Pepperoni Stuffed Chicken

Pepperoni Stuffed Chicken takes approximately 45 minutes from beginning to end. One portion of this dish contains about 34g of protein, 32g of fat, and a total of 521 calories. This recipe serves 4. For $1.59 per serving, this recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 3933 people were glad they tried this recipe. This recipe from Budget Bytes requires pepperoni, bread crumbs, mozzarella cheese, and egg. It works well as a rather inexpensive main course. With a spoonacular score of 76%, this dish is pretty good. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Pepperoni Stuffed Chicken, Pepperoni Pizza Stuffed Chicken – 8 Points, and Pepperoni Salad-Stuffed Pitas.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 15 minutes

Cooking duration: 30 minutes

 

Ingredients:

½ cup all purpose flour $0.14

½ cup bread crumbs $0.18

1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts $1.98

1 large egg $0.15

2 oz. mozzarella cheese $0.40

1¼ oz. (approx. 16 slices) pepperoni $0.54

to taste salt and pepper $0.05

6 Tbsp vegetable oil $0.22

Equipment:

aluminum foil

baking sheet

frying pan

knife

oven

Cooking instruction summary:

Trim the chicken breasts of any large clumps of fat that may be still attached. Slice each breast in half diagonally to create two diamond-like shaped pieces. Using a small, sharp knife, cut a pocket into the side of each breast piece. This can be slightly tricky on thinner pieces so be careful. Be sure not to cut all the way through the meat but rather just into one side so that the fillings will stay in. See photos below.Stuff each piece of chicken with oz. of cheese and about 4 slices of pepperoni. Lightly season each piece with salt and pepper. Set the stuffed chicken aside.Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Begin to heat a large skillet with 6 Tbsp of vegetable oil over medium/high heat. Collect three shallow dishes and put the flour in one, the egg in another and the bread crumbs in the third. Beat the egg until it is an even consistency (adding a tsp of water helps break it up).One by one, coat each piece of chicken in the flour, then the egg then the bread crumbs. Use your hands so that you can keep the open side of the pocket pinched closed and keep the fillings in. The flour helps the egg adhere and the egg keeps the bread crumbs in place. This is a basic bread coating.Test the oil in the skillet to see if it is hot enough by dropping a small pinch of bread crumbs in. The bread crumbs should sizzle and dance A LOT. It is very important that the oil is hot enough or else the breading will soak up a lot of oil and youll end up with some really greasy chicken!. Place all four pieces of chicken in the skillet and cook until it is golden brown and crispy on each side. This should take no more than 2-3 minutes.When you remove the chicken pieces from the skillet, transfer them to the baking sheet and place it in the oven. Finish baking the chicken (to cook the inside) for about 25 minutes (longer if you have larger pieces). Remove from the oven (check to make sure the chicken is cooked through) and serve immediately!

 

Step by step:


1. Trim the chicken breasts of any large clumps of fat that may be still attached. Slice each breast in half diagonally to create two diamond-like shaped pieces. Using a small, sharp knife, cut a pocket into the side of each breast piece. This can be slightly tricky on thinner pieces so be careful. Be sure not to cut all the way through the meat but rather just into one side so that the fillings will stay in. See photos below.Stuff each piece of chicken with oz. of cheese and about 4 slices of pepperoni. Lightly season each piece with salt and pepper. Set the stuffed chicken aside.Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Begin to heat a large skillet with 6 Tbsp of vegetable oil over medium/high heat. Collect three shallow dishes and put the flour in one, the egg in another and the bread crumbs in the third. Beat the egg until it is an even consistency (adding a tsp of water helps break it up).One by one, coat each piece of chicken in the flour, then the egg then the bread crumbs. Use your hands so that you can keep the open side of the pocket pinched closed and keep the fillings in. The flour helps the egg adhere and the egg keeps the bread crumbs in place. This is a basic bread coating.Test the oil in the skillet to see if it is hot enough by dropping a small pinch of bread crumbs in. The bread crumbs should sizzle and dance A LOT. It is very important that the oil is hot enough or else the breading will soak up a lot of oil and youll end up with some really greasy chicken!.

2. Place all four pieces of chicken in the skillet and cook until it is golden brown and crispy on each side. This should take no more than 2-3 minutes.When you remove the chicken pieces from the skillet, transfer them to the baking sheet and place it in the oven. Finish baking the chicken (to cook the inside) for about 25 minutes (longer if you have larger pieces).

3. Remove from the oven (check to make sure the chicken is cooked through) and serve immediately!


Nutrition Information:

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518k Calories
34g Protein
32g Total Fat
22g Carbs
12% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
518k
26%

Fat
32g
50%

  Saturated Fat
20g
131%

Carbohydrates
22g
7%

  Sugar
1g
1%

Cholesterol
139mg
47%

Sodium
493mg
21%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
34g
68%

Selenium
54µg
78%

Vitamin B3
14mg
70%

Vitamin B6
0.93mg
47%

Phosphorus
367mg
37%

Vitamin B1
0.37mg
24%

Vitamin B2
0.37mg
22%

Vitamin B5
2mg
21%

Manganese
0.31mg
15%

Potassium
515mg
15%

Vitamin B12
0.86µg
14%

Folate
54µg
14%

Iron
2mg
12%

Zinc
1mg
12%

Calcium
113mg
11%

Magnesium
44mg
11%

Vitamin E
1mg
8%

Vitamin K
7µg
7%

Copper
0.11mg
5%

Fiber
1g
4%

Vitamin A
197IU
4%

Vitamin D
0.44µg
3%

Vitamin C
1mg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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