CHICKEN FLORENTINE WITH SMOKED GOUDA

INGREDIENTS:

2 Whole chicken breast

4 oz. Smoked Gouda cheese (Cut into 1/2 inch slices)

2 cups fresh baby spinach (leave about 10 leaves for stuffing and chop the remainder of it)

3 tbsp avocado oil (or oil of your choice)

2 cups of frozen chopped bell peppers (Trader Joe’s)

1/4 cup chopped onions

Seasoning spices: salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, ground red pepper.

8 oz. Heavy whipping cream

Toothpicks

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS:

Preheat oven at 375°F

Wash the chicken breast and use a paper towel to pat dry all of the moisture out of it.

Carefully butterfly both of the breast and season with all of the spices listed above. Arrange as many of the gouda slices as you want in the middle section of your butterflied chicken, and add some of the baby spinach leaves.

Roll tight until the filling is not visible, and secure with the toothpicks.

Heat up the oil in a large size oven proof pan. Add bell peppers, onions and season to taste with the spice mixture. Add more or less ground red pepper according to your liking level of spicy. Add the chopped baby spinach and give it a quick stir.

Add the whipping cream and reduce the heat to a low medium. Allow the sauce to cook for one minute and add the stuffed chicken breast. Spoon some of the sauce on top of the chicken until well incorporated.

Into the oven it goes. Bake for 20 minutes or until fully cooked. Make sure to not leave it in the over past 30 minutes for best results.

Serve and garnish with some dry parsley flakes and ground red pepper.

This one is so delicious, your friends/family will be impressed!

Enjoy!