Italian Stuffed Chicken Breasts (serves 4)

Italian Stuffed Chicken Breasts by The Fat Foodie

This recipe for Italian stuffed chicken breasts is one of my go-to summer recipes which I cook all the time because it’s very quick to make, it’s really rewarding in flavour and it’s a nice, light main meal for those days when the sun is melting the tar on the roads.  During the summer I lose all inclination to eat heavy food and instead of having my main meals with potatoes or ‘heavy’ root vegetables I much prefer my meals to be accompanied by salads. These Italian stuffed chicken breasts are an excellent meal to serve with a light salad because they’re substantial enough to satisfy even the heartiest eater.

The ingredients list for this recipe isn’t particularly long, but they all come together to produce a well-flavoured meal which positively sings with traditional Italian flavours. The fresh basil leaves and the dried oregano meld beautifully into the soft, melting mozzarella to provide a succulent filling for the butterflied chicken breasts. They are cooked on top of a bed of chopped tomatoes and sliced red pepper which creates a really simple and hassle-free sauce to go with them.

These Italian stuffed chicken breasts are a brilliant quick dinner for when you need something to cook mid-week that’s really rewarding in the flavour department. The chicken is soft and tender, its stuffing is creamy and filled with herby flavours, and the sauce is rich and fresh. All it needs is a fresh green salad that’s tossed in my homemade ranch dressing to go along with it.

Ingredients:

4 chicken breasts

200g grated mozzarella or non-dairy mozzarella (keep a little aside for decoration)

2 common tomatoes (cut into slices)

16 fresh basil leaves

1 tbsp chopped chives

2 tsps dried oregano

360g tinned chopped tomatoes

1 red bell pepper (thinly sliced)

1 tsp dried oregano

Salt and pepper

Method:

Preheat your oven to 200C/180C Fan/400F/Gas Mark 6 and have a casserole dish to hand.

Pour the chopped tomatoes into the casserole dish and add the slices of red pepper.

Butterfly the chicken breasts by slicing into them horizontally, but try not to cut all the way through them. (Although it’s not the end of the world if you do, so don’t worry about it.)

Take one of the chicken breasts and sprinkle the inside with 1/2 tsp of dried oregano before filling it with 1/4 tbsp of chopped chives, fresh basil leaves, mozzarella and common tomato. (Make sure to leave enough for the rest of the chicken breasts.)

Put the chicken in the casserole dish and repeat with the other chicken breasts.

Once all of your chicken breasts are stuffed and in the dish, scatter a bit more grated mozzarella on top of the chicken and then cook them for 30-40 mins until the chicken is cooked all the way through.

Serve with the sauce on the side and fresh salad leaves.

Italian Stuffed Chicken Breasts by The Fat Foodie

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3 thoughts on “Italian Stuffed Chicken Breasts (serves 4)

  1. Jan Clark says:

    Hi Jane and congratulations on your book, I just bought it! We met last year at Susan Gardners course, im very happy you’re living the dream. My partner needs to stick to the low FodMap diet but can’t and won’t cook so ive started making him fodmap friendly meals that he freezes. Do you think the above could survive being cooked and frozen and reheated?
    Cheers
    Jan

    • sandwich18 says:

      Hi Jan! That was such a great course we went on. Thanks very much for buying the book! I really hope you enjoy it. And the Italian Stuffed Chicken Breasts would freeze just fine. All the best, Jane xxx

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