Recipe and source notes

Cheese-Stuffed Chicken Breasts

8 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup ricotta cheese
  • 1/2 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 cup shredded Provolone cheese
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 cup snipped parsley
  • 2 tablespoons fine dry bread crumbs
  • 3 whole chicken breasts, about 3 lb
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Make it step by step

  1. In a medium bowl combine ricotta, Mozzarella, Provolone, Parmesan, parsley and crumbs. Rinse and pat chicken breasts dry. Bone breasts without removing skin; halve breasts carefully. Separate skin from flesh of each breast, leaving one side attached. Spoon cheese mixture between skin and flesh of each breast. Tuck skin edges under the breast; secure with wooden picks. Place breasts, skin side up, in a shallow baking dish; brush with melted butter.

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Adapted from Foodista by Anonymous, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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