Chicken with Spinach and Mozzarella in Tomato Sauce

Name: Chicken with Spinach and Mozzarella in Tomato Sauce
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup frozen chopped spinach or 8 oz. Fresh Spinach; 6 Tablespoons butter; 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts; 1/4 cup flour; 2 Tablespoons olive oil; 3 cups prepared tomato sauce; 4 Slices Mozzarella Cheese; salt and ground black pepper to taste

4 steps

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:31:39 GMT

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Ingredients

4 servings

1 ½ cupfrozen chopped spinach

or 8 oz Fresh Spinach

6 tablespoonsbutter

4boneless skinless chicken breasts

¼ cupflour

2 tablespoonsolive oil

3 cupstomato sauce

prepared

4 slicesmozzarella cheese

salt

to taste

ground black pepper

Instructions

Step 1

Put spinach in a saucepan with 2 tablespoons of the butter and cook until liquid evaporates. Season with salt and ground black pepper.

Step 2

Put flour in a plate. Pound the chicken breasts until they are all about 3/4 inches thick. Season with salt and black pepper and dredge into flour.

Step 3

Melt the remaining butter and oil until in a large skillet. Cook the chicken breasts until browned on each side.

Step 4

Top each piece of meat with about 1-2 Tbsp of spinach and a slice of mozzarella. Carefully pour tomato sauce into the pan around the chicken, but do not to cover the meat. Cook uncovered for about 15 minutes.