Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Artichokes, Lemon and Goat Cheese

Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Artichokes, Lemon and Goat Cheese

Ingredients:

2 1/2 tablespoons Italian-seasoned breadcrumbs

2 teaspoons grated lemon rind 

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 6oz jar marinated artichoke hearts, drained and chopped

1 3oz package herbed goat cheese, softened

4 6oz skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

Cooking Spray

 

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375

2. Combine first 6 ingredients; stir well.

3. Place each chicken breast half between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; pound to 1/4-inch thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin.  Top each chicken with 2 tablespoons goat cheese mixture; roll up jelly-roll fashion.  Tuck in sides; secure each roll with wooden picks.

4. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat; coat with cooking spray.  Add chicken to pan, and cook 3 minutes on each side or until browned.  Wrap handle of pan with foil, and bake at 375 for 15 minutes or until chicken is done.  

 

Serve this up with:

Wilted Spinach

Bulgur Pilaf with Pine Nuts

Directions:

Heat 2 teaspoons ovlive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat.  Add 1 cup coarse bulgar, 1/3 cup sliced green onions, 1/3 cup chopped shiitake mushrooms, and 1/8 teaspoon salt; saute 5 minutes.  Stir in 1 14 oz can fat free less sodium chicken broth; bring to a boil.  Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes.  Remove from heat; let stand, covered, 5 minutes.  Stir in 2 tablespoons pine nuts and 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsely.

 

Save time:

1. While bulgur cooks:

    -combine cheese mixture for chicken

    -pound chicken

    -stuff chicken

2. While chicken cooks

    -finish pilaf

    -prepare spinach