Chicken Breasts Stuffed With Zucchini Tomato And Basil Food

ZUCCHINI-STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large ovenproof skillet, saute onion in 1 tablespoon oil for 3 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add zucchini and red pepper; saute for 3 minutes or until crisp-tender. , Remove from the heat; stir in the cheese, basil, salt and pepper. Carefully loosen the skin on one side of each chicken breast to form a pocket; stuff with vegetable mixture. , In the same skillet, brown chicken skin side down in remaining oil. Turn chicken. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°.

STUFFED TOMATO BASIL CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts on a cutting board. With a sharp knife, slice chicken breasts horizontally, without slicing them completely in half. Open the chicken breasts like a book. Place chicken and marinade into a large resealable plastic bag. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).
• Place opened chicken breasts on a broiler pan. Place 4 basil leaves on the bottom half of each chicken breast. Top each with 2 or 3 tomato slices and 1 slice of cheese, and fold over top half of chicken (if necessary, fasten with toothpicks). Wrap 3 slices bacon around each chicken breast.
• Cook in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Turn chicken, and cook 15 minutes more. Remove from oven, and sprinkle chicken with Parmesan. Return to oven, and cook until cheese is melted, about 2 to 3 minutes.

ZUCCHINI STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Loosen the skin on each chicken breast to form a pocket, and set aside.
• Heat the butter in a skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the onion, parsley, and basil until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the zucchini, and cook and stir until tender, about 2 more minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat, and thoroughly mix the torn bread, egg, Swiss cheese, salt, and pepper into the zucchini mixture until well-combined.
• Stuff the chicken breasts with the zucchini mixture, place them in the prepared baking dish, and bake in the preheated oven until the chicken breasts are golden brown and the stuffing is hot, 50 to 60 minutes.

GRILLED SUN-DRIED TOMATO STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to medium. Prepare the chicken: With your knife parallel to the cutting board, slice each chicken breast in half horizontally without cutting all the way through; open like a book. Cover with plastic wrap and pound until 1/2 inch thick.
• Make the garlic-tomato oil: Mix the sun-dried tomato oil and garlic in a bowl; season with salt and pepper.
• Season the pounded chicken on both sides with salt and pepper and brush with half of the garlic-tomato oil; top with the zucchini, chopped sun-dried tomatoes, mozzarella and basil, leaving a 1-inch border around the edges. Roll up the chicken toward the pointy end; tie with 3 pieces of kitchen twine. Brush with the remaining garlic-tomato oil.
• Brush the grill grates with vegetable oil. Grill the chicken breasts, turning, until cooked through, 18 to 20 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and let rest 5 minutes, then remove the twine and slice.

BAKED CHICKEN AND ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Beat egg, water, salt, and pepper in a shallow bowl. Set 2 tablespoons bread crumbs aside; pour remaining bread crumbs into a large resealable plastic bag. Dip chicken in egg mixture, then place in bag and shake to coat.
• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook chicken in skillet until browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove chicken from pan. Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil to skillet; cook and stir zucchini and garlic over medium heat until zucchini is slightly tender, about 2 minutes. Transfer to prepared baking dish.
• Sprinkle 2 tablespoons reserved bread crumbs over zucchini. Top with tomato slices, 2/3 cup mozzarella cheese, and basil. Place chicken on top of zucchini layer. Cover baking dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, about 25 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Uncover and sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese. Bake until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.

ZUCCHINI-STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Set oven to 375 degrees F.
• Butter a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• In a skillet, melt butter; saute onion, parsley and basil until onion is tender (about 3 minutes).
• Add garlic (if using) zucchini and cook 2 minutes longer.
• Remove from the heat; stir in bread crumbs, egg, cheese salt and pepper.
• Carefully loosen the skin if chicken on one side to form a pocket.
• Stuff each chicken breast with the zucchini mixture then place in a greased dish.
• Bake for 35-45 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

BASIL CHICKEN WITH SMOKED TOMATO JAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place the first 7 ingredients in a small heavy saucepan. Add liquid smoke, if desired. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, until thickened to consistency of jam, about 25 minutes. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Remove from heat; keep warm., Meanwhile, pound chicken breasts with a meat mallet to 1/4-in. thickness. Sprinkle goat cheese and chopped basil over chicken. Roll up chicken from a short side; secure with toothpicks. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper., In a large ovenproof skillet, heat butter and olive oil over medium heat. Add chicken; brown on all sides. Bake, uncovered, until chicken is no longer pink 12-15 minutes. Discard toothpicks. Serve with tomato jam and julienned basil.

SHEET-PAN CHICKEN WITH ZUCCHINI AND BASIL

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees. Pat chicken dry with paper towels, and season all over with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Place zucchini on a rimmed sheet pan, and season with a little more salt and pepper.
• In a small bowl, combine garlic, mint or oregano, coriander (if using) and red-pepper flakes. Whisk in oil. Add chicken to the pan with the zucchini pieces and pour garlic mixture over all, tossing until well coated. Spread chicken and zucchini in a single layer, and roast until chicken is cooked through and zucchini is browned and caramelized, 30 to 40 minutes. You don't need to turn anything.
• Once the pan is out of the oven, squeeze a lemon wedge over everything. Garnish with basil and serve with more lemon wedges and red-pepper flakes on the side.

CHICKEN BREASTS STUFFED WITH ZUCCHINI, TOMATO AND BASIL

Steps:

• Prepare a fire in a charcoal grill.
• Butterfly each chicken breast half by slicing it horizontally from one side to within 1/2 inch of other.
• Open like a book and sprinkle to taste with salt and pepper.
• For Marinade: In a shallow baking dish, combine ingredients.
• Add chicken and turn to coat all sides.
• Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Layer tomato and zucchini slices and basil leaves inside each chicken breast.
• Close and secure with toothpicks.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Cook chicken breasts over a medium fire, turning often and brushing occasionally with olive oil, until juices run clear when pierced by a skewer, 20-30 minutes.