Chicken Florentine

Ingredients

• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed

• 1/3 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 6 boneless chicken breasts
• salt
• pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 4 ounces finely chopped ham (sandwich slices chopped are fine)

Directions

1. 1

   Drain spinach well between paper towels and set aside.

2. 2

   Combine breadcrumbs, Parmesan cheese and a pinch of salt and pepper. Dredge chicken in breadcrumb mixture and place in a lightly greased 11 x 7 baking dish.

3. 3

   Saute onion and garlic in butter in a skillet over medium heat stirring until onion is tender. Add flour, stirring, cook for 1 minute. Gradually add milk and continue stirring until sauce is boiling and bubbly.

4. 4

   Add spinach, ham and a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook until throughly heated. Pour sauce over chicken breats. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.