Avocado Sun Dried Tomato And Mozzarella Stuffed Chicken Breast Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 400°F, Gas Mark 6 (200°C.)
• Dice the mozzarella and sun-dried tomatoes into small pieces and tear the basil leaves.
• Season the chicken breasts with salt, pepper and dried oregano.
• Cut a very deep slit lengthways into the chicken, but do not cut all the way through - spread it out a bit if necessary to give you more room to work with.
• Stuff to the brim with the fillings
• Use a few cocktail sticks to hold the chicken together and place on a baking tray.
• Pour a tablespoon of the oil from the sun-dried tomatoes jar over each chicken breast.
• Bake in the center of the oven for 20-25 minutes until cooked through and the juices run clear.
• Remove the cocktail sticks.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375˚F (190˚C).
• With a knife, carefully cut a slit in the side of the chicken making sure to not cut all the way through.
• Season the chicken breasts with olive oil, pepper, and salt.
• Stuff each chicken breast with a clove of garlic, half of the mozzarella, half of the sun-dried tomatoes, and 1 ounce (30g) of baby spinach. (You may use toothpicks to close the ingredients inside the chicken breasts if desired, just remember to remove them!)
• In a cast-iron skillet, sear chicken on medium-high heat until all sides are browned.
• Continue baking in oven for 15-20 minutes, or until internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165˚F (75˚C). Set aside.
• Heat marinara and spinach in the cast-iron skillet on medium-high heat until spinach is wilted.
• Serve chicken on top of whole wheat pasta and spinach marinara sauce.
• Enjoy!