Zucchini Stuffed Chicken Recipes

Steps:

• In a large ovenproof skillet, saute onion in 1 tablespoon oil for 3 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add zucchini and red pepper; saute for 3 minutes or until crisp-tender. , Remove from the heat; stir in the cheese, basil, salt and pepper. Carefully loosen the skin on one side of each chicken breast to form a pocket; stuff with vegetable mixture. , In the same skillet, brown chicken skin side down in remaining oil. Turn chicken. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°.

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Loosen the skin on each chicken breast to form a pocket, and set aside.
• Heat the butter in a skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the onion, parsley, and basil until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the zucchini, and cook and stir until tender, about 2 more minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat, and thoroughly mix the torn bread, egg, Swiss cheese, salt, and pepper into the zucchini mixture until well-combined.
• Stuff the chicken breasts with the zucchini mixture, place them in the prepared baking dish, and bake in the preheated oven until the chicken breasts are golden brown and the stuffing is hot, 50 to 60 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Rinse chicken, remove fat& pat dry.
• Shred zucchini (unpeeled) in food processor.
• In a saucepan melt margerine& add zucchini, cook stirring about 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat, shred bread into crumbs& add to zucchini, stir in egg& seasoning, mixing well.
• Carefully loosen skin on each chicken quarter to form a pocket& spoon 1/4 of the stuffing into each.
• Brush with honey& bake 50 minutes until tender.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Cut a lengthwise 3/4-inch thick slice from each zucchini. Retain the lengthwise slices. With a spoon, scoop out the flesh, leaving a shell intact all around the zucchini. Discard or save the flesh for another use. Chop up the retained lengthwise slices of zucchini.
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, and cook the chicken sausage, breaking the meat up as it cooks, until the sausage has begun to brown, about 8 minutes. Sprinkle in the crushed red pepper flakes, and season with salt and black pepper. Stir in the chopped zucchini, onion, and garlic, and cook until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Scrape the sausage mixture into a bowl, and stir in the tomatoes, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, and basil until the stuffing is thoroughly combined.
• Lightly stuff the zucchini boats with the stuffing, place the zucchini into a baking dish, and bake until thoroughly heated through and beginning to brown on top, about 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Set oven to 375 degrees F.
• Butter a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• In a skillet, melt butter; saute onion, parsley and basil until onion is tender (about 3 minutes).
• Add garlic (if using) zucchini and cook 2 minutes longer.
• Remove from the heat; stir in bread crumbs, egg, cheese salt and pepper.
• Carefully loosen the skin if chicken on one side to form a pocket.
• Stuff each chicken breast with the zucchini mixture then place in a greased dish.
• Bake for 35-45 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.