Breaded Pesto Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 chicken breasts
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup cottage cheese
• 4 tablespoons basil pesto
• 1 1/2 tablespoons roasted red peppers, chopped
• 1/4 cup feta cheese
• 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/3 cup whole wheat bread crumbs
• 1/3 cup parmesan cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 2 eggs
• 3 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 mix the filling ingredients together in a bowl with a fork.
• 3 cut a pocket in the chicken breast. be sure not to cut all the way through the breast. keep the hole small.
• 4 stuff approximately 2 tablespoons of filling in each breast.
• 5 heat a cast iron skillet with 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
• 6 brown the chicken breasts for 3 minutes on each side. remove from pan.
• 7 beat the wet mixture in a wide bowl with a fork, until it is a uniform color. in another bowl mix the breading ingredients.
• 8 coat the chicken with the wet mixture and then place in the breading bowl and coat with the breading mixture.
• 9 place into cast iron pan. drizzle with olive oil and place in the hot oven. bake for 15 minutes.
• 10 remove and cover each breast with 1 tablespoon of mozzarella cheese. return to the oven for 5 minutes.