Cheese, Chicken Pockets
Recipe: #41628
September 22, 2023
Categories: Chicken, Australian, Italian, Birthday Christmas, Fathers Day, Mothers Day, Romantic Dinner, Sunday Dinner, Oven Bake, No Eggs, more
"This is an easy recipe for a great weeknight dinner. It is simple, just stuff chicken breast with ham and mozzarella. I used some fresh mushrooms as well, and I do think onions or leek would go well also! This is great served with a simple salad."
Original is 6 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (452.7 g)
- Calories 208.2
- Total Fat - 9.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.9 g
- Cholesterol - 68.9 mg
- Sodium - 500.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 16.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.8 g
- Sugars - 10.6 g
- Protein - 16.3 g
- Calcium - 229.4 mg
- Iron - 1.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 55.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan forced, and pre-heat a large roasting pan inside whilst oven is heating.
Step 2
Place chicken breast fillets on a chopping board.
Step 3
Using a large sharp knife, cut into thickest side of each fillet to create a pocket, being careful not to cut all the way through.
Step 4
Stuff a quarter of the shaved ham, 4 pieces semi-dried tomato, 1/4 cup of mozzarella cheese and a little of the basil leaves in each chicken pocket. and secure filling with toothpicks.
Step 5
Arrange stuffed chicken breasts on baking paper in the preheated roasting pan and bake for 20 minutes or until cooked through.
Step 6
Remove breast from the oven and allow to rest for 5 minutes.
Step 7
Remove toothpicks from chicken and serve chicken, sliced, with a salad.
Step 8
Serve with a side of fresh salad if desired.
Tips
- Toothpicks
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