Cream Cheese Spinach Chicken

This has become a family favorite =)

I'm going to try to start doing my pictures step by step. Sometimes I forget or I'm not sure I'm going to blog that particular meal so I will forget to take step by step photos, but I'm getting better about it I think =) 

Also these pictures were taken with my iPhone so please excuse the quality. 

I'm going to start taking pics with my good camera!

Anyway...

YOU WILL NEED:

5 thinly sliced boneless skinless chicken breasts

1 package frozen chopped spinach

1 8 oz block cream cheese

4 tbsp flour

3 tbsp butter

1 tsp minced garlic 

3 chicken bouillon  cubes

1 cup milk

Parmesan cheese

Italian dressing (for marinating chicken)

Seasonings:

Salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder

DIRECTIONS:

First you want to prepare your chicken.. This particular time I grilled it. But you could cook it in the skillet too.

Boil your chicken bouillon cubes in a separate small pot.

Cook spinach and drain

Then add in 1 tbsp flour and 8 oz block of cream cheese & half cup milk 

Now you can make your cream sauce..

You melt 3 tbsp butter with 1 tsp minced garlic.

Slowly add in 3 tbsp flour, now you can slowly add in your chicken broth and 1/2 cup milk and let simmer until its thick and creamy 

Preheat oven to 325 degrees

Now time to layer..

Put a small amount of the cream cheese spinach mixture in the bottom of a 13 x 9 pan.

Then you want to put your chicken breasts on top of that

Then layer on the rest of the spinach mixture on top of the chicken

Now you will need to pour on your cream sauce 

Now top with Parmesan (fresh is better, but this is all I had at the time)

Now you cook in the oven  325 degrees for about 25-30 minutes (until spinach mixture is bubbly and Parmesan is melted.

Voila!

I also think this dish would be fantastic served over Farfalle noodles ;)

Updated: September 5, 2013

I cooked this same dish exactly the way I always cook it except I cooked farfalle noodles to go with it.

I boiled and drained the noodles and then tossed them with butter, garlic and Parmesan cheese, then placed the chicken breast on top.

It was delicious and more filling! =)