Nothing says “Be Mine” like a romantic dinner for two. Why fight the crowds in restaurants, spend too much money, wait
 twiddle your thumbs
 and wait some more…even with a reservation, when you can make something like this yourself? This is The Organic Kitchen’s ‘Stuffed Chicken Breast served atop roasted asparagus and drizzled with an herbed cream sauce.
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Spinach and Goat Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts on Asparagus with Dill Cream Sauce on a white plate

 

The Meal:

This is such a simple meal, but it looks, tastes and feels extravagant! And just to make sure you don’t feel at all intimidated I will walk you through the process step by step!

Spinach and Goat Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts on Asparagus with Dill Cream Sauce garnished with capers

 

 

Step 1: Make the Cutlets:

Simply cut chicken breasts in half, place between plastic or parchment and pound until about 1/4″ thick. Then generously season one side with salt and pepper.

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The Stuffing:

Spread the cutlets with soft creamy goat cheese and  then sprinkle with freshly chopped spinach.

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then roll, place seam side down and pop in the oven. That’s all there is to it!

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While the chicken is baking, prepare the asparagus by brushing with olive oil and seasoning, then place next to the chicken the last ten minutes of baking.

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The Cream Sauce:

The cream sauce is easy too! Just cream, lemon juice, some dijon and fresh dill! Just decadent enough to be satisfying while light enough so you still feel like doing
other things
wink, wink.

 

Spinach and Goat Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts on Asparagus with Dill Cream Sauce on small white plate garnished with dill and capers

To Serve:

You can either serve the whole breast atop the grilled asparagus or slice into pin wheels. Then drizzle with cream sauce to your heart’s content!

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What to Serve for Dessert:

How about some Raspberry Tarts!(<–recipe)

Raspberry Hand Pies

 

The Recipe: Stuffed Chicken Breast and Grilled Asparagus

You will need: a rimmed baking sheet (like this) unbleached parchment paper (like this) and a pastry brush (like this). Use a microplane to zest lemon. I love my battery operated pepper mill! It allows me to prep with one hand and leaves the other free to touch chicken without worrying about cross contamination.

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Spinach and Goat Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast with Roasted Asparagus
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Total Time
55 mins
 

A delicious romantic menu. Also delicious served this over white rice.

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: date night, easy dinner recipe
Servings: 4 servings
Author: Linda Spiker
Ingredients
For Chicken:
  • 2 chicken breasts, cut in half and pounded into 4 cutlets (see photos above)
  • sea salt
  • freshly ground pepper
  • 8 oz soft goat cheese room temp (so it's soft and spreadable)
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped spinach
Cream Sauce:
  • 1 clove small clove garlic, peeled and minced
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 Tablespoon Capers
  • 1 Teaspoon dijon mustard
  • Sea Salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 2 Tablespoons fresh dill, chopped (plus more for garnish if desired)
Asparagus:
  • 1 large bunch asparagus
  • sea salt
  • freshly ground pepper
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and place rack in upper third of oven. Cover rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper
Chicken Preparation
  1. Make cutlets by cutting breast in half width wise, placing between plastic or parchment paper and pounding with a rolling pin till chicken is about a 1/4 inch thick (see photos).
  2. Season one side lightly with sea salt and pepper.
  3. Turn seasoned side down and use a spatula to spread soft goat cheese on unseasoned side.
  4. If goat cheese does not spread easily, it's ok. The cheese will spread out as it cooks.
  5. Top with chopped spinach. Roll up chicken breast and stuffing and place seam side down on parchment covered rimmed cookie sheet.

  6. If you can, place all chicken to one side of cookie sheet leaving room to add asparagus the last ten minutes of cooking. Place in oven and cook for 30-35 minutes. (Check at 30 minutes, if cooked through, remove. If chicken breast are really large you may need to cook 5 minutes longer.) While chicken cooks prepare cream sauce and asparagus.

Cream Sauce Preparation

  1. Place sauce pan on medium/high heat. Add olive oil and saute garlic for 30 seconds. Add cream, lemon juice, mustard, and capers. Cook, stirring frequently for four minutes. Remove from heat and stir in fresh dill.

  2.  Add a few turns of freshly ground pepper and a couple pinches of sea salt. Taste, adjust if needed, set aside.

Asparagus Preparation
  1. Brush asparagus with olive oil, sprinkle with sea salt and pepper. Add to cookie sheet with chicken the last 10 minutes of cooking or use separate parchment covered cookie sheet.

  2. Place asparagus on plate, top with chicken. You can either leave the breast whole or slice into pinwheels so the stuffing can be seen. Drizzle each chicken breast with a 1/4 cup cream sauce, garnish with remaining chopped dill and serve!

 

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