Stuffed Chicken Breast with Marinara Sauce

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        STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST                    WITH MARINARA SAUCE

     


This delicious stuffed chicken breast recipe is really easy to make. Tender and juicy on the inside with an amazing cheesy, broccoli and mushroom filling, covered with marinara sauce and topped with a generous amount of melted cheese for a complete and satisfying meal. 


How to make Stuffed Chicken Breast with Marinara Sauce 

- The chicken breasts are rubbed with  
  seasoning and pan seared on both sides.
  You don't need to fully cook the chicken
  since it will finish cooking in the sauce.

- Lightly secure openings of chicken breast   
  with toothpick so the filling stays secure.     
  Don't forget  to remove the toothpicks once    seared, it'll be more difficult to remove
 them once the sauce is added.
  
- You can use home made marinara sauce or
  your favorite store - bought marinara 
  sauce.

- If you have large oven safe skillet, feel free
  to use it instead of transferring the chicken
  onto a baking dish.


What to serve with:

- You can serve the dish with your favorite 
  sides. Salad, pasta, mash or steamed
  vegetables. The choices is yours. I typically
  serve mine with garlic bread and baked
  potatoes.

For stuffing

- I saute some broccoli, mince garlic, 
  mushrooms and added shredded cheddar.

- You can use any type of mushrooms in this
  recipe. I prefer brown mushrooms for   
  richer flavor.

- Depending on what you have on hand, 
  feel free to switch up the stuffing.


Let's get start



INGREDIENTS


- 3 large chicken breast ( boneless and 
  skinless)

- 1 tsp garlic powder

- 1 tsp paprika

- 2 cups marinara/pasta sauce. ( I used store 
  bought)

- handful of cherry tomatoes

- 3 tbsp olive oil ( to saute) 

- 3 slice mozerrela cheese. 
  ( shredded works fine too)

- salt and pepper to taste


FOR STUFFING

-  3/4 cup chopped broccoli florets

-  1/2 cup mushrooms

- 1 Clove garlic ( mince)

- 1 cup shredded cheddar


METHOD

For the chicken stuffing 

- Heat up skillet over medium heat. Add in 
  garlic, chopped broccoli and mushroom. 
  Stir regularly and allow to cook. Season       
  with salt. Remove from the pan and set
  aside.




- Next, get your chicken ready for stuffing by 
  slicing the breast open with s sharp knife
  ( But not all the way through) so the two 
  sides lay flat but are still connected in the
  middle.


- Season both sides with garlic powder, 
  paprika, salt and pepper.
  Spoon the stuffing mixture onto
  the chicken breast, fold over the sides. 
  Securing the edges of the chicken with 
  toothpicks. Repeat for the remaining 
  chicken breast.
 








- Place a large deep pan over a medium
  heat, add oil. Once the oil is hot
  add the stuffed chicken and cook each 
  side until golden brown.
 




- Pour marina sauce around the chicken and
  spoon some of the sauce onto each breast.
  Simmer it in the sauce until cooked
  through.

- While the chicken is simmering, pre heat 
  oven to 200c

- Transfer the chicken to a baking dish then
  top the cooked chicken breast with sliced
  mozerrela cheese, remaining of Cheddar 
  and halved cherry tomatoes

  


- Baked in preheated oven for 10 to 15
  minutes or until cheese is melted and
  sauce is bubbly.

- You can garnish your chicken with chopped
  parsley or fresh basil.

- Serve immediately with side dishes . 

- Enjoy!
  



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