Roll up your chicken around a delicious filling of chickpeas, dates and spinach. A gorgeous and delicious healthy dinner.

Spinach, Chickpea and Date Chicken RollUps
Servings
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegan butter
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 10 dried pitted dates
- 1 16-oz. can organic garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 9-ounce bag fresh spinach
- 3 Wise Organic chicken breasts
- Pinch smoked paprika
- Salt and pepper for seasoning chicken
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F degrees. Spray 8 by 8 inch glass baking dish with cooking spray.
- Pour hot water over dates; cover with plastic wrap and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Drain dates and chop them into small pieces.
- Heat large nonstick skillet on medium; add vegan butter.
- Add garlic, saute for 30 seconds, or until fragrant, then add dates; saute 30 more seconds. Add chickpeas, salt, and pepper. Saute 3 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add spinach in small batches to the chickpea mixture, stirring until it is incorporated, dark green, and wilted. Remove mixture from heat, put into bowl and allow to cool slightly.
- While spinach mixture is cooling, place chicken breast on cutting board. Add three layers paper towels, then flatten chicken breast to about ¼ inch thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin. Season each breast with salt and pepper.
- Add about 2 tablespoons spinach mixture to each pounded chicken breast. Roll breast around mixture; sprinkle tops of chicken with smoked paprika and additional salt and pepper. Use a toothpick if needed to hold filling inside breast.
- Place chicken side by side in glass baking dish.
- Bake chicken for 25-30 minutes, or until internal temperature reaches 165°F degrees. Remove from oven and tent chicken with foil for five minutes; save additional spinach filling to serve with chicken.











I don’t think it needs one.
This looks delicious. Does it need a sauce? If so, what do you recommend?