Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breast

Since my quest for no carbo breakfast, I have been planning and preparing my breakfast myself. Many times, I baked my food the day before, kept some in the freezer and request my helper to heat it up for my breakfast for the next few days.

One of the reason I have decided to go carbo free breakfast (on weekdays usually) was due to a talk I attended when I was at Amity Wellness. Since that time, I have try to prepare carbo-less breakfast when I go to work. There are of course cheat days and exception days. But it will revert back to carb-less days once I go back to my routine.

Not having carbos in my breakfast means I have to be creative in what I eat. I'm always on the quest to search for recipes which are easy and can be frozen. This recipe - Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breast is healthy and easy to prepare. I took this with kale in the morning.

Recipe for Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breast, adapted from That Low Carb Life.
(Makes 2 large chicken breast)

Ingredients:
2 chicken breasts
1 tbsp Olive oil
1 tsp Smoked paprika
1 tsp Sea salt
1 tsp Garlic powder
1 tsp Onion flakes
80g Cream cheese, softened
¼ cup grated Parmesan (I omitted this)
2 tbsp Dijon Mustard
1 Cup chopped fresh Spinach
1 tsp Garlic powder
½ tsp Chilli powder 
¼ tsp Sea salt
¼ tsp Ground pepper

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 170C. 
2. Place the chicken breasts on a cutting board and drizzle with olive. 
3. Add the paprika, salt, garlic powder, and onion flakes to a small bowl and stir to combine. Sprinkle evenly over both sides of the chicken.
4. Use a sharp knife to cut a pocket into the side of each chicken breast. Set chicken aside.
5. Add cream cheese, mustard, spinach, garlic, chilli powder, salt and pepper to a small mixing bowl and stir well to combine.
6. Spoon the spinach mixture into each chicken breast evenly.
7. Place the chicken breasts in a baking tray. 

8. Bake, uncovered, for 22-25 mins or until chicken is cooked through.
9. Serve with salad.