Sausage And Cheese Stuffed Chicken In Yogurt
- 3 large chicken breasts (about 2/3 pound each)
- 1 pound sweet Italian bulk sausage
- 2 sweet onions, diced
- 2 cups vanilla Greek yogurt
- 1 cup sour cream
- 8 ounces fresh mozzarella sliced
- 6 ounces roasted red peppers
- 2 tablespoons fennel seeds
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 4 ounces grated parmesan
- 1 tablespoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon ground cayenne
- 4 tablespoons whole grain mustard
- combine the yogurt with the sour cream, mix and combine with 1 T fennel seeds, lemon zest, mustard, and parmesan cheese
- lightly brown the onions in EVOO
- break up and add the sausage to the onions, mix and cook thoroughly, near the end mix in 1 T fennel seeds, coriander, and cayenne
- fan-slice open the breasts and lightly flatten them between two pieces of plastic wrap
- spread about one-third of the yogurt mixture into the bottom of an 8x8 baking dish
- spoon about a third of the sausage mixture onto half of one of the flattened chicken breasts, top with a third of the roasted red pepper and the mozzarella, fold over the flap and fasten the folded chicken with a few toothpicks
- place the chicken onto the yogurt bed, and repeat with the other two flattened chicken breasts
- spoon and spread evenly the remaining yogurt mixture over the 3 stuffed breasts
- cover lightly with non-stick aluminum foil and bake at 420 F for 45 minutes (or until the chicken is at least 165 F); uncover and broil at 400 F for 4 minutes
- serve alone or over a bed of roasted vegetables or a bed of low-carb (chick pea) pasta
chicken breasts, sausage, sweet onions, vanilla, sour cream, mozzarella, red peppers, fennel seeds, lemon zest, parmesan, ground coriander, ground cayenne, whole grain mustard
Taken from food52.com/recipes/75535-sausage-and-cheese-stuffed-chicken-in-yogurt (may not work)