PARMESAN-STUFFED CHICKEN & MELTED STRAWBERRIES

Parmesan-Stuffed Chicken & Melted Strawberries image

Provided by Kimmi Knippel (Sweet_Memories) @KimmiK

Categories Chicken

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 cup(s) strawberries, fresh, half or quarter - if large berries
2 tablespoon(s) white balsamic vinegar or white wine vinegar
1/4 cup(s) strawberry jam
- sea salt or salt & black pepper
6 - chicken breast halves, skinless and boneless
3 ounce(s) parmesan cheese, block (not grated or shredded)
6 large basil leaves, fresh
1 tablespoon(s) olive oil, extra virgin
2 clove(s) garlic, minced
- basil, fresh snipped

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a 3 qt. baking dish combine strawberries, vinegar & jam. Sprinkle with salt & pepper; set aside.
Cut a horizontal pocket in each chicken breast half by cutting from one side almost, but not enough through, to the other side. Cut cheese in 6 - 3 x 1/2" pieces. Wrap a basil leaf around each piece of cheese; stuff into chicken breast pocket. Secure pockets closed with wooden toothpicks or skewers. Sprinkle with salt & pepper.
In 12" oven-safe skillet cook garlic in oil over medium heat for 30 seconds. Add chicken & cook 5 minutes or until golden brown, turning once. Transfer to oven. Bake uncovered, 5 minutes. Add baking dish with the strawberry-jam mixture to oven. Bake 10 - 13 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink (170 degrees F) & the berries are softened & jam mixture has thickened. Serve chicken with melted strawberries. Sprinkle with fresh snipped basil.