Post by Loupy on Sept 21, 2014 22:47:25 GMT -7
Pizza Stuffed Chicken Breasts
By Tammy Kresge @http://www.organizeyourselfskinny.com/
I think I like making “stuffed” foods for two reasons. First, it creates a nice portion controlled meal. Unlike, a big casserole where the portion can get tricky, a stuffed chicken breast or pepper makes figuring out the portion less complicated. I like easy. Also, I find stuffing ingredients into chicken and peppers gives a nice fancy twist to dinner. This keeps it interesting.
I particularly like stuffing chicken breasts because lets be honest chicken for dinner can get boring. There are just so many days you can eat breaded baked chicken or shredded chicken. Also, when a chicken breast is pounded out into thin cutlets, and stuffed with ingredients, I find that it stays moist and juicy as it bakes. So I think it is safe to safe that prepare stuffed chicken breast recipes are my new favorite thing to make so stayed tuned because my recipe wheels are already turning.
Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 50 mins
Total time: 1 hour 5 mins
Serves: 8
Ingredients
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon granulated garlic
1 teaspoon oregano
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
2 cups pizza sauce, divided
30 slices turkey pepperoni, chopped
¼ cup parm cheese
1 cup Mozzarella, divided
4 chicken breasts, pounded out into thin cutlets
8 slices whole turkey pepperoni
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350
In a small bowl mix together onion powder, granulated garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper.
Set seasoning mixture aside.
In a medium bowl mix together 1 cup pizza sauce, chopped pepperoni, parmesan cheese, and ½ cup mozzarella cheese.
Divide the mixture by fourths in the bowl.
Lay out the chicken cutlets, season with some of the seasoning mixture, and spread ¼ of the pizza sauce mixture onto each cutlet almost to the end.
Roll up and place in a casserole dish.
Sprinkle with a little more seasoning then pour the last cup of pizza sauce over chicken breast.
Sprinkle rest of the mozzarella cheese on top of the chicken breasts.
Then top each chicken breast with 2 pieces of pepperoni.
Bake for 50 minutes or until cooked through.
Mine cooked perfectly at 50 minutes.
Make ahead instructions
Chicken breasts can be made ahead of time and frozen before baking. Take out night before to thaw in refrigerator. Bake as directed but you might need a little longer of cooking time if still slightly frozen. You can also cook completely and freeze. Let thaw in refrigerator and warm up in toaster oven or microwave, Best results would be in oven or toaster oven.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: ½ of chicken breast
WW Points +: 5
Calories: 178
Fat: 7
Carbohydrates: 8
Fiber: 1
Protein: 22
By Tammy Kresge @http://www.organizeyourselfskinny.com/
I think I like making “stuffed” foods for two reasons. First, it creates a nice portion controlled meal. Unlike, a big casserole where the portion can get tricky, a stuffed chicken breast or pepper makes figuring out the portion less complicated. I like easy. Also, I find stuffing ingredients into chicken and peppers gives a nice fancy twist to dinner. This keeps it interesting.
I particularly like stuffing chicken breasts because lets be honest chicken for dinner can get boring. There are just so many days you can eat breaded baked chicken or shredded chicken. Also, when a chicken breast is pounded out into thin cutlets, and stuffed with ingredients, I find that it stays moist and juicy as it bakes. So I think it is safe to safe that prepare stuffed chicken breast recipes are my new favorite thing to make so stayed tuned because my recipe wheels are already turning.
Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 50 mins
Total time: 1 hour 5 mins
Serves: 8
Ingredients
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon granulated garlic
1 teaspoon oregano
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
2 cups pizza sauce, divided
30 slices turkey pepperoni, chopped
¼ cup parm cheese
1 cup Mozzarella, divided
4 chicken breasts, pounded out into thin cutlets
8 slices whole turkey pepperoni
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350
In a small bowl mix together onion powder, granulated garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper.
Set seasoning mixture aside.
In a medium bowl mix together 1 cup pizza sauce, chopped pepperoni, parmesan cheese, and ½ cup mozzarella cheese.
Divide the mixture by fourths in the bowl.
Lay out the chicken cutlets, season with some of the seasoning mixture, and spread ¼ of the pizza sauce mixture onto each cutlet almost to the end.
Roll up and place in a casserole dish.
Sprinkle with a little more seasoning then pour the last cup of pizza sauce over chicken breast.
Sprinkle rest of the mozzarella cheese on top of the chicken breasts.
Then top each chicken breast with 2 pieces of pepperoni.
Bake for 50 minutes or until cooked through.
Mine cooked perfectly at 50 minutes.
Make ahead instructions
Chicken breasts can be made ahead of time and frozen before baking. Take out night before to thaw in refrigerator. Bake as directed but you might need a little longer of cooking time if still slightly frozen. You can also cook completely and freeze. Let thaw in refrigerator and warm up in toaster oven or microwave, Best results would be in oven or toaster oven.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: ½ of chicken breast
WW Points +: 5
Calories: 178
Fat: 7
Carbohydrates: 8
Fiber: 1
Protein: 22
