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Pampered Chicken
- Prep Time 50 min.
- Cook Time -
- Serves 4
Recipe Provided By: EatingWell.com
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1. Ingredients
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, trimmed of fat
- 4 slices Monterey Jack cheese
- 2 each egg whites
- 1/3 cup seasoned (Italian-style) breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Lemon wedges
Nutrition Info
Per Serving
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1 g
- Fat: 14 g
- Protein: 36 g
- Sugars: 1 g
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2. Cooking Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place a chicken breast, skinned-side down, on a cutting board. Keeping the blade of a sharp knife parallel to the board, make a horizontal slit along the thinner, long edge of the breast, cutting nearly through to the opposite side. Open the breast so it forms two flaps, hinged at the center. Place a slice of cheese on one flap, leaving a 1/2-inch border at the edge. Press remaining flap down firmly over the cheese and set aside. Repeat with the remaining breasts.
- Lightly beat egg whites with a fork in a medium bowl. Mix breadcrumbs, Parmesan, parsley, salt and pepper in a shallow dish. Holding a stuffed breast together firmly, dip it in the egg whites and then roll in the breadcrumbs. Repeat with the remaining breasts.
- Heat oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add the stuffed breasts and cook until browned on one side, about 2 minutes. Turn the breasts over and place the skillet in the oven.
- Bake the chicken until no longer pink in the center, about 20 minutes. Serve with lemon wedges.
Yield: 4 servings
3. Still Hungry?
An ovenproof skillet is the key to this easy recipe. Breaded stuffed chicken breasts are browned on one side on the top of the stove, carefully flipped and transferred--still in the pan--to the oven to finish cooking. This guarantees a nice brown crust and moist, tender chicken.
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Quick, easy and delicious!
Super G - May 6, 2007 09:44:18 PM PSTI was impressed with comination of moist chicken inside and crispy coating outside. This was super easy to prepare and I will definitely make this again. I used provolone instead of jack cheese and it was great. I also paired it with whole wheat pasta and homemade tomato sauce for a different take on chicken parm.
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Great taste
shannon_cas - August 22, 2007 06:07:23 AM PSTThis was a simple recipe that turned out really good. I didn\'t use the fresh parsley, and season salt instead of the salt and pepper.
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Tasted absolutely wonderful
racetothelord3 - September 30, 2008 11:54:07 AM PSTI used frozen, skinless breasts. These breasts are quite thin so I made a double layer with the cheese in the middle. I used Cabot 50% light Cheddar Cheese. It was a thick pile of meat with two breasts. I browned both sides as indicated in the recipe and then transferred the chicken to a cookie sheet. It cooked up so moist and tender that we could easily cut it with a fork and was not soggy at all.
This fit well with my son\'s (age 16) high protein, low carb diet for wrestling. He helped make this dish as it was very simple.
I know one review indicated that their\'s turned out soggy. Make sure you brown the chicken and that your oven is up to the 400 degrees before placing it in the oven. Also be sure you don\'t have too much grease/liquid in your pan before placing it in the oven. It may have helped since I transferred mine to a cookie sheet since I don\'t own an oven-safe pan.
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Disappointing
MRC - August 23, 2007 09:53:31 AM PSTWe were disappointed in this recipe - it came out dry for some reason and a little bland. It wasn\'t horrible, but I won\'t make it again.
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Terrible!
John I - May 8, 2007 01:50:33 PM PSTSOGGY is the right word for this recipe. STAY AWAY!!!
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