This tasty chicken recipe is so good; full of Mediterranean and Italian flavors and not at all difficult to make! It’s fun to spruce up chicken every once in a while and stuff it with a mixture of cheese and veggies, and we love the unique taste of sun-dried tomatoes paired with delicious sauteed mushrooms and kalamata olives. Add to that creamy mozzarella cheese and you’re in business! If you don’t feel like whipping out (or cleaning) the food processor, that’s fine; finely chop your ingredients and your family will never know the difference! Try this dish and we guarantee you’ll want to make it again enjoy!
Mushroom And Tomato Stuffed Chicken
Serves 6
Ingredients
- 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 6 oz. mozzarella, sliced
- 1/2 (8 oz.) jar sun-dried tomato halves
- 1 cup cremini mushrooms, sliced
- 1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for filling
- 1 sprig rosemary, de-stemmed
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350º F and lightly grease a baking sheet with non-stick spray.
- Cut chicken breasts in half horizontally (as though you were going to butterfly them, but slice all the way through), place between 2 layers of plastic wrap and pound chicken out to 1/4-inch thickness. Season all sides with salt and pepper.
- Heat olive oil in a medium pan over medium-high heat and saute mushrooms and rosemary until softened and browned. 5-7 minutes.
- Transfer mushrooms, rosemary and cooking juices to food processor and add olives and 4-5 tomato halves. Pour in 2 teaspoons sun-dried tomato packing oil, oregano and basil.
- Pulse mixture for 10 seconds, or until semi-smooth, but still grainy. Add more olive oil if mixture needs to be smoother.
- Spoon 1/2-1 tablespoon tomato mixture onto each piece of chicken breast, top with 1 slice mozzarella (shredded into pieces) and roll chicken into a little log. Transfer chicken logs, seam side down, to baking sheet.
- Top chicken with another slice of mozzarella, remaining sauce and 1 tomato half.
- Place in oven and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink.
- Remove from oven and let rest 5-7 minutes before serving.
Sundried Tomato, Spinach And Mozzarella Stuffed Chicken Breast
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"Sun Dried Tomatoes + Spinach + Cheese STUFFED in chicken breast slathered with yummy Italian flavours. Just FIVE minutes is all you need to prep this, NO marinating time!"
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Well spring is here and with it comes lots of new beginnings and inspiring things. The beautiful deciduous trees are budding out. They are going to explode any day now. My redbud trees and crabapple trees are in full bloom and boy are they beautiful. It is a wonderful time of the year and perfect for trying new recipes. This Sun Dried Tomato and Mozzarella Stuffed Chicken is a brand new recipe and it is perfect for all that spring has to offer.
Chicken has got to be one of the most versatile meats ever. Here are some fun interesting facts about chickens.
- There are more than 25 billion chickens in the world clearly making them the largest bird species.
- They can fly short distances like clearing a fence or making it up into a small tree.
- They are omnivores. They like seed and bugs but are known to snack on something larger like a mouse.
The versatility of chicken is endless and is only limited by your own imagination. Have you tried any of my other chicken recipes like Honey Mustard Chicken Snap Pea Salad, Easy Creamy Chicken Mushroom Asparagus Skillet or my Three Cheese Crispy Chicken?
Sun Dried Tomato and Mozzarella Stuffed Chicken is perfect for your next dinner party and simple enough for your family weeknight meal. It combines sun dried tomatoes, spinach and mozzarella baked chicken breasts drizzled with a light creamy wine sauce with a hint of Dijon. It is a full meal served with a simple vegetable side of broccoli or asparagus. If you want to go over the top it is delicious on a bed of rice or pan fried potatoes.
This Sun Dried Tomato and Mozzarella Stuffed Chicken is delectable, easy and company worthy. What more could you ask for? Oh yeah a great glass of wine to go along with it! How about a nice pinot grigio!!!
If you’re looking for a delicious dinner, this sun dried tomato and mozzarella stuffed chicken is a must-try! A delicious, gourmet entree made easy!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: Italian
- 4 chicken breasts
- 4 slices of mozzarella (about 1/4 inch thick)
- 16 sun-dried tomatoes (I use the ones packed in olive oil and Italian herbs)
- 1 cup baby spinach
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- Salt & pepper to taste
- Cut a horizontal pocket into each chicken breast being careful not to go all the way through. Stuff each breast with one slice of mozzarella, 4 dried tomatoes and 1/4 cup spinach. Secure with toothpicks. Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil to a large skillet. Brown chicken breasts on both sides. Move to casserole dish and bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes depending on size of chicken breasts. .
- Meanwhile using the same skillet heat remaining tablespoon olive oil over low heat. Add garlic and cook until fragrant; less than 1 minute. Add white wine and reduce by half. Add chicken broth and Dijon mustard; cook for 1 minute. Add cream and simmer until slightly thickened approximately 5-7 minutes; whisking frequently. Salt & pepper to taste.
- Spoon sauce over warm chicken.
Notes
Alcohol free version replace wine with 2 more tablespoons of low sodium chicken broth.
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