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Those of you that know me (or have eaten my food) know that I am not one to use a recipe.  I found a great recipe using spinach and chicken.  I really tried to follow it, but my tendencies to substitute and stray from the recipe always take over.  This is my version and it tastes delicious. 

I didn't combine the rice and spinach mixture until after I served dinner.  It seems that the mixture was a bit salty (I added extra salt) and the plain rice needed some taste.  As an afterthought, I combined the two and was impressed.  The spinach mixture is very close to how I make my creamed spinach!  My three-year-old even liked the "slimy green vegetable"!

1c     jasmine rice

2c     water

1       bag of spinach with carrot slices

1       can creme of celery

dash of pepper

dash of nutmeg

dash of salt

butter

1/2 chopped white onion

3 chicken breasts

2 eggs beaten in a bowl

bread crumbs (I used 2 day old stuffing allowed to dry out in the oven while I cooked the chicken)

Take breasts and put in foil lined dish and cover.  Seal ends of foil.  Bake at 350 for 1 hour

Just as the chicken has almost finished in the oven, combine water and rice and prepare as directed.  Take chicken out of oven and place in warm skillet with butter.  Brown both sides of the chicken.  Remove chicken from skillet.  Using the same skillet,  on med high, add butter and chopped onions and sautee for about 5 minutes.  Add juice from baked chicken minus the fat.  Set the chicken to the side.  Add nutmeg, spinach, salt and pepper to the skillet.  allow to cook until very thick (about 15 minutes) and stir frequently.  Take chicken and dip in egg.  Dip the chicken in the bread crumbs and place on foil lined dish (coat foil with butter).  Place foil on top of dish.  Put in oven to broil at 500 degrees.  Keep stirring mixture!  When mixture is thick, add cooked rice.  Let the chicken broil for about 10 minutes.  Take foil off of top of chicken and let broil for about 5 more minutes.  Use your eyes, your nose, etc! 

If things are looking a bit over-done, decrease heat or remove!  I "eyeball" everything when I am cooking!