Margharita Chicken

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Love cheese? Then you’ll flip over these margharita chicken breasts. Easy to make too!

Prep Time30

Cook Time30

Total Time1

Course: Chicken, Comfort Foods, Everyday Meals

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: chicken, margharita chicken

Servings: 4

Calories: 682kcal

Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

4 large boneless skinless chicken breast halves, butterflied
4-8 thick slices of fresh tomato see NOTES
1 cup fresh basil leaves
Salt & pepper to taste I used about 1/2 tsp of each sprinkled on top of the assembled chicken
1 cup additional shredded mozzarella for topping

MARINADE

1/2 cup dry sherry
3 cloves garlic finely minced
1 tsp oregano
2 tbsp olive oil extra-virgin preferred

FILLING

2 cups shredded mozarella cheese see NOTES
1/4 cup sour cream
2 tbsp soft breadcrumbs
2 tbsp Parmesan or Romano cheese optional

Instructions

Mix marinade ingredients in a small bowl. Place butterflied chicken breast in a zipper freezer bag and pour marinade over the chicken. Seal bag and turn it a few times to coat the chicken. Let the breasts marinate about 2-3 hours. Then remove from the bag and let the excess marinade run off.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment or foil.
Place chicken on the baking sheet.
Place 1 or 2 tomato slices and about 1/4 cup of fresh basil in each chicken "pocket"
Mix all the filling ingredients in a medium bowl and divide into 4 equal portions. Place each portion on top of the tomato/basil.
Bake for 20 minutes. Place additional cheese on top of each chicken breast and bake for another 10-15 minutes or until top cheese is melted and starts to bubble.

Notes

Depending on the size of your tomatoes, you may need 2 slices, but if you use very large tomatoes, you will probably only need one slice.

You can skip the cheese filling recipe and use 1 thick slice of mozzarella for each chicken's filling. If you do, then don't use shredded, buy the block of mozzarella and cut a nice thick slice. You can also eliminate the additional shredded cheese for topping by topping each breast with a thinner slice of mozzarella.

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