Recipe: Mozzarella Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Mozzarella Stuffed Chicken Breasts
rec.food.recipes/Robert W. Mech

Here is one of my FAVORITE low fat recipes for chicken breasts. This will most likely be the BEST chicken breast you will ever eat. This is VERY flavorful and very filling. It is somewhat lowfat and good for you too!

You will need:
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 pkg (2 cups) of mozzarella cheese (May substitute for low fat)
2 tablespoons of FRESH (not dried) basil
1 tsp of garlic.
1 tsp of salt
1 cup SEASONED bread crumbs

FILLING: Chop mozzarella cheese finely so it takes up less space. Combine the cheese, garlic, salt, basil in a bowl. If fresh basil is not available, take 2 tablespoons of dried basil and let soak in 3 tablespoons of water for a few hours until it becomes soft. Plain dried basil will not work properly! Let bowl sit at ROOM TEMPERATURE while preparing chicken.

CHICKEN: Pound chicken breasts until they are very thin. Use meat mallet, crab mallet whatever, just don't put any holes in the chicken itself. Then bread the chicken on both sides with the seasoned bread crumbs. Once they are all breaded, place a generous amount of the cheese mixture into the center of the chicken breast. Remember, cheese compresses easily, you can stuff more than you think in there! Fold in the sides and roll it up. Secure with a toothpick (or 2 or 3) :-).

BAKE: Bake in an oven at 350 for about 45-60 minutes depending on how
many. If the chicken is cooked, its done.

VARIATIONS: I used the remainder of my cheese and basil to make a sauce one time that came out excellent. All you have to do is melt 1/2 a stick of butter in a pan, add about 1/4 cup of flower. Add about 2 cups of milk, and the cheese mixture. Then just add milk until you get a creamy sauce. It makes a WONDERFUL topper for the dish, however it also raises the fat content of the dish (butter).

Defiantly give this one a shot, this one of my family's FAVORITE dishes. Its also very easy to prepare.