Italian stuffed chicken

Quick chicken recipe for 4 people, takes only 20 mins; recipe has olive, garlic clove, herb, soft cheese, chicken breast, tomato and olive oil.

Italian stuffed chicken

Italian stuffed chicken

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Quick chicken
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

5 mins

Ingredients

  • Garlic Clove: 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • Chicken Breast: 4 plump boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • Olive Oil: olive oil, for drizzling
  • Tomato: 4 ripe tomatoes, sliced
  • Olive: 2 tbsp chopped olives or sundried tomatoes - whatever you've got
  • Soft Cheese: 200g tub full-fat soft cheese
  • Herb: 1/2 tsp dried mixed herbs

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Beat the olives or sundried tomatoes, garlic and almost all the herbs into the cheese, then season. Cut a slit along the side of each chicken breast, then use your knife to open it out into a pocket.
  2. Stuff each breast with a quarter of the cheese mix, then press to close. Lift onto a greased baking tray. Season the top of the chicken, then overlap tomato slices over the top of each piece of chicken. Season, then scatter with the remaining herbs. Drizzle with olive oil.
  3. Roast for 20 mins until the chicken is golden around the edges and the tomatoes look a little shrivelled. Serve with a green salad and crusty bread to mop up the juices.