PECAN ENCRUSTED STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Pecan Encrusted Stuffed Chicken Breasts image

Boneless chicken breasts are stuffed with cheese and stuffing mix and encrusted with a delicious pecan and bread crumb mixture.

Provided by Chad Hammond

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes

Time 45m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 ½ cups water
¼ cup butter, or as needed
1 (6 ounce) package chicken-flavored stuffing mix (such as StoveTop®)
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 eggs, beaten
½ cup bread crumbs
½ cup finely chopped pecans
salt and ground black pepper to taste
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - pounded thin
4 slices provolone cheese
1 cup canola oil, or as needed

Steps:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
Bring water and butter to a boil in a saucepan; stir in stuffing mix. Cover and remove saucepan from heat. Let stand until water is absorbed, 5 minutes; fluff stuffing with a fork.
Place flour in a medium bowl. Whisk eggs in a separate bowl. Combine bread crumbs, pecans, salt, and pepper together in a third bowl.
Fill each chicken breast with 1/4 of the stuffing and a provolone cheese slice. Roll each chicken breast around the filling; tie kitchen twine around each rolled breast to keep closed.
Coat each chicken roll in flour; dip each chicken roll into whisked eggs. Press each chicken roll in the bread crumb-pecan mixture until fully coated.
Pour canola oil into a large skillet to a depth of 1/4 inch and heat until little wisps of smoke rise from the oil.
Fry coated chicken in the hot oil until crust is lightly browned, about 5 minutes per side; transfer to a baking dish.
Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 831 calories, Carbohydrate 66.5 g, Cholesterol 207.9 mg, Fat 42.3 g, Fiber 4.7 g, Protein 46.3 g, SaturatedFat 15.8 g, Sodium 1303.4 mg, Sugar 3.5 g