Five Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Five Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Time: 45 mins
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, pounded flat
- 4 slices swiss cheese
- 4 slices mozzarella cheese
- 4 ounces ricotta cheese
- 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese (can use more)
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 cup dry breadcrumbs
- 2 teaspoons seasoning salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup cubed cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup half-and-half cream
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
Directions
- 1 Set oven to 400 degrees.
- 2 Grease an 8 x 8-inch square baking dish.
- 3 With a wooden mallet, flatten each chicken breast carefully.
- 4 In a small bowl, mix the ricotta, Parmesan cheese and egg.
- 5 Place 1 slice of Swiss and 1 slice of mozzeralla cheese on each of the flattened chicken breast.
- 6 Place 2 tsp of the ricotta mixture in the center of each breast.
- 7 In a small bowl mix the breadcrumbs with seasoned salt and black pepper (you could add in 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese to the breadcrumb coating mixture if desired).
- 8 Roll up the breasts tight and close with a toothpick.
- 9 Roll in breadcrumb mixture, and brown in frying pan.
- 10 Remove from the pan, and place in a prepared baking dish.
- 11 Bake for 20 minutes.
- 12 On top of the stove in a saucepan, mix together the cheddar cheese, half and half cream and the chicken broth; stir until the cheese has melted.
- 13 Before serving the breasts, cover each breast with the cheese sauce.
