Ham Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast in Sauce
The recipe Ham Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast in Sauce can be made in roughly 45 minutes. For $2.07 per serving, this recipe covers 23% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 4 servings with 629 calories, 45g of protein, and 49g of fat each. This recipe is liked by 21 foodies and cooks. This recipe from Julies Eats and Treats requires butter, olive oil, chicken broth, and lemon juice. It works well as a budget friendly sauce. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 63%, which is solid. Try Ham and Swiss Stuffed Chicken Breast with Mustard Sauce, Grilled Chicken Breast Stuffed with Goat Cheese with Smoked Chile Cilantro Sauce, and Ricotta, Spinach, and Ham Stuffed Chicken Breast Marsala with Pine Nut Pilaf for similar recipes.
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
6 Tbsp butter
8 slices cheese, halved
1/3 c. chicken broth
1 tsp all-purpose flour
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 lb ham, sliced
2 tsp lemon juice, fresh
1 1/2 Tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper, to taste
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Equipment:
oven
meat tenderizer
toothpicks
frying pan
whisk
aluminum foil
Cooking instruction summary:
Preheat oven to 375F at step 5. Lightly beat chicken breast with a meat mallet. Season both sides of chicken with salt and pepper, to taste. Create opening in chicken to create a pocket (dont cut all the way through, see video HERE). Add two halves of cheese, ham and two more halved slices, tucking ingredients into the pocket. Gently secure with toothpicks. Heat oil over medium heat in large oven safe skillet . Carefully add chicken and cook 6 minutes on both sides (until chicken is golden and crispy). Remove chicken. In the same skillet, add butter and garlic. Saute for a minute, stirring frequently. Add flour, mix vigorously. Add chicken broth, lemon juice and lightly season with salt and pepper, while whisking continuously. Simmer another minute until sauce begins to thicken. Add chicken back to the skillet. Pour sauce over chicken. Cover skillet with foil and bake 15-20 minutes until chicken is fully cooked.
Step by step:
1. Preheat oven to 375F at step
2. Lightly beat chicken breast with a meat mallet. Season both sides of chicken with salt and pepper, to taste.
3. Create opening in chicken to create a pocket (dont cut all the way through, see video HERE).
4. Add two halves of cheese, ham and two more halved slices, tucking ingredients into the pocket. Gently secure with toothpicks.
5. Heat oil over medium heat in large oven safe skillet . Carefully add chicken and cook 6 minutes on both sides (until chicken is golden and crispy).
6. Remove chicken.
7. In the same skillet, add butter and garlic.
8. Saute for a minute, stirring frequently.
9. Add flour, mix vigorously.
10. Add chicken broth, lemon juice and lightly season with salt and pepper, while whisking continuously. Simmer another minute until sauce begins to thicken.
11. Add chicken back to the skillet.
12. Pour sauce over chicken.
13. Cover skillet with foil and bake 15-20 minutes until chicken is fully cooked.
Nutrition Information:
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