Italian Stuffed Chicken Breast Recipes

ITALIAN STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Beat the olives or sundried tomatoes, garlic and almost all the herbs into the cheese, then season. Cut a slit along the side of each chicken breast, then use your knife to open it out into a pocket.
• Stuff each breast with a quarter of the cheese mix, then press to close. Lift onto a greased baking tray. Season the top of the chicken, then overlap tomato slices over the top of each piece of chicken. Season, then scatter with the remaining herbs. Drizzle with olive oil.
• Roast for 20 mins until the chicken is golden around the edges and the tomatoes look a little shrivelled. Serve with a green salad and crusty bread to mop up the juices.

ITALIAN STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Place the bread crumbs in a large resealable plastic bag.
• Place the chicken between two pieces of wax paper and pound the chicken to flatten a little.
• Add this to the bag of crumbs and shake to coat.
• In a large skillet, over medium heat, brown the chicken in the oil.
• Remove from skillet.
• Place half of a cheese slice and two tablespoons of spinach (squeezed dry) down the center of each piece of chicken.
• Fold chicken over the filling and secure with a toothpick.
• Place in a greased 9-inch square baking dish.
• Top with spaghetti sauce and bake uncovered at 400 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until heated.
• Discard toothpick and serve.

ITALIAN STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Toast pine nuts 5 minutes, until lightly browned. Reserve.
• Put washed spinach in skillet, cover. Steam about 2 minutes. Place in strainer, rinse with cold water and squeeze as much liquid out as possible. Chop medium fine.
• Heat butter in skillet, saute shallots until soft.
• Increase oven to 375 degrees.
• Butter a shallow baking dish.
• Mix pine nuts, spinach, shallots, ricotta cheese, egg yolk and pepper.
• Pound chicken breasts slightly.
• Place 1/.2 slice prosciutto on each breast, followed by 1/6 of filling. Fold in half. Place in buttered baking dish.
• Mix melted butter and lemon juice. Spoon over chicken breasts. Bake, basting occassionally, for 30 minutes (or until tender). Remove to platter and keep warm.
• Make sauce: Melt butter in skillet, saute mushrooms 3 minutes. Remove mushrooms.
• Add stock to skillet, boil until rediced to 1/4 cup. Add wine, boil until reduced to 1/2 cup. Add cream, boil until reduced to 3/4 cup.
• Return mushrooms to sauce.
• Add whatever juices have accumulated in chicken dish to sauce. Bring to boil, stirring. Add basil.
• Serve chicken breasts on platter. Pass sauce separately.

ITALIAN STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine 1 1/2 cup Italian cheese blend, garlic, basil, and oregano in a bowl. Combine Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs in a separate bowl.
• Cut one side of each chicken breast through the middle horizontally to within one-half inch of the other side. Open the two sides and spread them out like an open book. Lightly pound chicken to flatten. Fill each chicken breast with Italian cheese blend mixture and close like a book over the filling. Coat the outside of each chicken breast with egg; press bread crumb mixture over egg layer to coat each chicken breast. Arrange chicken breasts in a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 45 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Pour spaghetti sauce over cooked chicken; top with 1/4 cup Italian cheese blend. Bake until sauce is bubbling and cheese is melted, about 5 more minutes.

ITALIAN STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃). Mix bread crumbs, parmesan cheese and oregano. Pound the chicken breast thin between pieces of cling wrap. Cover with havarti or swiss chesse. Roll up and brush with butter. Roll in crumb mixture. Bake at 350℉ (180℃) for 30 minutes. Add sauce and bake 10 minutes more.

ITALIAN STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat a small skillet over medium-high heat. Melt butter and saute chopped fennel for about 5 minutes to soften.
• While the fennel is cooking, pound of your chicken breasts until they are 1/4-inch to 1/2-inch thick.
• In a mixing bowl, combine fennel with bell pepper and artichoke hearts.
• Spoon the fennel mixture into the center of each chicken breast. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Fold chicken over and secure with toothpicks so that the filling is trapped inside. Place stuffed chicken breasts into a lightly greased 9x13 pan.
• In a small mixing bowl, whisk together balsamic vinegar, olive oil, basil, salt, pepper, and crushed garlic. Pour over chicken breasts.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 30-40 minutes, until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.

CHEESY GARLIC STUFFED CHICKEN RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• In a small bowl, stir together the garlic, mozzarella, ¼ cup parmesan, butter, and 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning until well mixed.
• Cut about a 3-inch wide pocket into the thick side of each chicken breast (almost to the other side, but do not cut all the way through).
• Stuff ¼ of the cheese filling into each chicken breast and secure it with toothpicks. Set aside.
• Get out 3 shallow bowls for the breading station. In one bowl, mix the flour with a pinch of salt and pepper. Put the eggs in the second bowl. Mix the breadcrumbs, ¼ cup parmesan, 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper together in the third.
• Heat a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add enough oil to cover the bottom of the skillet.
• Dip each side of the chicken in the flour, then egg, and finally breadcrumb mixture. Place the chicken in the hot skillet and repeat until each chicken breast is breaded and cooking.
• Cook the chicken until golden brown on both sides, about 3-4 minutes per side. Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake for about 20 minutes or until the chicken is 165°F at the thickest point.
• Remove from the oven, let rest for 5 minutes, and serve.