Mediterranean stuffed chicken breasts. I used these chicken breasts to make mediterranean inspired chicken rice bowls, which I will be posting in the next few days. Pierce chicken with fork several times and sprinkle with salt and pepper. This versatile stuffed chicken breast dish is easy enough for a weeknight supper but elegant enough for company.

Browning the chicken in a skillet before baking gives it a beautiful golden color, and finishing it in the oven. In my first apartment, I started cooking chicken with feta and sundried tomatoes. A flavorful Mediterranean filling is baked inside low fat chicken breasts for a satisfying meal that won't make you feel guilty. You can have Mediterranean stuffed chicken breasts using 11 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Mediterranean stuffed chicken breasts

1. Prepare 4 of chicken breasts.
2. You need 2 cup of white mushrooms finely diced.
3. Prepare 1/4 cup of sun dried tomatoes in oil finely diced.
4. It's 1/4 cup of black olives finely diced.
5. Prepare 1/2 tablespoon of dry oregano.
6. It's 1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder.
7. Prepare to taste of fresh ground black pepper.
8. It's of fresh basil leafs.
9. It's 4 tablespoon of goat cheese (I've used spreadable type, black pepper seasonned).
10. Prepare 2 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil.
11. You need 2 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar.

Our Mediterranean chicken is stuffed with nutritious and tasty ingredients like kalamata olives and sun-dried tomatoes, and it's easy to prepare. Today's Mediterranean chicken recipe came together very much on a whim. I just happened to have all the ingredients on hand. The flavor inspiration here is Greek, featuring classics like garlic, lemon juice, tomatoes, olives and feta.

Mediterranean stuffed chicken breasts step by step

1. Preheat oven at 400°..
2. In a bowl, mix mushrooms with sun dried tomatoes, black olives, garlic powder and oregano, reserve..
3. In an other bowl, mix olive oil and balsamic vinegar, reserve..
4. Cut chicken breasts length wise to make pocket, reserve..
5. Spread goat cheese inside each chicken breast, on both sides..
6. Cover inside of chicken breasts with fresh basil leafs, as needed..
7. Fill in pocket with mushroom mix..
8. Close pocket with toothpicks..
9. Brush top and bottom of chicken breasts with oil and vinegar mix..
10. Put on baking sheet covered with parchemin paper and cook in preheated oven for 20 minutes..
11. Broil for couple of minutes..
12. Serve with side salad and hot bread or any sidedish you want..
13. Enjoy!.
14. 😁.

This is one chicken breast recipe that you can certainly tweak to. Try this Mediterranean Stuffed Chicken Breasts recipe, or contribute your own. Combine pepper, cheese, olives and basil. Cut a horozontal slit through the thickest part of the chicken breast to form a pocket. Cut a horizontal slit through the thickest portion of each chicken breast half to form a pocket.