Chicken Florentine with Tomato Sauce

Tender stuffed chicken breasts topped with a rich tomato sauce sit atop a bed of creamy spinach in this easy recipe for chicken Florentine.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 494 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped onion
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
• ½ cup cream cheese, softened
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
• 1 teaspoon crushed garlic
• 2 cups spaghetti sauce
• 2 teaspoons ground black pepper, divided
• 4 (5 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken cutlets, pounded to 1/4-inch thickness

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 1 1/2-quart loaf pan.

Step 2

Combine spinach, onion, cream cheese, butter, and Parmesan cheese in a medium bowl. Lay 1/2 of the spinach mixture over the bottom of the prepared pan.

Step 3

Combine spaghetti sauce, 1 teaspoon pepper, and garlic in another bowl.

Step 4

Stuff each chicken cutlet with 1/4 of the remaining spinach mixture. Fold in half and place in the pan. Sprinkle with remaining pepper and pour spaghetti sauce mixture over top.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 50 minutes.