Hummus and Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breasts

FLKeysJen's Note:

This unique creation adapted from Je Mange la Ville is easy and impressive. It's tempting to overstuff the chicken but it may spill out into the sauce. The cooking time will depend on the thickness of your chicken.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 2

Yield: 2.0 stuffed ...

• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1/4 cup hummus (roasted garlic is good)
• 8 spinach leaves (more or less)
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt
• pepper
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• spices (your favorite spice blend, we used Paul Prudhomme's Poultry Magic)

Directions:

1. Spread a piece of plastic wrap out over a cutting board and lay a chicken breast down. Fold a layer of the plastic wrap over it and pound the breast out until it’s much thinner. Repeat with the other breast.
2. Sprinkle a little seasoning mix and lay down some spinach leaves on each flattened piece of chicken. Divide the hummus between the breasts. Sprinkle each with a little Parmesan.
3. Roll up, and sprinkle each chicken roll-up with some salt, pepper, a little more seasoning mix and some Parmesan cheese. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and add the oil. Then, add the chicken, seasoned and parmed side down. Go ahead and season the side facing up and let it brown for a couple of minutes.
4. Flip it over and brown the second side. Add the orange juice and broth to the pan and reduce the heat to medium. Cover partially and let cook until the chicken is done (cut open or wait until a thermometer says 165 degrees — make sure you are checking the hummus temperature too).
5. Serve the chicken with orange sauce drizzled over it.

Reviews

[clevergirl3]

This is my new favorite recipe. I used Trader Joe's Garlic Hummus and Penzey's Greek Seasoning. Let the liquid cook-down, and serve with rice pilaf. Delicious!

[swissms]

Very tasty. I used roasted garlic hummus. I seasoned the chicken with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Will make again. Thank you for the recipe. Served with Grated Carrots With Cumin-Orange Dressing. Made for Summer Comfort Cafe 2009.

[Jodi Consoli]

We liked it! My husband's Dr. just told him to include more vegies, beans, and olive oil in his diet. So I wanted to find a way to add hummus to dinner tonight as that counts for beans and with spinach in the middle as well as the broccoli that I served on the side, and cooking in olive oil this dish was perfect for his dietary needs. But best of all, it was really good! Even my 7 year old liked the spinach part! One addaption for us was I used lemon juice rather than orange juice because that is what we had. This dish will become a weekly meal for us. THANKS!