Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 large boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil (for browning chicken)
• 1 tablespoon oil (to saute onion & garlic)
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/3 cup olive
• 1/3 cup oil-packed sun-dried tomato, chopped (optional)
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1 -2 tablespoon finely chopped fresh basil
• 1 1/2 cups shredded marble cheese
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1/2 cup wine or 1 cup broth
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1 finely chopped green onion
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a large non-stick frying pan over med.
• 2 heat, sauté onion and garlic in 1 tbsp.
• 3 of oil until soft (about 3-4 min.) cool.
• 4 add onion and garlic mixture to remaining stuffing ingredients and mix together in a medium sized bowl.
• 5 with a rolling pin or meat pounder, flatten chicken breasts.
• 6 divide stuffing equally in the centre of each breast.
• 7 tightly roll chicken around the stuffing, tucking in the ends.
• 8 seal with toothpicks.
• 9 in the same frying pan, add 1 tbsp.
• 10 each of olive oil and butter.
• 11 over med-high heat, brown the stuffed chicken breasts, turning several times, for 5 min.
• 12 reduce heat to med-low; cover pan and simmer for 10 min.
• 13 turning occasionally.
• 14 remove chicken from pan and keep warm.
• 15 increase heat to high, add sauce ingredients and boil until liquid is reduced by half.
• 16 slice each breast into 4 pieces, drizzle sauce over chicken, and serve.