Chicken Stuffed with Smoked Mozzarella

By mamacasma

Skinless, boneless chicken breast is easy to flatten and stuff and adapts to a variety of flavors, such as cheese and spinach in this main-dish recipe.

Ingredients

• 6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (about 1-1/2 pounds total)
• Salt
• Pepper
• 1/4 cup finely chopped shallots or onions
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1/2 of a 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained
• 3 tablespoons pine nuts or walnuts, toasted
• 3/4 cup shredded smoked mozarella cheese
• 1/4 cup seasoned fine dry bread crumbs
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 40mins
Cooking time 40mins

Preparation

Step 1

1
Place 1 chicken breast half between 2 pieces of plastic wrap. Pound lightly with the flat side of a meat mallet into a rectangle about 1/8 inch thick. Remove plastic wrap. Season with salt and pepper. Repeat process with all chicken breasts.
2
For filling, in a medium skillet cook shallots or onions and garlic in the 2 teaspoons hot oil until tender. Remove from heat; stir in spinach, nuts, and smoked mozarella.
3
In a shallow bowl combine bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese.
4
To fill each roll, place 2 to 3 tablespoons of filling in the center of each flattened chicken piece. Fold in bottom and sides and roll up; secure with wooden toothpicks.
5
Lightly brush each roll with the 1 tablespoon olive oil; coat with bread crumb mixture. Place rolls, seam side down, in a shallow baking pan. Bake, uncovered, in a 400 degrees F oven about 25 minutes or until chicken is tender and no longer pink. Remove toothpicks before serving. Makes 6 servings.