Italian Sausage Stuffed Chicken Bake
This delicious Italian Sausage Stuffed Chicken Bake makes a satisfying high protein, low carb meal!
Ingredients
- 8 oz uncooked Italian poultry sausage casings removed (chicken or turkey sausage)
- 1 cup chopped or torn spinach leaves
- 1 cup shredded 2% mozzarella cheese divided
- 4 (6 oz each) boneless, skinless chicken breasts (24 oz total)
- salt and black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 cup marinara/red pasta sauce
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 375. Lightly mist a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
- Mist a skillet with cooking spray and bring over medium heat. Add the Italian sausage and cook, stirring and breaking up the meat into small chunks with a cooking spoon or spatula, for about 5 minutes or until the sausage is cooked through. Add the chopped spinach to the pan and stir together with the meat. Cook for another 1-2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the spinach is wilted. Transfer the contents of the pan to a mixing bowl and stir in ½ cup of the shredded Mozzarella cheese.
- Place the chicken breasts on a cutting board. Sprinkle both sides of the breasts with salt, black pepper, and the Italian seasoning. Using a sharp knife, slice the breasts from the side (creating a top and bottom) almost all the way through. Open each breast at the slit. Divide the sausage mixture evenly amongst the four breasts (about ½ cup of filling each) and spread across the surface of one side (leaving the other half empty to fold over the filling). When all four breasts are topped on one side, fold the empty half over the filling to make a stuffed breast.
- Transfer each stuffed breast to a single layer in the prepared baking dish. Spoon the pasta sauce over the chicken and around the dish. Bake in the oven for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle the chicken with the remaining ½ cup of shredded mozzarella cheese. Return the dish to the oven and bake for an additional 10 minutes until the chicken is fully cooked.
Notes
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WW Points per serving: 6 (Points calculated using the recipe builder in the WW app)
Nutrition Information per serving:
387 calories, 8 g carbs, 4 g sugars, 13 g fat, 5 g saturated fat, 55 g protein, 2 g fiber, 567 mg sodium (from myfitnesspal.com) Weight Watchers Points Plus:
9 per serving (PP calculated using a Weight Watchers PointsPlus calculator and the nutrition info)
387 calories, 8 g carbs, 4 g sugars, 13 g fat, 5 g saturated fat, 55 g protein, 2 g fiber, 567 mg sodium (from myfitnesspal.com) Weight Watchers Points Plus:
9 per serving (PP calculated using a Weight Watchers PointsPlus calculator and the nutrition info)