Friday, July 11, 2008

Stuffed Italian Chicken Breasts

This first entry is an idea I came up with in the grocery store last night. It's quick and simple to prepare even before heading out to work.

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. While it's heating up, take out a cutting board and one boneless, skinless chicken breast. Split the chicken breast in half with a paring knife so that it is butterflied. (In other words, you're going to cut its thickness in half not its width.) Place a half slice of cheese on each half. On one half, place enough pepperoni pieces to cover the chicken. I personally like to use turkey pepperoni since it's healthier, but, any type of pepperoni will work. Put two or three spoonfuls of pasta sauce over the pepperoni and then place the other half of the chicken breast back on top with the cheese facing the sauce. Next, take a small baking pan and spray it with cooking spray to facilitate easier clean up later. Place the stuffed chicken breast in the center and cover it with more pasta sauce. Bake it in the oven for one hour and serve with any pasta and/or vegetable of your choosing.

1 comment:

Dane said...

I've made something similar to this. Butterfly the chicken breast, add some pasta sauce and mozzarella cheese then close the chicken up. Add more sauce, a sprinkle of basil and oregano and cheese to the top and cook. Different variation, but pretty much the same! :)

dane