Grilled Chicken with Spinach and Melted Mozzarella
Grilled chicken topped with sauteed garlicky spinach, mozzarella and roasted peppers – a quick and easy chicken dish your family will love!
On hot days, no need to turn your oven on, you can do this all outside on the grill!
Grilled Chicken with Spinach and Melted Mozzarella
Grilled chicken topped with sauteed garlicky spinach, mozzarella and roasted peppers – a quick and easy chicken dish your family will love!
Ingredients:
- 24 oz (3 large) chicken breasts sliced in half lengthwise to make 6
- kosher salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- 10 oz frozen spinach, drained
- 3 oz shredded part skim mozzarella
- 1/2 cup roasted red pepper, sliced in strips (packed in water)
- olive oil spray
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400°F. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Lightly spray a grill or grill pan with oil. Cook chicken until no longer pink, about 2 to 3 minutes per side.
Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add oil and garlic, sauté a 30 seconds, add spinach, salt and pepper. Cook until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.
Place chicken on a baking sheet , divide spinach evenly between the 6 pieces and place on top. Top each with 1/2 oz mozzarella, roasted peppers and bake until melted, about 3 minutes.
Nutrition Information
Yield: 6 Servings, Serving Size: 1 piece
- Amount Per Serving:
- Freestyle Points: 1
- Points +: 5
- Calories: 195 calories
- Total Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Cholesterol: 91mg
- Sodium: 183mg
- Carbohydrates: 3.5g
- Fiber: 1.5g
- Sugar: 0.5g
- Protein: 31g
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My husband and I have been trying to become healthier people since finding out that our parents are each having cholesterol, blood pressure, and heart problems early in their lives. We've even somehow managed to cut out canned vegetables, broths, and soups (they are extremely high in sodium and you usually add even MORE salt when cooking them). It has been such a challenge to find a variety of healthy recipes that weren't bland and left much to be desired. I made this tonight and we LOVED IT! I used red bell peppers instead of red peppers because Kroger had them on sale lol I think next time I'll add a little lemon juice to the spinach for a slight zing. Thank you for making my life a little easier. This was nutritious AND delicious! Even our 16 month old ate his entire plate!
I made this last night and loved it so much that it's currently in the oven for dinner again! Thank you, Gina, you haven't steered me wrong yet!
For those of you who've made it, what did you serve it with? Open to suggestions!
I served it with balsamic grilled carrots and lime cilantro rice!
Made this tonight for dinner…..Loved it!! Thanks for the recipe
this is delicious. I tweaked a bit by baking thin chicken cutlets for about 5 minutes. Then adding the toppings and finishing until cheese melted. Used a very yummy roasted red pepper and artichoke bruschetta from Trader Joe's (zero points).
I made this the other night and everyone loved it. Thank you so much for the delicious and healthy recipes!!
What would be ago side dish for this Chicken?
Thanks!
what side dish do you recommend?
Making it today for our company canteen (about 100 people)
Can you use fresh spinach leaves instead of frozen spinach?
I have the same question, can you use fresh spinach in lieu of frozen? Thanks!
I used fresh spinach. It was delicious!
Is it possible to do this entirely on the grill? My AC is broken and it's too hot to turn on the oven.
Family loved it! Thanks for another great recipe.
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Great recipe, hubby and I loved it, only change was that I sautéed fresh spinach instead of using frozen spinach