Recipe: Yummy Italian stuffed chicken breast

Italian stuffed chicken breast. These Italian stuffed chicken breasts are a delicious way to enjoy chicken for dinner…. again. Especially when it's a staple that you eat week in and week out. In fact, it really kind of becomes critical at some point to seek out new recipes if you hope to continue.

Savory chicken breasts stuffed with spinach-ricotta-pesto-prosciutto, and topped with a light mushroom sauce. Tomato sauce, parmesan cheese, chicken breast halves, boneless, skinless, oregano, swiss cheese, butter, bread crumbs. Mix bread crumbs, parmesan cheese and oregano. You can have Italian stuffed chicken breast using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Italian stuffed chicken breast

You need 1 c of shredded Italian cheese.
It's 1 clove of garlic, minced.
You need 1 tsp of dried basil.
Prepare 1 tsp of dried oregano.
You need 1/2-1 cup of Italian style bread crumbs.
You need 3 of boneless skinless chicken breasts.
Prepare 1 of egg, beaten.
It's 2 cups of marinara sauce.
Prepare of About 10 stalks kale.
Prepare 1/4 of small onion, chopped.
You need to taste of Olive oil.
It's to taste of Salt & pepper.

Pound the chicken breast thin between pieces of cling wrap. Try this Italian Stuffed Chicken Breast recipe, or contribute your own. These Italian-style stuffed chicken breasts make for a simple and savory weeknight entree. Serve with rice and roasted vegetables for a complete Stir well; set aside.

Italian stuffed chicken breast instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees..
Remove kale from stems and chop into small pieces. Cook kale & onion in the olive oil until tender, adding salt and pepper to taste. Let cool..
Mix 3/4 cup of Italian cheese, basil, oregano and kale in a small bowl. Add bread crumbs to a plate. Add egg to another plate and stir in a tiny bit of water..
Cut one side of chicken breast horizontally to within one half inch of other side. Spread the two sides open like a book. Cover chicken with plastic wrap and pound to flatten. Fill each chicken breast with kale/cheese mixture and close like a book over filling. Coat the outside of each chicken breast with egg. Press both sides of each chicken breast into bread crumbs so outside is completely coated. Arrange chicken breasts in a 9x13 baking dish..
Bake in preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in center and juices run clear, about 45 mins..
Remove chicken from oven and pour marinara sauce over cooked chicken. Top with remaining 1/4 cup of cheese. Bake until sauce is bubbling and cheese is melted, about 5 more minutes..
All done! Serve with pasta and garlic bread..

Cut a horizontal slit through thickest portion of each chicken breast half to form a pocket. Baked Chicken Breasts are stuffed with savory Italian sausage and gooey Mozzarella cheese. It's an easy weeknight meal that's classy enough for company. The chicken breasts are first lightly pounded (this is essential to quick and evenly cooking chicken) and then butterfly cut. Bone chicken breasts or purchase boned.