This is a new recipe that we tried this week and it was a hit over here, so give it a whirl if it sounds yummy to you
Baked Chicken Stuffed with
Pesto and Cheese
6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 cup pesto
1 cup packed finely grated mozerella cheese
1/3 cup low fat sour cream (not fat free, use low fat)
about 1 cup finely grated parmesan cheese
1 cup chicken stock or canned chicken broth
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a bowl, combine pesto, mozerella cheese and sour cream until well combined. In a flat bowl put the parmesan cheese. Spray 9x13 pan dish with nonstick spray. Pound chicken breasts to 1/4 inch thickness, or as thin as you can get it, the thinner the better.
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As each piece of chicken is flattened, spread 1/6 of pesto cheese mixture evenly over one side of the chicken. then roll up eack piece end to end, starting with the widest end, rolling as tightly as you can. Tuck in any loose ends, you can use toothpicks to help if you need to (it won't look perfect, no worries). Coat each piece of stuffed chicken into the parmesan cheese. Put chicken into casserole dish (arrange pieces in a row, with pieces almost touching the sides).
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Pour enough chicken stock to barely cover the bottom of the dish (less than 1/2 cup) and cover tightly with foil. Bake chicken for 30 minutes, then remove foil. Increase oven temperature to 425 degrees and bake for 15-20 more minutes, until the top of chicken is slightly browned. Don't overcook.
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When you take the chicken out you will have a yummy looking combo of stock, pesto and cheese in the bottom of the dish. You can serve the chicken just like it is, or you can make this creamier sauce.
Sauce:
Pour liquid from pan into a saucepan and add the rest of the chicken stock that you didn't use. Bring to simmer for 10 minutes or so, until sauce is slightly reduced and cheese is melted. Mix flour (I only used about 2 tsp) with a small amt of cold water, then wisk it into the sauce until sauce thickens.
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We just poured the sauce over the chicken, but I think next time I might cook up a little wheat pasta to serve the sauce over with the chicken!
Hope you like!
Now seriously, I like trying new recipes...so post some of yours on your blogs for me to give a try
(thanks mom for the yummy ones you have been posting, I like them all a lot)
14 comments:
look at you go it looks tasty i'll have to give it a whirl!
Hey thanks for all your nice comments! I love all your pictures below of you and your husband.
About your earlier comment. We have some stone's on our ward. I am not sure about their first names. I will havve to find out. That is pretty funny. How do you know them??
Thanks for the recipe, and thanks for letting me know your mom has a blog, she is a great cook too! I'll have to keep up on both blogs for recipe ideas:)
My mouth is seriously watering!! Ok I keep meaning to post a recipe! Sorry I haven't yet!
Sounds delicious! I hope you don't mind it if I steal it and put it on my recipe blog. I'm definitely going to have to try it.
Can't wait to try! I always need a new good recipe!!
sounds yummY
Yea!! I'll try that one soon. Thanks for posting this! Sounds yummy! Hey, could you do me a favor? I don't have Jessie or Sam's email, but I want to be able to read their blog :) She left me a message on mine...but I can't get to hers :)So nice to keep track of all y'all! Makes me feel like I'm not on the other side of the country...
Yummy!! Can't wait to try it!
mmmmmm, sounds gourmet! I will try it. Is it weird I don't know how to pound a chicken breast? Never done that before...
looks awesome. I'll have to try it! I love trying new recipes. Your family is so cute!
You dont know me but I grew up with Natalie Stone (Evans)...anyways I stumbled upon your blog and I tried this recipe last night. It was DELICOUS!! Do you have any more up your sleve that I can try? Thanks for sharing :)
I'm going to try this this week. thanks.
Oh the BBQ Brisket looks tasty as well!! I forgot to mention I did the chicken with a thin spaghetti and put the sauce over all of it....so good :)
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