A delicious dinner party recipe that impresses, even though it's quite easy. You can prepare the stuffed chicken breasts in advance and pop them into a hot oven once your guests arrive.
Course
Dinner
Prep Time25minutes
Cook Time50minutes
Total Time1hour15minutes
Servings4
AuthorBarry C. Parsons
Ingredients
4large boneless chicken breasts
4ouncessoft goat cheese
1cloveminced garlic
1tspchopped fresh oregano
½tspblack pepper
4tbspchopped sundried tomatoes
8sliceslean Capocollo hamor any ham of your choice
1egg +2 tbsp waterwhisked together to form an egg wash
1 ½cupscornflake crumbs or Italian bread crumbs
Instructions
Mix together the goat cheese, garlic, pepper, oregano, and sundried tomatoes. Divide into four equal portions and form into egg shaped balls. Wrap each cheese portion in 2 slices of the Capocollo ham.
Lay each chicken breast flat on a cutting board and season with salt and pepper on both sides. Using a very sharp knife, butterfly cut the breast in half, being careful not to cut all the way through.
Tuck the cheese and Capocollo stuffing into the chicken breast and dip the whole thing into an egg wash and then into the cornflake crumbs.
Place stuffed breasts onto a parchment lined baking sheet and bake in a 375 degree F oven for about 45-55 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 170 degrees F.