Goat Cheese-&-Olive-Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Goat Cheese-&-Olive-Stuffed Chicken Breasts requires about 50 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 4 servings with 249 calories, 29g of protein, and 8g of fat each. For $1.75 per serving, this recipe covers 23% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Eating Well requires black olives, olive oil, egg white, and goat cheese. It works well as a main course. 124 people have tried and liked this recipe. Overall, this recipe earns a tremendous spoonacular score of 91%. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Goat Cheese and Mushroom Stuffed Chicken Breasts, Goat Cheese and Herb Stuffed Chicken Breasts, and Goat Cheese and Herb Stuffed Chicken Breasts.
Servings: 4
Preparation duration: 25 minutes
Cooking duration: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon chopped black olives
1/2 cup plain dry breadcrumbs
1 large egg white
2 tablespoons creamy goat cheese
2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
Freshly ground pepper, to taste
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, (1-1 1/4 pounds total)
Equipment:
baking sheet
oven
bowl
frying pan
kitchen thermometer
Cooking instruction summary:
Preheat oven to 400F. Coat a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray.Combine goat cheese, olives and pepper in a small bowl with a fork.Cut a horizontal slit along the thin, long edge of a chicken breast half, nearly through to the opposite side. Open up each breast and place one-fourth of the filling in the center. Close the breast over the filling, pressing the edges firmly together to seal. Repeat with the remaining chicken breasts and filling.Lightly beat egg white with a fork in a medium bowl. Place breadcrumbs in a shallow glass dish. Hold each chicken breast half together and dip in the egg white, then dredge in the breadcrumbs. (Discard leftovers.)Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken breasts; cook until browned on one side, about 2 minutes. Place the chicken, browned-side up, on the prepared baking sheet. Bake until the chicken is no longer pink in the center or until an instant-read thermometer registers 170F, about 20 minutes.
Step by step:
1. Preheat oven to 400F. Coat a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray.
2. Combine goat cheese, olives and pepper in a small bowl with a fork.
3. Cut a horizontal slit along the thin, long edge of a chicken breast half, nearly through to the opposite side. Open up each breast and place one-fourth of the filling in the center. Close the breast over the filling, pressing the edges firmly together to seal. Repeat with the remaining chicken breasts and filling.Lightly beat egg white with a fork in a medium bowl.
4. Place breadcrumbs in a shallow glass dish. Hold each chicken breast half together and dip in the egg white, then dredge in the breadcrumbs. (Discard leftovers.)
5. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
6. Add chicken breasts; cook until browned on one side, about 2 minutes.
7. Place the chicken, browned-side up, on the prepared baking sheet.
8. Bake until the chicken is no longer pink in the center or until an instant-read thermometer registers 170F, about 20 minutes.
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