Easy Chicken Florentine Medallions (Feed 4 for $5.27)

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Chicken Florentine Medallions. My kids aren’t fond of spinach, but when it’s served like this they always ask for seconds. This is definitely in keeping with our cheap recipes theme, however once you’ve tried it you would never guess that it was. #cheaprecipes #chickenrecipes #chickenflorentine #easyrecipes

On the Menu

Chicken Florentine Medallions

Brown Rice

Acorn Squash

This is a surprisingly easy meal to make and the kids will have so much fun pounding out the chicken breasts for you. If you pair the chicken with some frozen or canned vegetables instead of the acorn squash you could have it on the table in less than 30 minutes.

Chicken Florentine Medallions

My kids aren’t fond of spinach, but when it’s served like this they always ask for seconds. This is definitely in keeping with our cheap recipes theme, however once you’ve tried it you would never guess that it was.

Menu – Serves 4

Brown Rice

Acorn Squash

Preheat oven to 400°

1	acorn squash

1 hour before serving:

Cut squash in half, lengthwise and remove seeds. Place both halves in a baking dish, cut side down. Fill with 1-inch of water and bake on the middle rack in oven.

1 ½ lb.

chicken breast

salt & pepper

30 minutes before serving:

With a meat tenderizer, pound the chicken until it’s thin. Season both sides a lay flat on a baking sheet.

1 ½ – 2 c

½ cup

fresh spinach

mozzarella cheese, shredded

Layer the spinach and cheese on top of the chicken. Tightly roll the toppings inside the chicken. Place on the baking sheet, seam side down. Bake for 20-25 minutes.

2/3 cup

brown rice, dry

Prepare according to package directions.

2 tbsp

1 tbsp

butter

brown sugar, packed

Scoop the squash out of the rinds and place in a bowl. Top with butter and sprinkle with brown sugar.

Remove the chicken from the oven and let it sit for 5 minutes before slicing.

Shopping List

Qty	Item	Dept	Store	Price	Notes
1	acorn squash	produce	Misc	$0.99	Farmers Market
24 ounces	chicken breast, boneless, skinless	meat	Fas-Chek	$2.82	*1 pound for $1.88 – on sale
	salt and pepper				pantry item
3-4 ounces	spinach, fresh	produce	SaveALot	$0.37	8 ounce bag for $0.99
2 ounces	mozzarella cheese, shredded	dairy	Aldi	$0.54	11 ounces for $2.99
5.3 ounces	brown rice	packaged	SaveALot	$0.43	16 ounces for $1.29
1 ounce	butter	dairy	Aldi	$0.10	*16 ounces for $1.69 – on sale
0.5 ounces	brown sugar	baking	Aldi	$0.02	*32 ounces for $1.19 – on sale
		Feed 4 for		$5.27	*Stock up price
Poultry	Recipe by www.FlusterBuster.com

Chicken is an easy meat to create cheap recipes with and it seems to go on sale often, making it a great meat to stock up on. What chicken recipes do you make to create inexpensive meals?

Spinach Frittata ($3.77)

Chicken Fried Rice ($4.91)

Chicken Casserole ($4.36)

Salmon Patties ($5.42)

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Comments

Joy Mooiweer says

November 10, 2014 at 7:23 pm

This looks wonderful, hard to believe how inexpensive it is!! Visiting from See Ya in the Gumbo 🙂

Donna Wilkes says

November 11, 2014 at 1:44 am

I love the combination of chicken and spinach. I will definitely pin this to my FOOD! board for dinner one night. Thank you for the breakdown of the servings and prices. I am glad you share this recipe on Make It Monday.

KC the Kitchen Chopper says

November 15, 2014 at 7:56 pm

I do love your recipes, Robin. Thanks for sharing this one at TheWeekendSocial. See you again Thursday 9:00 PM EST. The Kitchen Chopper. Pinning!

Karly Campbell says

November 16, 2014 at 1:46 am

This looks like a fabulous dinner! Thanks for linking up with What's Cookin' Wednesday!

Miz Helen says

November 19, 2014 at 2:01 am

We will just love your chicken Florentine, it looks delicious! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with Full Plate Thursday and hope you are having a great day!
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Miz Helen

Christine Berres says

November 20, 2014 at 12:02 am

I love recipes that are budget-friendly and still delicious! I think it's great to slice the chicken like that too, I bet you eat a reasonable portion that way, too. Thanks for linking up at Foodie Fridays this week!

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