Sun Dried Tomato Spinach And Fontina Stuffed Chicken Breasts Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375˚F (190˚C).
• With a knife, carefully cut a slit in the side of the chicken making sure to not cut all the way through.
• Season the chicken breasts with olive oil, pepper, and salt.
• Stuff each chicken breast with a clove of garlic, half of the mozzarella, half of the sun-dried tomatoes, and 1 ounce (30g) of baby spinach. (You may use toothpicks to close the ingredients inside the chicken breasts if desired, just remember to remove them!)
• In a cast-iron skillet, sear chicken on medium-high heat until all sides are browned.
• Continue baking in oven for 15-20 minutes, or until internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165˚F (75˚C). Set aside.
• Heat marinara and spinach in the cast-iron skillet on medium-high heat until spinach is wilted.
• Serve chicken on top of whole wheat pasta and spinach marinara sauce.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 400°F, Gas Mark 6 (200°C.)
• Dice the mozzarella and sun-dried tomatoes into small pieces and tear the basil leaves.
• Season the chicken breasts with salt, pepper and dried oregano.
• Cut a very deep slit lengthways into the chicken, but do not cut all the way through - spread it out a bit if necessary to give you more room to work with.
• Stuff to the brim with the fillings
• Use a few cocktail sticks to hold the chicken together and place on a baking tray.
• Pour a tablespoon of the oil from the sun-dried tomatoes jar over each chicken breast.
• Bake in the center of the oven for 20-25 minutes until cooked through and the juices run clear.
• Remove the cocktail sticks.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Rinse the chicken breast and pat dry with a paper towel.
• Cut a slit along one side of the chicken breast with a sharp non-serrated knife being careful not to cut all the way through. Keep the cut as center as possible. Set chicken in the refrigerator.
• Heat 1 tablespoons olive oil in a deep skillet over medium heat and saute the sun dried tomatoes for 2 minutes. Then add the spinach and saute for 1 minute stirring continuously so the spinach doesn't burn. Remove onto plate and let cool.
• Using your fingers stuff the chicken with the Fontina cheese then the sun dried tomato and spinach saute.
• Heat 1 tablespoons olive oil in the same deep skillet over medium heat.
• Coat both sides of the chicken breasts with the herb blend and set breasts in skillet. Cover.
• Cook on each side for 8-12 minutes, covering throughout. Adjust time according to thickens of chicken and type of cooking range.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Pound the chicken breast to about ¼ inch, set aside. Lay two slices of prosciutto side by side slightly over lapping. Lay one chicken breast on top lengthwise. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover with half the Fontina, spinach and sun dried tomatoes. Starting at one end carefully roll the chicken breast and prosciutto. Tie the ends with kitchen string or use toothpicks to keep closed. Repeat with the other breast.
• Add olive oil to a medium large oven proof skillet; heat over medium heat. Add shallots and garlic. Stirring constantly, cook until soft. Add chicken breasts one at a time and brown on all sides. Remove from skillet and set aside on a plate. While the skillet is still hot add white wine scraping the brown bits up. Return the chicken to the skillet and place in the oven.
• Bake for 30 - 40 minutes, or until done. Remove from the oven and remove string or toothpicks. Slice into 1 inch slices. Serve over angel hair pasta.

Steps:

• Coat a large nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray.
• Add the spinach, and cook over medium-high heat, 2 minutes, or until the spinach is wilted.
• Remove from heat, and toss in the sun-dried tomatoes, mozzarella and Parmesan.
• Set aside.
• Cut a deep pocket into the thickest side of each piece of chicken, and stuff a quarter of the spinach mixture into each pocket.
• Close by pressing flesh together and securing with a wooden toothpick, if necessary.
• Combine the Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt and pepper, and sprinkles both sides of the chicken pieces with some of the mixture.
• Wipe out the skillet, add the olive oil, and preheat over medium-high heat.
• Add the chicken, and cook for 2 minutes on each side, or until nicely browned.
• Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and cook for about 8 minutes, turning occasionally, until the chicken is cooked through.
• Serve hot.