Cottage Cheese and Spinach Stuffed Chicken

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with nonstick spray.
• Slice the middle of the chicken breast on the side to make a pocket that you will stuff the spinach mixture in. Sprinkle salt and pepper over top of the chicken and set aside.
• In a medium saute pan on medium heat, drizzle olive oil and heat.
• Add the spinach, garlic and a large pinch of salt. Cook and stir until spinach is wilted down. About 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool for a few minutes.
• In a medium bowl, combine the cottage cheese, ½ cup mozzarella cheese, egg, salt and pepper. Mix and then add cooked spinach and combine.
• Spoon cottage cheese mixture into the chicken breast pockets. Hold closed with a toothpick. Spoon remaining cottage cheese mixture over the chicken breasts.
• Pour spaghetti sauce over the chicken breasts and then cover the baking dish with foil.
• Bake covered for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven, uncover and sprinkle the remaining mozzarella cheese over the chicken breasts. Bake again, uncovered for another 20 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and let sit for about 5 minutes. Serve with pasta, veggies or your favorite side. Enjoy!