Heavenly Chicken Oamc

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach
• 1/2 cup sliced scallion
• 2 tablespoons margarine
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup soda cracker crumbs
• 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 8 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (about 3 lbs)
• 1 cup cooked cubed ham

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan, cook spinach according to package directions; drain well.
• 2 in a medium sauce pan, make a sauce; saute scallions in the margarine over low heat until tender. stir in flour, adding milk all at once. cook over low heat, stirring constantly until bubbly. boil and stir 1 minute more until smooth and thickened.
• 3 combine cracker crumbs and cheese. dip chicken breast halves in crumb mixture to coat lightly. arrange breast halves in a 13x9x2 inch baking dish. seal leftover crumb mixture in a 1 qt bag (i save some to the side instead).
• 4 stir spinach and ham into sauce, spoon sauce over chicken breasts. allow to cool and cover baking dish with foil, attaching bag of crumb mixture to side of dish. freeze until needed.
• 5 to prepare for serving, thaw dish and bake covered in a preheated 350 oven for 60-75 minutes. uncover and sprinkle top with crumb mixture. bake for 10 minutes more.