Kale and Cream Cheese Stuffed Chicken

This elegant dish is surprisingly simple to make. 

Kale and Cream Cheese Stuffed Chicken
Serves 2

Ingredients:

1 clove garlic, minced
1 onion, sliced
1 tsp fresh thyme or seasoning of your choice
1 oz light cream cheese
2, 6-oz chicken breasts
2 cups kale cut into strips
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Cook garlic and onion over medium-high heat until the onions look glassy. Add the thyme, kale, salt and pepper.

While that is cooking, butterfly the chicken breast and set aside*. Once the kale is tender and dark green, transfer the ingredients to a bowl and mix in the cream cheese.

Place half of the mixture in each breast and roll it up like a burrito. Place the chicken on an oiled baking sheet with the seam side down to prevent it from unrolling while its baking. Season with salt and pepper.

Bake for 30 minutes.

*Butterflying meat is a technique used to thin out and enlarge the surface area of meat. Simply lay the chicken breast on the cutting board and with the knife parallel to the cutting board, cut the chicken in half horizontally.

Nutritional Facts:
Calories: 320 | Total Fat: 9g | Carbohydrate: 15g | Fiber: 2g | Protein: 41g

With assistance from nutrition intern Stephanie Leung.