chicken! I’ve had less than stellar results with cutting a pocket into chicken breasts & stuffing ‘em – I like your method of rolling the filling into butterflied chicken breasts.
LOL, can you come to my house and make that? The hubs and I would love it! I never have enough time for beautiful dishes like that.
What does it mean to butterfly a chicken breast?
What a work of art!
I love that you are thankful. Me too.
I always find that when I’m stressed I gravitate towards the kitchen because it is so relaxing and calming. Beautiful dish!
I do the same thing! I cook to release stress. My family love is when I get stressed out because they get random gift baskets of goodies! Hahaha! I think I am going to copy you for dinner tonight. I may add some roasted red peppers and sauteed mushrooms and onions. Hmmmm…… COOKING IS SO MUCH FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sounds delicious!
I am totally loving greek yogurt with mango these days. SO good!
What a day you had! Everything looks so good!