Goat Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts

By kscribner

Baked chicken breasts filled with a mix of warm and tangy spices and mild goat cheese

Ingredients

• 4 Boneless Chicken Breasts, tenderloins reserved
• 6 ounces Goat Cheese
• 1 yellow pepper, diced small
• 2 ounces Inchelium Red Garlic
• 2 ounces fresh Lemon Juice
• 1 ounce black pepper
• 1 ounce fresh Basil
• 4 ounces milk
• 1 egg
• 8 ounces Japanese Style Bread Crumbs

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from farmersmarketonline.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

1. combine goat cheese, pepper, garlic, lemon juice and spices in a food processor and mix

2. add tenderloins to mix and continue to incorporate.

3. make a slit in the thick side of each chicken breast, forming pockets with your fingers

4. Stuff 2 ounces of cheese mixture into each breast pocket and seal.

5. roll each breast in eggwash (milk and egg), then press in the breadcrumbs, covering well.

6. place breasts on a well greased sheet pan and bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown and 155 degrees in the middle.