Goat Cheese & Sun Dried Tomato Stuffed Chicken
Goat Cheese and Sun Dried Tomato Stuffed Chicken breasts are one of my favorite meals to make for company. They are really easy, the prep work can be done in advance, and they are beautiful! These chicken breasts are stuffed with creamy goat cheese and sun dried tomatoes then wrapped in thin slices of prosciutto. The end result is simply stunning and so very tasty.
I’m really into mixing my goat cheese with cream cheese to add extra creaminess to it. Goat cheese alone stuffed in a chicken breast makes everything sort of dry on the palette. Cream cheese helps to combat that. The sun dried tomatoes are found in a jar where you get canned tomatoes in the grocery store. I prefer to buy the already cut up ones to save time but halves are fine too, you can easily cut them at home. I like mine packed in olive oil and herbs for additional flavor.
You can do this recipe with any oven safe pan but make sure to heat it properly so that the chicken and cheese doesn’t stick. I prefer to use a non stick pan for this one, but you need to make sure your non stick pan is oven safe. I like this All Clad Non Stick Pan just for that reason.
To flatten your chicken you can easily do it with a rolling pin if you don’t have a meat tenderizer. My very favorite meat tenderizer is the Leifheit Reversable Side one. You can see it on Amazon with my link: http://amzn.to/2zeuOGm I love that the handle can screw off the base and I clean it all in the cutlery part of my dishwasher. Admittedly I’ve never used the teethed side, but this one has a great heavy weight to it which I find requires less work on my end. Check out my instructional pictures at the bottom of the recipe to see how to assemble the chicken. It’s really easy. And if you have company coming over you can assemble these chickens then leave them in the fridge until you are ready to cook. It makes entertaining a breeze.
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Goat Cheese & Sun Dried Tomato Stuffed Chicken Breast
Equipment
- Non Stick Pan that is oven safe
- 8 toothpicks
Ingredients
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts pounded to 1/4" thickness
- 2 oz cream cheese softened or room temp
- 2 oz goat cheese softened or room temp
- 4 tbsp chopped sun dried tomatoes in olive oil
- 4 slices prosciutto
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- parsley or basil for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- I pound my chicken by sticking it in a gallon size plastic bag that I leave open, or under a piece of plastic wrap on a cutting board. I lay the chicken flat then use my meat mallet to pound it flat. Pull the chicken out and continue with the next piece until all four are about 1/4" thick.
- Mix together the softened goat cheese and cream cheese in a small bowl.
- Place 2 TBSP cheese on one chicken breast. Spread the cheese mixture on the chicken breast so that it is evenly distributed. Leave a 1/4" border on the edge of the chicken so extra cheese doesn't leek out when the whole thing is heated. On one short edge of the chicken place 1 tbsp of the sun dried tomatoes. Starting on the side, roll the chicken up.
- Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper.
- Wrap 1 slice of prosciutto around the rolled chicken breast. I like to have my seems meet on the bottom side of the chicken breast, where the seem is from rolling it up.
- Insert two toothpicks into the chicken breast to hold it all together.
- Heat an oven proof non stick skillet over medium high heat. Add in 1 tbsp olive oil. Then place your chicken breasts in the pan. Brown on each side for about 4 minutes or until they get a nice brown color.
- Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes or until they reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees with an instant thermometer.
How long are you supposed to cook this in the oven?
15-20 minutes. I don’t know what happened to that step when I switched over to a new website design it deleted it! Sorry about that. It’s updated now!
What side dishes do you recommend with this dish please. Also would some sort of ‘sauce’ be appropriate ?
I would cook something green like asparagus or broccoli or a Caesar salad. No sauce required. The inside gets nice and gooey and creates it’s own sauce.
This looks delicious and I plan to make it for Christmas dinner. The recipe indicates it can be made ahead of time. What, exactly can be done ahead, and how far ahead? Thanks so much!