"When you pound out the chicken notice which side you are hitting...place the side that would have had the skin on it DOWN!!! It acts like a net to hold the meat you are pounding... If you pound the "skin" side you breach that membrane and your chicken will fall apart and you will need to use 100 toothpicks to try to hold it together... plus there really isnt any need to hit the chicken like you hate it...lol speaking from experience...lol... easy pounding works very well.... I cut the spinach in half and added an equal amount of rice to filling.. the breasts should be thin enough to cook all the way in a skillet... so moist.... soooo yummy... thanks rachel for another good one"