Chicken Florentine

The one with the spinach

Chicken Meat

Ingredients

1 pkg. frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
6 T margarine
1 can diced tomatoes
2 cloves garlic, minced
¼ cu. dry white
¼ cu. water
1 T tomato paste
½ t. sugar
¾ t. salt
¼ t. pepper
¼ cu. flour
4 chicken breast halves, boneless and skinless
1 T oil
4 slices mozzarella cheese

Directions

Add 2 T melted margarine to thawed and drained chopped spinach. Sprinkle with salt.

Heat 2 T margarine in skillet. Add garlic and saute 30 seconds. Add tomatoes, wine, ¼ cu. water, tomato paste, sugar, ½ t. salt and ⅛ t. of pepper. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low. Simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally for 10 minutes. Remove from heat.

Mix flour, ¼ t. salt and ⅛ t. pepper in small plastic bag. Pound chicken breasts until about ¼ - ⅛" thick. Drop each breast into the seasoned flour to coat. Heat oil and 2 T margarine in skillet. Add chicken to skillet, turning once, until done, about 3 minutes on each side. Transfer chicken to baking dish. Top each piece of chicken with spinach. Top with slice of cheese. Now pour the tomato sauce into the baking dish around, but not on top of, the chicken.

Bake in 325F oven for about 20 minutes, until the cheese is melted. Makes 4 servings.