Stuffed chicken breast

Stuffed chicken breast

Make a chicken breast into something special, with this dinner party-worthy dish

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 50 mins

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. To make the sauce, put the red peppers on a baking tray, drizzle with olive oil and cook for 20-25 minutes. Cool slightly, peel, chop and put in a pan with the tomatoes and a splash of water. Simmer for 20 minutes. Add the stock cube and sugar and season well. Blend to a smooth sauce in a food processor.
  2. Make a slit down 1 side of each chicken breast to form a pocket. Season. Stuff each pocket with slices of mozzarella, 4 cherry tomato halves and a quarter of the basil. Wrap each chicken breast with 2 pieces of ham and season. Put on a baking sheet and cook for 20-25 minutes or until cooked through.
  3. Serve with the red pepper sauce and seasonal vegetables such as steamed carrots and broccoli or roasted courgette and red peppers.
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Know-how

The free-range chicken, buffalo mozzarella and Denhay air-dried ham that Darts use for this are all sourced locally.

Per serving

414 kcalories, protein 49.6g, carbohydrate 20.2g, fat 15.6 g, saturated fat 6.2g, fibre 3.2g, salt 3.44 g

Recipe from olive magazine, July 2005.

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  • 07 February 2010

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  • 13 April 2010

    Scotty Brown commented on this recipe

    I made this last nite was yummy, did not have mozzarella, so used soft cheese, with 5 cloves of garlic and seasoning, used a bit more than a splash of veg stock about 250ml, worked well for the pepper sauce, i made a pesto aswell for a nice green colour on the plate, tarragon also works well insted of basil. Served it with real chip will defo make again.

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  • 14 August 2010

    Karen rated and commented on this recipe

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    I made this dish for 6 people last night who thoroughly enjoyed it. I used sun dried tomatoes instead of cherry tomatoes to stuff the chicken which was really tasty. The sauce seemed a tad bland so I added 1/4 teaspoon of mixed spices which helped to give it a bit of a kick. I served it with baby new potatoes, small rosemary roast potatoes, chanteray carrots glazed with honey and a mixture of greens - beans, broccoli and mange tout. Will definitely cook this dish again

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  • 11 September 2010

    BigRuss rated and commented on this recipe

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    Loved this recipe, but found with a few extra touches it can be great, the chicken was ok, but I did feel it could do with a stronger cheese and like the idea of the sun-dried Toms replacing the cherries. To the sauce i added a splash of red wine, and a green chilli just to give it a bit more of a kick, it worked really well. A great recipe to use as a base and adjust as you wish Russ

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  • 07 November 2010

    Eleanor rated and commented on this recipe

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    Very nice, made without the sauce, but the chicken was lovely.

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  • 26 November 2010

    Sylw rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very nice and easy- my 3 year old loved it too. I have cooked it few times.

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  • 27 January 2011

    Moose rated and commented on this recipe

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    Chose this recipe to use up what I had in the fridge. Goats cheese instead of mozzarella, prosciutto instead of Parma ham. Didn't do the pepper sauce but served with roasted courgette, yellow pepper, red onion and potatoes (cut into 1.5" dice par-boiled for 5 mins). Didn't pack into chicken pockets easily so wasn't sure it would work out but it did! Tasted amazing. Would do exactly the same again for a dinner party. Will try the pepper sauce too.

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  • 29 April 2011

    Steph rated and commented on this recipe

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    I love this recipe, I haven't made the sauce but I've made the chicken before, also have tried it with different cheeses and meats e.g. bacon/cheddar/stilton etc. Tomorrow I'm making this again but going to try putting caramelised red onion chutney in the chicken with the mozzarella

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  • 04 May 2011

    Melissa rated and commented on this recipe

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    Really tasty (used a good quality mozzarella) but the real star of the show was the sauce - Absolutely delicious and I don't normally like sweet peppers! Since it's original outing I've made more and eaten it with homemade rosemary bread and also added a little parmesan and mixed it in with pasta. It has become an absolute family favourite.

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  • 07 May 2011

    Jodie Rees rated and commented on this recipe

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    This is a real winner! I can't wait to cook it again when we have people round, I'm sure it will be a hit with everyone. I hate peeling peppers, they never seem to come away easily for me, but it was well worth the effort - the sauce was amazing. Even my toddler enjoyed it all. Served it with crushed boiled new potatoes - yummy!

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  • 27 May 2011

    Kel81 rated and commented on this recipe

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    Absolutely loved this recipe The sauce was also very nice. Will definately make this again.

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  • 28 May 2011

    GARY H commented on this recipe

    have tried this before replacing the mozarella with gorganzola have to say worked really well

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  • 27 July 2011

    kasia rated this recipe

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  • 29 September 2011

    ClarkClan rated and commented on this recipe

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    Everyone loved this the first time I made it so it is now a family favourite and so easy!

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  • 20 October 2011

    Julie S rated and commented on this recipe

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    This was nice, quick and straightforward. I only used two teaspoons of sugar having read the comments and I also chucked in a fresh chilli in the sauce. I also used brie instead of mozzarella. Would make again and would also use the sauce with other dishes.

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  • 24 November 2011

    Polomint commented on this recipe

    I emitted the sugar in the sauce and added basil and a red chilli...Tasted lovely.

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  • 28 January 2012

    Evie commented on this recipe

    Made this today for my husband and myself. He's a fussy eater but really enjoyed this dish. I agree that less sugar is desirable, and don't be put off by the smell of the vegetable stock when it is added. As I am a novice cook, I was unaware that it is better to char peppers by standing them up in an overproof dish rather than laying them down. Took me a good 45 mins to peel them.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 50 mins

Ingredients

Red pepper sauce

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Per serving

414 kcalories, protein 49.6g, carbohydrate 20.2g, fat 15.6 g, saturated fat 6.2g, fibre 3.2g, salt 3.44 g

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