Pizza pocket chicken

By sleestack86

Ingredients

• 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 2 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese
• 15 pepperoni slices
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 cub bread crumbs
• 6 tbsps vegetable oil

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 40mins

Preparation

Step 1

line a baking sheet with aluminum foil & preheat oven to 250

trim the chicken breasts of fat
slice each chicken breast in half
cut a pocket into the side of each chicken breast (not all the way through, just enough to stuff with cheese and pepperoni)
stuff each piece of chicken with some cheese and pepperoni (4 slices)

heat a large skillet with 6 tbsp vegetable oil (med/high heat)

using 3 shallow dishes, put the flour in one, the egg (beaten) in the second, and the bread crumbs in the third
coat each piece of chicken in the flour, then egg, then breadcrumbs on each side (make sure you keep the pocket closed)

place all 4 pieace of chicken in the skillet and soak until they are golden brown and crispy all over (2-3 mins)
remove the chicken from the skillet
place chicken on baking sheet
put in the oven at 350 for 25 mins