Souffle Stuffed Chicken

Ingredients:

• 1 package (12 oz.) Stouffer's frozen Spinach Souffle, not thawed
• 4 boneless, skinless chiken breasts, pounded into 1/4" thickness
• 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, sliced or 2 tsp minced garlic
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• salt (optional)
• ground pepper
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  1 tbsp shopped parsley, for garnish
  
  
  
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  Lemon Slices for garnish
  
  
  
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  Sprig parsely, for garnish
  
  
  

Serves 4

1. 
   
   Preheat hte oven to 400 F. Using a serrated knife, cut the spinach souffle crosswise into 4 equal pieces. Top half of each whole breast with one of the pieces of souffle. Flod half of the chickenover the filling and fasten the edges with wooden picks.
   
   
   
2. 
   
   Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and cook for 3 minutes, or until golden. Discard the garlic. Add the chicken breasts to the skillet and cook for 7 minutes per side, or until well-browned on both sides.
   
   
   
3. 
   
   Remove the chicken breasts to an oven-proof dish. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes, or until a thermometer inserted in the thickest portion registers 170 F and the juices run clear.
   
   
   
4. 
   
   While the chicken is baking, add broth, lemon juice, mustard, salt and pepper to the skillet. Heat to boiling. Reduce the heat to low,cover, and simmer for 20 minutes, or until the sauce is reduced to 1/2.
   
   
   
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   To serve, remove and discard the wooden toothpicks. Arrange the chicken on a warm serving platter, and spoon the sauce over the chicken. Garnish with the chopped parsley, lemon and parsley sprig.
   

WW Points Value: 7

Note: This recipe appears in the South Beach Diet Cookbook. My dish DID NOT appear like the picture in the cookbook but it was a nice dinner. I used frozen spinach instead of the Stouffer's frozen spinach souffle and it worked just as well. I also reduced the number of chicken breasts in half and I cut the chicken breasts in half because I don't eat as much chicken as Iused to.