Heavenly Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup scallion, sliced
• 4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons margarine
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups skim milk
• 1 cup cracker crumb
• 1 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 8 boneless chicken breast halves, skinned
• 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, cooked according to package directions and well-drained
• 1 cup cooked cubed ham

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan, sauté the scallions in butter until tender. whisk in flour; whisk in milk all at once. bring to a boil and cook and stir until the sauce is thickened and bubbly.
• 2 meanwhile, combine the cracker crumbs (breadcrumbs work too in a pinch) and cheese. dip chicken breast halves in the crumb mixture to coat lightly; retain remaining crumb mixture. (note: if freezing the meal for later, seal the remaining crumb mixture in a freezer bag).
• 3 arrange the breast halves in a greased 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• 4 stir the spinach and ham into the sauce. spoon the spinach mixture over the chicken. (can freeze at this point for later; tape the crumb mixture bag to the side. defrost before baking.).
• 5 bake, covered, at 350°f for 60 to 75 minutes. uncover and sprinkle with crumbs. bake 10 minutes more.