Stuffed Chicken Breast With Pineapple Stuffing Mushrooms Recipes

MUSHROOM STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Place butter in a pan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook until slightly softened.
• Add in mushrooms and cook until juices are released and reabsorbed. Add wine and thyme. Cook until evaporated but not dry. Cool completely.
• Combine cooled mushrooms with cream cheese, mozzarella cheese, and salt & pepper to taste.
• Using a sharp knife, cut a 1 ½″ slit in the side of the chicken. Move the knife around creating a pocket. Fill the pocket with ¼ of the mushroom mixture. Repeat with remaining chicken breasts.
• Sprinkle the chicken with paprika, garlic powder, and salt & pepper to taste.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in an oven-proof skillet. Brown the chicken for about 3 minutes on each side until golden.
• Place the skillet in the oven and bake for an additional 20-25 minutes or until the chicken reaches 165°F in the thickest part.

CHICKEN BREASTS STUFFED WITH MUSHROOMS AND PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• slice the mushrooms finely.
• To hot pan, add enough oil to coat the bottom well.
• Add garlic and fry until fragrant (about 15 seconds), then add mushrooms, thyme, and generous pinch of salt.
• Reduce heat and saute for about 10 minutes, or until mushrooms have released, then re-absorbed their moisture.
• Turn off heat, stir in chopped parsley and pine nuts, allow to cool. Season with pepper and salt, to taste.
• Wash and pat dry the chicken breast. Slice knife into the thick side of the breast, cutting about half way into the breast.
• Slowly pull the breasts open further, while trying not to split completely. Once the breast is split, fold it open lay flat between parchment paper or saran wrap. Pound each breast thin with a mallet, rolling pin, or pan (try to pound the breasts evenly and try not to tear the flesh).
• Once all four breasts are pounded flat, spoon about 1 tablespoon of cooled mushroom stuffing into center of each breast. Roll up the breast, like a loose burrito and seal with a toothpick or wrap with cooking twine. (Note: It is not a problem if the mushroom mixture spills out a little, or if the rolls are somewhat loose.
• Place the breasts, seemed side down, in a baking dish.
• Season top of breast with salt and pepper.
• Clean out mushroom pan and lightly coat with olive oil or cooking spray. Once oil is hot, gently add breasts, seasoned side down.
• After breasts have browned on one side (about 3-5 minute) rermove breasts from pan and place back in baking dish, again with the seared side up.
• Pour wine into bottom of dish. Add thin slices of lemon on top of chicken. Lightly sprinkle some olive oil on top of chicken and lemons.
• Bake for 5 minutes covered, then 20 minutes uncovered, or until chicken is just cooked through.
• Be sure to use the juices that have accumulated at the bottom of the dish; they make a great gravy!

HAWAIIAN STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Drain pineapple but reserve the juice. Set aside.
• Place the chicken inside a zip lock bag and pound to a flatness of about 1/4". You can use a meat mallet or a rolling pin.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Saute the green onions and bell pepper for 5 minutes or until tender.
• Add the hot water and seasoning mix from the stuffing package, then stir in the stuffing and finally the pineapple.
• Place chicken breasts shiny side down and spoon about 1/2 cup stuffing onto one side of the breast. Roll up the breasts and if necessary secure with a toothpick.
• Place rolled chicken in a lightly greased baking dish in one layer.
• Stir together the reserved pineapple juice, brown sugar, vinegar and ginger and drizzle over the chicken.
• Dot with butter and bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes or until done.

CHICKEN BREAST STUFFED WITH PINEAPPLE STUFFING

Steps:

• Make dressing according to instructions, set aside. Clean the chicken of any extra fat. Slice the breast down the side to make a pocket. Combine the pineapple and stuffing in a bowl.
• Put the stuffing inside the pocket of the chicken ,salt and pepper the outside of the breast and secure with poultry pins.Bake at 350 for 40-50 minutes. If you have any juice from the pineapple, put that in the bottom of the baking dish.

LINDA'S STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH MUSHROOM GRAVY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Prepare stuffing mix according to box directions, then set aside to cool. (I put mine on a paper plate, and stick it in the freezer for a few minutes to cool faster). When cool, take out of freezer.
• Place one chicken breasts in a casserole dish, skin side down. Put the stuffing mixture over the chicken breast.
• In a bowl, mix the mushrooms and sliced onions with the soup.
• Add about 1/4 can of water, and mix inches Pour half the mixture over the stuffing mixture.
• Place the second breast on top of the stuffing, skin side up.
• Pour the rest of the Mushroom soup mixture over the top.
• Sprinkle fresh cracked pepper over top.
• Once chicken has been cooking for about 45 minutes, then take the dish out, and spoon the mushroom gravy over the chicken.
• Return to the oven, and finish baking for another 40-45 minutes.
• Note: If you use boneless chicken, reduce cooking time to 45-60 minutes.