Italian stuffed chicken
By Jane Hornby
Chicken recipes are always among the most searched-for on bbcgoodfood.com, so the cookery team came up with this quick and easy supper dish specially
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Prep:5 mins
Cook:20 mins
- Serves 4
- Easy
Nutrition per serving
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kcal 332
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fat 18g
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saturates 9g
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carbs 5g
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sugars 4g
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fibre 0g
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protein 37g
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salt 1.17g
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp chopped olives or sundried tomatoes - whatever you've got
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- ½ tsp dried mixed herbs
- 200g tub full-fat soft cheese
- 4 plump boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 4 ripe tomatoes, sliced
- olive oil, for drizzling
Tip
TipTo vary this recipe, you can swap the soft cheese for a soft garlic and herb cheese.
Method
Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Beat the olives or sundried tomatoes, garlic and almost all the herbs into the cheese, then season. Cut a slit along the side of each chicken breast, then use your knife to open it out into a pocket.
Stuff each breast with a quarter of the cheese mix, then press to close. Lift onto a greased baking tray. Season the top of the chicken, then overlap tomato slices over the top of each piece of chicken. Season, then scatter with the remaining herbs. Drizzle with olive oil.
Roast for 20 mins until the chicken is golden around the edges and the tomatoes look a little shrivelled. Serve with a green salad and crusty bread to mop up the juices.
