Mediterranean stuffed chicken breasts. Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Cindy Barr. Cut a horizontal slit through thickest portion of each chicken breast half to form a pocket. Feta cheese, roasted peppers, spinach and more flavors from the Mediterranean fill these easy stuffed chicken breasts.
Using marinated artichoke hearts, rather than unflavored ones, is a must. 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. You can have Mediterranean stuffed chicken breasts using 11 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Mediterranean stuffed chicken breasts
- It's 4 of chicken breasts.
- It's 2 cup of white mushrooms finely diced.
- It's 1/4 cup of sun dried tomatoes in oil finely diced.
- It's 1/4 cup of black olives finely diced.
- It's 1/2 tablespoon of dry oregano.
- You need 1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder.
- It's to taste of fresh ground black pepper.
- Prepare of fresh basil leafs.
- You need 4 tablespoon of goat cheese (I've used spreadable type, black pepper seasonned).
- You need 2 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil.
- You need 2 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar.
Fresh chicken breast cooked with Mediterranean flavor. I added minced garlic and a little fresh squeezed lemon juice to the stuffing mix. I topped the breast pieces with lemon pepper instead of just plain salt and pepper. Stuffed with heart-healthy ingredients, this dish will be a hit with the whole family.
Mediterranean stuffed chicken breasts instructions
- 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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Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Using a sharp paring knife, cut a slit in the sides of the chicken breasts, forming a pocket. This tasty Mediterranean-Stuffed Chicken breast recipe is from the new Foster Farms DORI™ on package QR code, accessible via smartphones in California, Oregon, and Washington. Chicken breasts are stuffed with mediterranean ingredients, including feta cheese, sun-dried tomatoes and kalamata olives, then baked. This dish will go well with couscous, tabbouleh and/or a Greek salad.