Tre Stelle® Stuffed Chicken Breasts
A Tre Stelle® favourite! A home-style recipe that’s impressive and easy to make.
Prep Time:25 minutes Ready In:
1 + hour Serves:
Serves 4
Ingredients:
4 chicken breast halves | with skin 1 tbsp | 15 mL butter 1 small onion, minced 1 clove garlic, minced 2 tbsp | 30 mL fresh parsley, chopped 2 tbsp | 30 mL Tre Stelle® Grated Parmesan Cheese 1 package | 300 g frozen, chopped spinach, thawed, drained & squeezed dry 2/3 cup | 150 mL Tre Stelle® Ricotta Cheese 1/4 cup | 50 mL Tre Stelle® Shredded Mozzarella Cheese 1 egg yolk 1/4 tsp each | 1 mL salt and pepper 2 tbsp | 30 mL olive oil
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 375ºF (190ºC). Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. A dd onion, garlic and cook until softened. Add spinach and parsley. Cook, stirring for about 3 minutes or until moisture is absorbed; set aside to cool. In a bowl, mix spinach mixture with ricotta, mozzarella, parmesan, salt, pepper and egg yolk. Place chicken breasts on clean work surface. Lift up the skin on each chicken breast and stuff 1/4 of the filling between the skin and the meat of each breast being careful not to tear the skin. Brush breasts with olive oil and place skin side up on a rack on a baking pan. Bake for 40 minutes until golden and chicken is cooked through.
