Delicious Stuffed Chicken With Feta & Baby Spinach

A protein packed meal. Protein is an important building block for your bones, muscles, cartilage, skin and blood. Your body uses protein to build and repair tissues.  

Ingredients:

• 2 chicken breasts
• 50g feta (of your choice) crumbled
• 1 small packet baby spinach
• 1 sweet potato peeled and sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon coconut oil
• Juice of 1/2 a lemon
• Sprig of rosemary
• 1 clove of crushed garlic
• Salt and pepper to taste 

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180°C fan forced.         
2. Place the sweet potato in a saucepan of cold water, bring it to boil and cook until tender.
3. Use a sharp knife to cut a deep horizontal slit into the side of each of the chicken breasts. (Don't slice all the way through).
4. Stuff both chicken breasts with crumbled feta and 1/2 packet of the baby spinach. (I used other half for a salad) Use toothpicks to hold it closed if you need to. Season with a little salt and pepper.
5. Pan fry stuffed chicken breasts with coconut oil for 5min on each side to seal it. Transfer to a baking dish and in the oven. Cook for a further 20-30min or until cooked through.
6. In the meantime, drain the water from the sweet potatoes and mash until smooth adding garlic, rosemary, salt and pepper. You can add milk (optional). 
7. Once chicken is cooked, remove toothpicks and transfer onto a plate. 
8. Squeeze lemon juice on chicken and serve alongside the sweet potato and a salad. Enjoy!

Serves 2