5 from 12 votes
Stuffed Pesto Chicken
Stuffed Pesto Chicken features boneless skinless chicken breasts filled with feta cheese and seasoned with paprika, cumin, oregano, and thyme. After a quick sear in olive oil to develop a golden crust, the chicken is baked with spooned-on pesto until cooked through. The feta stuffing melts inside, providing a creamy contrast to the herb-spiced exterior, with optional cherry tomatoes adding freshness at serving.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings:
4
Calories:
732 kcal
Course:
Main Course, Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breast boneless skinless
- 1 cup feta cheese
- 1/4 cup paprika this is not a typo
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 3 Tablespoons olive oil extra virgin
- 1 cup pesto HemisFares brand
- 2 1/2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup cherry tomato sliced in half, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- With sharp knife cut a slit into chicken breasts not cutting all the way through, just creating a "pocket".
- Stuff each "pocket" with feta cheese.
- In small bowl combine: paprika, cumin, oregano, thyme and salt. Rub mixture over each chicken breast and set aside.
- Heat olive oil in cast-iron or stainless steel skillet (oven safe) over medium-high heat.
- When oil is hot, add chicken and cook for about 3-4 minutes on each side.
- Spoon pesto over chicken, cover, and place in preheated oven.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes (chicken breast thickness vary greatly) until cooked through and no longer pink inside.
- Remove and top with extra pesto (optional), any extra feta cheese, and cherry tomatoes.
- Serve with pasta or potatoes (see notes above).
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Nutrition Information
Calories
732kcal
(37%)
Carbohydrates
17g
(6%)
Protein
38g
(76%)
Fat
59g
(91%)
Saturated Fat
16g
(80%)
Cholesterol
130mg
(43%)
Sodium
2085mg
(87%)
Potassium
856mg
(18%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
8905IU
(178%)
Vitamin C
8.1mg
(9%)
Calcium
430mg
(43%)
Iron
4.8mg
(27%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 732
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 732kcal | 37% |
| Carbohydrates | 17g | 6% |
| Protein | 38g | 76% |
| Fat | 59g | 91% |
| Saturated Fat | 16g | 80% |
| Cholesterol | 130mg | 43% |
| Sodium | 2085mg | 87% |
| Potassium | 856mg | 18% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 8905IU | 178% |
| Vitamin C | 8.1mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 430mg | 43% |
| Iron | 4.8mg | 27% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.