Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, italian stuffed chicken breast. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Italian-inspired stuffed chicken breasts are loaded with plenty of cheese and seasonings and baked with spaghetti sauce for a crowd-pleasing meal. Fold chicken over the filling and secure with a toothpick. These stuffed chicken breasts Italian style makes a quick fresh and flavorful weeknight meal but is special enough for company.
Italian stuffed chicken breast is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Italian stuffed chicken breast is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook italian stuffed chicken breast using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Italian stuffed chicken breast:
- Make ready 1 c shredded Italian cheese
- Take 1 clove garlic, minced
- Make ready 1 tsp dried basil
- Get 1 tsp dried oregano
- Make ready 1/2-1 cup Italian style bread crumbs
- Get 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Make ready 1 egg, beaten
- Take 2 cups marinara sauce
- Prepare About 10 stalks kale
- Prepare 1/4 small onion, chopped
- Get to taste Olive oil
- Make ready to taste Salt & pepper
The chicken gets pan seared before it enters the oven. The cheese just starts to melt and is so ooey gooey. The chicken is seasoned simply and cooked just until tender and delicious. This is contrasted with the bold and hearty meatiness of the sausage mixture.
Steps to make Italian stuffed chicken breast:
- 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.
I love the way that the peppers and onions give the sausage filling a mild sweetness. I usually serve with fettuccini and Italian bread. It makes a very filling and delicious meal. It also is elegant enough to serve for company.. For a crowd-pleasing favorite, try Rachael's spinach and mushroom-stuffed chicken breasts.
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