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Italian Stuffed Chicken

Description: Garlic-seasoned chicken stuffed with cheese and tomatoes and covered in a tastey marinara sauce. Try it with red bell peppers at least once (I don't generally like them myself, but it really makes the dish complete). I have never measured ingredients for this recipe.
Yield: 2 chicken breasts, easy to increase recipe for more servings. If making Two servings you'll need enough marinara sauce for 4 spaghetti servings (enough for chicken and pasta for each serving).


Chicken

Qty Unit Ingredient
2 breast Chicken breasts
1 c. Cheese (shredded, roughly 1/2 cup per chicken breast)
1 Roma Tomato (sliced thinly)
Garlic Powder (to taste)
Onion Powder (to taste)
Kosher Salt (to taste)
Italian Seasoning
1 Red bell pepper (diced, one bell pepper is usually enough for 8 servings)
1/4 c. Olives (chopped)
cloves Garlic (minced)

Directions:

  1. Butterfly the chicken breasts (slice nearly in half, leaving connected on one side so that it can open horizontally)
  2. Open chicken breast and lay flat, tenderize with meat tenderizer
  3. Season each inside and outside with garlic powder, onion powder, and kosher salt (to taste)
  4. Fill inside of chicken breast with cheese, sliced tomatoes, red bell pepper, olives, and minced garlic
  5. Season inside with italian seasonings
  6. Sprinkle cheese in the bottom of a glass baking dish
  7. Place folded chicken breasts in baking dish
  8. Garnish chicken breasts with tomatoes, bell peppers, and olives
  9. Sprinkle cheese over chicken breasts
  10. Season with italian seasonings
  11. Bake at 375 until chicken is done (about 35 to 40 minutes)
  12. Start sauce and noodles about 15 minutes before chicken should be done
  13. Serve covered in marinara sauce with spaghetti noodles (or other pasta)

Sauce

Qty Unit Ingredient
Spaghetti Sauce
1 Roma Tomato (chopped)
1/4 c. Olives (left over from chicken)
Red Bell Pepper (left over from chicken)

Directions:

  1. Heat spaghetti sauce
  2. Add chopped tomato, olives, and diced bell pepper
  3. Let simmer

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