Stuffed Chicken
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (1-1 1/4 pounds total)
- 1 egg white
- 12 cup plain breadcrumbs
- 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchatel)
- 1 tablespoon basil pesto (store-bought or homemade)
- fresh ground pepper
- Preheat oven to 400F Coat a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Combine cream cheese, pesto and pepper in a small bowl with a fork.
- Cut a horizontal slit along the thin, long edge of a chicken breast half, nearly through to the opposite side.
- Open up each breast and place one-fourth of the filling in the center.
- Close the breast over the filling, pressing the edges firmly together to seal.
- Repeat with the remaining chicken breasts and filling.
- Lightly beat egg white with a fork in a medium bowl.
- Place breadcrumbs in a shallow glass dish.
- Hold each chicken breast half together and dip in the egg white, then dredge in the breadcrumbs.
- (Discard leftovers.
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- Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add chicken breasts; cook until browned on one side, about 2 minutes.
- Place the chicken, browned-side up, on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake until the chicken is no longer pink in the center or until an instant-read thermometer registers 170F, about 20 minutes.
chicken breast halves, egg, breadcrumbs, extra virgin olive oil, cream cheese, basil pesto, fresh ground pepper
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/stuffed-chicken-402344 (may not work)