Baked Stuffed Muddica Chicken Breast
Ingredients
5 chicken Breast; skinless & boneless
2 lg whole Red Roasted peppers; cut into quarters( reserve 3 pieces for another use)
5 ⅛ inch thick slices Fontina Cheese
½ cup pesto
5 prosciutto slices
½ teaspoon Kosher Salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 ½ cups olive oil plus 1 tablespoon for baking dish
3 cup Muddica (Italian Style Bread Crumbs; See link below for Sista Felicia’s Muddica Recipe)
⅓ cup water
Step-by-Step
1 Cut a slit/pocket along thick side of each chicken breast
2 lay cut chicken on clean flat work surface; open slit side facing up
2 arrange one piece of red roasted pepper on right side of split breast; top with slice of cheese, 1 teaspoon pesto, one slice prosciutto
3 fold left side of split chicken breast over top of fillings; season with salt & pepper; (repeat with remaining 4 breast)
4 carefully dip each stuffed breast in olive oil and immediately cover with Muddica (Italian Style Bread Crumbs)
5 arrange in glass baking dish
6 mix water and 1 tablespoon olive oil together; pour equal amounts in each corner of baking dish
7 cover baking dish with aluminum foil; bake in preheated 375 degree oven 20 minutes; remove foil cook 10 minutes uncovered until Muddica(breadcrumbs) are golden in color and Chicken is fully cooked
8 Serve immediately
click link below for Sista Felicia Italian Style Breadcrumb recipe ” Muddica”
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