Best Cooking Lights Feta Stuffed Chicken Recipes

FETA-STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Flatten chicken breasts to 1/4 inch thickness. Place a tablespoon of crumbled feta cheese on each chicken breast; roll up and secure with toothpicks. Coat with the seasoned bread crumbs.
• Place seam side down in a greased 13x9x2 inch baking pan. Sprinkle with the remaining feta cheese.
• Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until the chicken juices run clear. Combine the balsamic vinegar and olive oil, and drizzle over the chicken. Discard the toothpicks. Garnish with sliced plum tomatoes and fresh basil.

STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH FETA, SPINACH, AND HAM

Steps:

• Season chicken breasts with salt & pepper.
• In a small bowl, mix together the cream cheese and feta with a fork.
• Fill the chicken breast with the cheese mixture, spinach, and ham. (If you are using butterfly breasts, just fold over and secure with a toothpick. Otherwise make a split along one side of the breast with a knife & stuff the breast).
• To Freeze: Wrap individually, label, and freeze.
• To Prepare: Preheat oven to 350. Place frozen chicken breasts in a baking dish coated with non-stick cooking spray and bake, covered with foil, for one hour or until tender. You can also defrost the chicken breasts and bake them covered for 45-50 min or until tender.

SPINACH-STUFFED CHICKEN POCKETS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute spinach in 2 teaspoons oil until spinach is wilted. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Remove from the heat. Stir in the spreadable cheese, 2/3 cup bread crumbs and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cut a pocket in the thickest part of each chicken breast; fill with spinach mixture. Secure with toothpicks., Place egg in a shallow bowl. In another shallow bowl, combine the pepper and remaining bread crumbs and salt. Dip chicken in egg, then coat with bread crumb mixture., In a large skillet over medium heat, cook chicken in remaining oil for 8-10 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 170°. Discard toothpicks before serving.

FETA STUFFED CHICKEN WITH GREEN OLIVES

Steps:

• Oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a small bowl, mix the feta, butter, rosemary and pepper to taste together.
• Using your fingers and a spoon, push the feta mixture under the skin of the chicken parts (except the wing), being gentle to avoid ripping the skin.
• Put some stuffing under the tenderloin portion of the breast.
• Season all parts well with salt and pepper.
• Heat an oven-proof dutch oven or a very deep oven proof skillet over medium heat until it's very hot.
• Add the olive oil and sear the chicken pieces, skin side down, until the skin is golden brown, about 4 minutes per piece.
• Transfer the chicken to a plate, drain off the fat, and deglaze the pan with the wine and the broth.
• Return the chicken to the pan (skin side up), add the olives, and put the skillet in the oven.
• Bake until the juices run clear when pricked with a fork, about 40 minutes.
• Transfer the chicken and olives to a warm plate.
• Boil the juices over high heat until they reduce and thicken enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 4 minutes.
• Pour the sauce over the chicken and serve with orzo or some other small pasta shape.

FETA-STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness. Place a tablespoon of feta cheese on each chicken breast half; roll up and secure with toothpicks. Coat with bread crumbs. Place seam side down in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Immediately drizzle vinegar and oil over chicken. Discard toothpicks. Garnish with tomatoes and basil.

BASIL & FETA STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine feta, cream cheese, tomatos and basil, season with salt, pepper and paprika.
• Be sure chicken breasts are even thickness, spread cheese mixture along rough side of chicken breast and roll breasts, secure with toothpick.
• Coat outside of chicken breast with olive oil and again season with salt, pepper and paprika.
• Heat oil in a nonstick skillet, add chicken cook until brown on all sides, then add 1 cup chicken broth and simmer until chicken is cooked through, and juices run clear.
• Remove chicken and keep warm.
• In the same skillet, add 1 cup chicken broth and bring to a boil, add spinach and cook until just limp.
• To serve, divide the spinach among 4 plates and add chicken breasts to top,
• Add a bit of zest with fresh lemon juice on top of plates.

SPINACH AND FETA STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large skillet, cook and stir spinach over medium-high heat until wilted. Stir in vinegar, sugar and pepper; cool slightly., Pound chicken thighs with a meat mallet to flatten slightly; sprinkle with chicken seasoning. Top chicken with spinach mixture and cheese. Roll up chicken from a long side; tie securely with kitchen string. , In an ovenproof skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; add chicken and brown on all sides. Transfer to oven; roast until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 170°, 13-15 minutes., Remove chicken from pan; keep warm. On stovetop, add broth and butter to skillet; bring to a boil, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Cook until slightly thickened, 3-5 minutes. Serve with chicken.

SPINACH & FETA STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST (QUICK & EASY)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Prepare chicken for stuffing.(You can either, slice 2 thick chicken breasts in half and make 4, or beat 4 chicken breast until thin and wide.).
• Cook spinach in garlic and oil on top of stove until done.
• Add in feta cheese and mix well. (You can add as much as you like. I LOVE feta cheese!).
• Distribute spinach mixture onto each chicken breast. (You may have some leftover).
• Wrap chicken around mixture (kinda like a taco) and secure with a toothpick.
• Roll each breast in bread crumbs until well coated.
• Place in glass baking dish and pour butter over them.
• Cook for 30 minutes and serve.
• NOTE:.
• I usually have spinach mixture left over and just serve it as a side dish. It's so good that people always want more!