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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).
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Chicken
Qty |
Unit |
Ingredient |
2 |
breast |
Chicken breasts |
1 |
c. |
Cheese (shredded, roughly 1/2 cup per chicken breast) |
1 |
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Roma Tomato (sliced thinly) |
|
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Garlic Powder (to taste) |
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Onion Powder (to taste) |
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Kosher Salt (to taste) |
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Italian Seasoning |
1 |
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Red bell pepper (diced, one bell pepper is usually enough for 8 servings) |
1/4 |
c. |
Olives (chopped) |
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cloves |
Garlic (minced) |
Directions:
- Butterfly the chicken breasts (slice nearly in half, leaving connected on one side so that it can open horizontally)
- Open chicken breast and lay flat, tenderize with meat tenderizer
- Season each inside and outside with garlic powder, onion powder, and kosher salt (to taste)
- Fill inside of chicken breast with cheese, sliced tomatoes, red bell pepper, olives, and minced garlic
- Season inside with italian seasonings
- Sprinkle cheese in the bottom of a glass baking dish
- Place folded chicken breasts in baking dish
- Garnish chicken breasts with tomatoes, bell peppers, and olives
- Sprinkle cheese over chicken breasts
- Season with italian seasonings
- Bake at 375 until chicken is done (about 35 to 40 minutes)
- Start sauce and noodles about 15 minutes before chicken should be done
- Serve covered in marinara sauce with spaghetti noodles (or other pasta)
Sauce
Qty |
Unit |
Ingredient |
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Spaghetti Sauce |
1 |
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Roma Tomato (chopped) |
1/4 |
c. |
Olives (left over from chicken) |
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Red Bell Pepper (left over from chicken) |
Directions:
- Heat spaghetti sauce
- Add chopped tomato, olives, and diced bell pepper
- Let simmer
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