Name: Semi Homemade Pesto Stuffed Chicken Breast
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 large boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 3 pounds); ½ cup store bought pesto; ½ cup walnuts, chopped; 1/3 cup raisins; 1 tablespoon salt; 1 teaspoon black pepper; 1 cup all-purpose flour; ¼ teaspoon paprika; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon black pepper; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

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Semi Homemade Pesto Stuffed Fried Chicken Breast | A simple dish stuffed with pesto, walnuts and raisins. Sweet and savory at its finest. This semi homemade recipe is just what you need when you’re too busy to make a complicated dinner and makes a great freezer dinner. Adding store bought pesto to the chicken not only adds a lot of delicious flavor but also makes this recipe super easy to put together.

Semi Homemade Pesto Stuffed Chicken Breast

FREEZER DINNER

No Stress Semi Homemade Pesto Stuffed Fried Chicken Breast

If making this delicious dish and freezing it for a later dinner isn’t what you’re looking for but you still need an easy option, here is my suggestion for making dinner easy and delicious.
Set your self up for success and make as much as you can the night before.
Make the pesto filling
Prepare the chicken breasts
Stuff the chicken with the pesto mixture
Close with toothpicks
Place in a zip top bag and refrigerate until the next evening
The next night follow the remaining instructions

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Semi Homemade Pesto Stuffed Chicken Breast

Yield: 4 Large Portions

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

A simple dish stuffed with pesto, walnuts and raisins. Sweet and savory at its finest.

Ingredients

4 large boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 3 pounds)

For the Pesto Filling:

½ cup store bought pesto
½ cup walnuts, chopped
1/3 cup raisins
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper

For the Coating:

1 cup all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon paprika
¼ teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400°. In a small bowl mix together the pesto, walnuts, raisins, salt and pepper. With a sharp knife make a horizontal slit in each piece of chicken to create a 3 1/2-inch pocket. Fill each breast with the pesto mixture. Close with toothpicks.

In a medium bowl add the flour, paprika, salt and pepper. Stir to mix. Press flour onto the prepared chicken, pat off any excess. Pour oil into a large oven proof skillet (I like using a cast iron skillet but any oven proof skillet will work), heat on medium. Brown on both sides. NOTE: This step is only to brown the chicken NOT to cook it all the way through. Place skillet (with chicken) into the preheated oven to finish cooking. Cover with foil for the first 30 minutes of baking, uncover and finish another 15 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 160°.

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Semi Homemade Pesto Stuffed Fried Chicken Breast

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