Chicken Spinach Bake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, uncooked
• 1 (8 ounce) package low-fat cream cheese
• 8 ounces nonfat sour cream
• 10 ounces frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
• 1 ounce lipton recipe secrets savory herb with garlic soup mix or 1 ounce lipton recipe secrets vegetable soup and dip mix
• 1/4 cup grated cheddar cheese

Recipe

• 1 the evening before making this dish, allow spinach to thaw and drain in the fridge for 12-24 hours. after it thaws, press remaining water out and assemble the ingredients.
• 2 in medium saucepan over medium heat combine cream cheese, sour cream, lipton soup and dip mix, and thawed and drained spinach.
• 3 heat just until these ingredients begin to melt together. it doesn't have to be warmed all the way through or blended perfectly.
• 4 place boneless chicken breasts on bottom of casserole. cube the chicken if you'd like but i prefer to leave them whole.
• 5 pour cream cheese/spinach/soup mixture over the chicken.
• 6 place in a 350° oven on center rack.
• 7 bake for 45 to 50 minutes.
• 8 remove from oven and turn on broiler.
• 9 sprinkle the casserole with grated cheddar and return to broiler just until browned.
• 10 for best results, remove from oven and let the casserole rest for at least 10 minutes before serving.