Monday, June 7, 2010

Goat cheese and Sundried Tomato Pesto stuffed Chicken

My roommate and I cooked dinner together tonight because we are both turning 21 at midnight so we thought a nice home-cooked dinner was appropriate. Here's what you'll need to make this meal...

Ingredients:
1 large chicken breast
2 tbsp goat cheese
2 tbsp sundried tomato pesto (I think you could easily make this by pureeing sundried tomatoes with pesto sauce)
1/4 cup seasoned breadcrumbs
2 tbsp Parmesan cheese
1/2 onion
1-2 tbsp olive oil
salt


Preheat the oven to 375

Cut a slit in the chicken breast so that you have made a pocket for the filling. Don't worry if you accidentally cut all the way through.


Combine goat cheese and sundried tomato pesto in a bowl and mix together.

Stuff the filling inside of the chicken breast slit.

Coat the whole breast in the breadcrumbs. If the breast isn't wet, try spraying some Pam on it so that the crumbs will stick.

Place the breaded breast in a greased baking pan. Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese on top. Place in the oven for 25 minutes or until the chicken has cooked through.

Meanwhile, start the onions (an optional topping for the chicken). Place onion slices in a pan with the olive oil and saute on low heat. Add some salt which will help with the carmelizing.

By the time the chicken is done, the onions should look like this!

Here are some pictures of the finished product:
It sure was yummy!!

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