Mediterranean stuffed chicken breasts - Easy to do and Very moist even after warming up leftovers the next day!. Today I am sharing this Mediterranean stuffed chicken breasts! A quick and easy dinner that is ready in under 45 minutes! This versatile stuffed chicken breast dish is easy enough for a weeknight supper but elegant enough for company. Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Cindy Barr. In my first apartment, I started cooking chicken with feta and sundried tomatoes. Now I serve it with rice pilaf and a salad. —Amanda Rochette, Watertown, Massachusetts. Feta cheese, roasted peppers, spinach and more flavors from the Mediterranean fill these easy stuffed chicken breasts.
I used these chicken breasts to make mediterranean inspired chicken rice bowls, which I will be posting in the next few days.
Pierce chicken with fork several times and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Our Mediterranean chicken is stuffed with nutritious and tasty ingredients like kalamata olives and sun-dried tomatoes, and it's easy to prepare.
You can cook Mediterranean stuffed chicken breasts with 11 Ingredients and 14 steps. See the following guide!
Ingredients for Mediterranean stuffed chicken breasts:
- 4 chicken breasts.
- 2 cup white mushrooms finely diced.
- 1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes in oil finely diced.
- 1/4 cup black olives finely diced.
- 1/2 tablespoon dry oregano.
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder.
- to taste fresh ground black pepper.
- fresh basil leafs.
- 4 tablespoon goat cheese (I've used spreadable type, black pepper seasonned).
- 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil.
- 2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar.
The next time you're looking for healthy chicken recipes, look to the tangy and earthy ingredients of the Mediterranean! Today's Mediterranean chicken recipe came together very much on a whim. I just happened to have all the ingredients on hand. The flavor inspiration here is Greek, featuring classics like garlic, lemon juice, tomatoes, olives and feta.
Step by step how to cook Mediterranean stuffed chicken breasts:
- Preheat oven at 400°..
- In a bowl, mix mushrooms with sun dried tomatoes, black olives, garlic powder and oregano, reserve..
- In an other bowl, mix olive oil and balsamic vinegar, reserve..
- Cut chicken breasts length wise to make pocket, reserve..
- Spread goat cheese inside each chicken breast, on both sides..
- Cover inside of chicken breasts with fresh basil leafs, as needed..
- Fill in pocket with mushroom mix..
- Close pocket with toothpicks..
- Brush top and bottom of chicken breasts with oil and vinegar mix..
- Put on baking sheet covered with parchemin paper and cook in preheated oven for 20 minutes..
- Broil for couple of minutes..
- Serve with side salad and hot bread or any sidedish you want..
- Enjoy!.
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This is one chicken breast recipe that you can certainly tweak to. Try this Mediterranean Stuffed Chicken Breasts recipe, or contribute your own. Combine pepper, cheese, olives and basil. Cut a horozontal slit through the thickest part of the chicken breast to form a pocket. These stuffed chicken breasts may seem complicated, but in reality, couldn't be simpler.