Chicken Stuffed with Smoked Mozzarella
Recipe from
Better Homes and Gardens
Skinless, boneless chicken breastis easy to flatten and stuff and adapts to a variety of flavors, such as cheese and spinach in this main-dish recipe.
Servings:
Makes 6 servings.
Prep Time:
40 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 5 mins
Ingredients
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6skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (about 1-1/2 pounds total)see savings
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Saltsee savings
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Peppersee savings
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1/4 cupfinely chopped shallots or onionssee savings
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1 clovegarlic, mincedsee savings
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2 teaspoonsolive oilsee savings
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1/2 of a 10-ounce packagefrozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drainedsee savings
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3 tablespoonspine nuts or walnuts, toastedsee savings
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3/4 cupshredded smoked mozarella cheesesee savings
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1/4 cupseasoned fine dry bread crumbssee savings
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1/4 cupgrated Parmesan cheesesee savings
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1 tablespoonolive oilsee savings
Directions
1.
Place 1 chicken breast half between 2 pieces of plastic wrap. Pound lightly with the flat side of a meat mallet into a rectangle about 1/8 inch thick. Remove plastic wrap. Season with salt and pepper. Repeat process with all chicken breasts.
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For filling, in a medium skillet cook shallots or onions and garlic in the 2 teaspoons hot oil until tender. Remove from heat; stir in spinach, nuts, and smoked mozarella.
3.
In a shallow bowl combine bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese.
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To fill each roll, place 2 to 3 tablespoons of filling in the center of each flattened chicken piece. Fold in bottom and sides and roll up; secure with wooden toothpicks.
5.
Lightly brush each roll with the 1 tablespoon olive oil; coat with bread crumb mixture. Place rolls, seam side down, in a shallow baking pan. Bake, uncovered, in a 400 degrees F oven about 25 minutes or until chicken is tender and no longer pink. Remove toothpicks before serving. Makes 6 servings.
Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 274, Total Fat 11 g, Saturated Fat 3 g, Cholesterol 77 mg, Sodium 368 mg, Carbohydrate 6 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 35 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 39%, Vitamin C 6%, Calcium 18%, Iron 8%.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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