Bruschetta Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts Recipes

BRUSCHETTA 'N CHEESE STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix tomatoes, 1/2 cup cheese and basil in medium bowl. Add stuffing mix; stir just until moistened. Place 2 chicken breasts in a freezer-weight resealable plastic bag; pound to 1/4-inch thickness. Remove from bag; place, top-sides down, on cutting board. Repeat. Spread chicken with stuffing mixture. Roll chicken breasts up; place, seam-sides down, in 13x9-inch baking dish. Drizzle with dressing. Bake 40 minutes or until chicken is done (165°F). Sprinkle with remaining cheese; bake 5 minutes or until melted.

BRUSCHETTA-STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix diced tomatoes, chopped basil, and cheeses in a bowl with olive oil.
• In a separate bowl, combine bread crumbs, oregano, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
• Place chicken breasts, one at a time, into a zip-top bag. Pound with a tenderizing mallet or a rolling pin until uniformly about 1/4" thick.
• Distribute tomato mix evenly on top of the chicken breasts. Roll each breast up, starting from one of the narrow ends. Moisten with water and roll in bread crumb mixture.
• Bake for approximately 30 minutes.
• Optional: about 5 minutes before cooking time is up, top each breast with a little of the reserved tomato mix. Continue baking until cheese is melted.

BRUSCHETTA 'N CHEESE-STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Combine tomatoes, 1/2 cup cheese and basil in medium bowl. Add stuffing mix; stir just until moistened.
• Place 2 chicken breasts in freezer-weight resealable plastic bag. Pound chicken to 1/4-inch thickness. Remove chicken from bag; place, top sides down, on work surface. Repeat with remaining chicken breasts. Spoon stuffing mixture over chicken.
• Roll chicken breasts up, starting at one short end of each. Place, seam sides down, in 13x9-inch baking dish; drizzle with dressing. Bake 40 min. or until chicken is done (165°F). Top with remaining cheese; bake 5 min. or until melted.

BRUSCHETTA 'N CHEESE STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS - K

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 350°F
• Combine tomatoes with their liquid, 1/2 cup of the cheese, basil and dry stuffing mix; stir just until moistened.
• PLACE 2 chicken breast halves in large freezer weight resealable plastic bag.
• Pound chicken with the side of a heavy can, rolling pin or meat mallet until chicken is 1/4-inch thickness.
• Repeat process in same bag with remaining chicken breast halves, 2 at a time.
• Place 1 chicken breast, smooth-sides down, on large cutting board.
• Spread evenly with stuffing mixture.
• Starting at narrow end, begin rolling chicken, as tightly as possible, around stuffing mixture.
• Do the same for the others.
• Place, seam-sides down, in 13x9-inch baking dish.
• Drizzle evenly with dressing.
• Bake 40 minute
• SPRINKLE with remaining 3/4 cup cheese.
• Bake additional 5 min or until chicken is cooked through(170ºF internal temp) & cheese is melted.
• Special Extra:.
• For a "South-of-the-Border" style chicken dish, simply use diced tomatoes with bell or jalapeno peppers, chopped cilantro instead of the basil and Mexican Style Shredded Cheese instead of the mozzarella cheese.

BRUSCHETTA & CHEESE STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Put tomatoes with their juice, 1/2 C cheese, seasonings, and dry stuffing mix in a large bowl and mix. Put bowl aside and prepare chicken.
• If the chicken breasts are small, put a breast between sheets of plastic wrap and pound the chicken with a heavy can, rolling pin or meat mallet until chicken is 1/4 inch thick.
• If the chicken breasts are large and very thick, cut them in two by cutting through the thickness of the breast, then pound as described above.
• Repeat for all the chicken breasts.
• Place the chicken, two breasts at a time, smooth side down on a plate.
• Spread evenly with stuffing mixture.
• Starting at the narrow end, roll the chicken as tightly as possible around the stuffing mixture.
• Place, seam-sides down, in an oiled 13x9 inch baking dish.
• Drizzle evenly with dressing.
• Bake for 40 minutes.
• Sprinkle the chicken with the remaining cheese and bake an additional 5-10 minutes until the cheese is melted and the chicken is cooked through (170 degrees internal temp).

RESTAURANT-STYLE BRUSCHETTA & CHEESE STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Combine tomatoes, 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese, the oregano and dry stuffing mix; stir just until moistened.
• In separate bowl, combine dressing and parmesan cheese.
• Place chicken breasts in large plastic bag. Pound chicken until chicken is 1/4 inch thick.
• Place chicken, top-sides down, on baking dish; spread evenly with stuffing mixture. Starting at one of the narrow ends, tightly roll up chicken. Place, seam-sides down, in the baking dish. Drizzle evenly with dressing mixture.
• BAKE 40 minutes
• Sprinkle breasts with remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese. Bake an additional 5 minutes or until chicken is cooked through (165°F) and cheese is melted.

BRUSCHETTA STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Combine tomatoes, garlic, basil, balsamic vinegar and olive oil in a medium bowl.
• Season with salt and pepper and fold together. Allow to marinate while you cut the chicken.
• Carefully cut a pocket into the side of each chicken breast. Remove 1 cup bruschetta to a separate bowl and use that to carefully stuff about 1⁄4 cup bruschetta into each breast.
• Arrange the breasts on a parchment lined sheet pan. Top each piece with a piece of mozzarella cheese.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until chicken registers 165 degrees when measured with a meat thermometer.
• To serve, top with reserved bruschetta and more basil.

BRUSCHETTA STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• MIX tomatoes, 1/2 cup cheese and basil in medium bowl. Add stuffing mix; stir just until moistened.
• PLACE 2 chicken breasts in freezer-weight resealable plastic bag; pound to 1/4-inch thickness. Remove from bag; place, top-sides down, on cutting board. Repeat. Spread chicken with stuffing mixture; roll up. Place, seam-sides down, in 13x9-inch baking dish. Drizzle with dressing.
• BAKE 40 minute or until chicken is done (165°F). Sprinkle with remaining cheese; bake 5 minute or until melted.