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Posted: 2016-06-29T12:23:02Z | Updated: 2016-06-29T12:23:02Z

What's the difference between chicken and million-dollar chicken? Ask Anna Ginsberg.

A decade ago, this stay-at-home mom submitted a rather unusual chicken recipe to the Pillsbury Bake-Off and it led her to walk away with the $1 million prize. Naturally, people wanted to make and try the dish for themselves -- including Oprah Winfrey.

So, Oprah invited Ginsberg to appear on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in 2006 to see what all the fuss was about .

"I make chicken all the time, and it ain't million-dollar chicken," Oprah said back then. "There's only so many things you can do with a chicken. So I said, 'I want to know what the heck kind of recipe she had that got her $1 million for the chicken!"

For the contest, Ginsberg was required to use two eligible products in the Pillsbury family. She chose a pack of frozen spinach and "dunkable" waffle sticks (since discontinued, but easy to substitute with regular waffles today).

"It came to me just kind of in a flash," Ginsberg told Oprah. "I literally went in my kitchen and just started chopping up stuff."

Ginsberg demonstrates the cooking process in the above clip, which prompts Oprah to exclaim, "Oh, this is easy!"

But is it million-dollar good? Upon tasting the dish, Oprah suggested adding a little salt and pepper, but ultimately declared the meal a winner. "I do like it," she says. "I think it's delicious."

Baked Chicken and Spinach Stuffing

Recipe by Anna Ginsberg