SPICY MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN WITH SAUSAGE-STUFFED CHERRY PEPPERS
This is an intense food experience, not for the bland palates of the world: succulent chicken thighs, artichoke hearts, olive, pepperoncini, and sausage-stuffed cherry peppers!
Provided by Chef John
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes
Time 1h55m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Place chicken thighs in a large bowl; season with black pepper, cumin, and 1 teaspoon salt. Set aside.
- Stuff each cherry pepper generously with Italian sausage. Set aside.
- Heat olive oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Place chicken thighs, skin-side down, in pan and brown, about 5 minutes. Turn chicken over and brown other side, about 1 minute. Remove chicken from pan.
- Cook onion in the Dutch oven with pinch of salt over medium-high heat; cook and stir until caramelized, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium; stir in garlic, herbes de Provence, and crushed red pepper.
- Stir in pepperoncini and juices; cook until warmed through, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Place chicken, skin-side up, in a single layer on top of the onions and pepperoncinis in the Dutch oven. Pour stock into the pan until almost covering the chicken.
- Sprinkle artichoke hearts, olives, and stuffed cherry peppers over top of chicken.
- Return to medium-high heat and bring to a simmer.
- Cover and roast in preheated oven until sausage is cooked through and liquid is bubbling, about 1 hour.
- Garnish with chopped basil, oregano, and marjoram.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 389.4 calories, Carbohydrate 15.7 g, Cholesterol 75.3 mg, Fat 25.2 g, Fiber 3.5 g, Protein 25 g, SaturatedFat 6.2 g, Sodium 2487.2 mg, Sugar 3.1 g
MEDITERRANEAN STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS
In my first apartment, I started cooking chicken with feta and sundried tomatoes. Now I serve it with rice pilaf and a salad. -Amanda Rochette, Watertown, Massachusetts
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 50m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°. In a small bowl, mix cheese and tomatoes. Pound chicken breasts with a meat mallet to 1/4-in. thickness. Brush with 1 tablespoon oil; sprinkle with Greek seasoning. Top with cheese mixture. Roll up chicken from a short side; secure with a toothpick., Place in a greased 11x7-in. baking dish, seam side down; brush with remaining oil. Bake, uncovered, 30-35 minutes or until until a thermometer reads 165°. Discard toothpicks before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 332 calories, Fat 17g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 109mg cholesterol, Sodium 621mg sodium, Carbohydrate 3g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 40g protein.
MEDITERRANEAN STUFFED BONELESS CHICKEN THIGHS
This is something I thought would be nice when I bought a package of boneless chicken thighs and realized I could roll them open and stuff them with my favorite ingredients. It's easy, healthy... and it impresses my wife.
Provided by CJ Jones
Categories Chicken Thigh & Leg
Time 45m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Put oil, curry, oregano, pepper, cayenne pepper, and minced garlic into a small mixing bowl and stir with a fork.
- Pour oil and spice mixture into glass or ceramic baking dish and coat the whole bottom of pan with oil/spice mixture.
- Wash the chicken thighs under cold water and roll them out flat.
- Drag both sides of each thigh through the oil/spice mixture in baking dish and lay them flat and orderly in baking dish.
- Lightly brown the pine nuts in a non-stick frying pan for 1 minute, then mince.
- Put minced pine nuts, minced spinach, crumbled feta cheese, minced black olives, minced mushrooms into a bowl and toss them together. This is your stuffing.
- Place generous amount of stuffing on each flattened thigh.
- Roll the thighs around the stuffing to enclose it.
- Preheat oven to 375 (oven temperatures vary) and bake for 30 -40 minutes or until chicken is white throughout when sliced.
- Serve with rice and a vegetable or salad.
MEDITERRANEAN STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS
I adapted this from a recipe I saw in Cooking Light magazine, making changes to suit my family's taste preferences.
Provided by Northwestgal
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 45m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat broiler.
- Cut bell pepper in half lengthwise and remove seeds and membranes. Place pepper halves on foil-lined baking sheet, skin side up. Broil 15 minutes or until blackened. Place in air-tight container for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, finely chop the 2 bell pepper halves.
- Mix together chopped bell pepper, garlic, cheese, olives, basil, salt, and pepper in a bowl.
- Cut a horizontal slit in thickest portions of each chicken breast to form a pocket (but do not cut all the way through). Spoon the pepper/feta/olive mixture into each pocket. Close the opening with a toothpick. Season chicken on both sides with salt and pepper, and sprinkle the top side with dried basil.
- Place chicken on broiler rack, and broil 6-8 minutes each side, or until done (it may take additional time, depending on thickness of the chicken breasts). Remove from oven, loosely wrap with foil and let stand 10 minutes before serving.
MEDITERRANEAN STUFFED CHICKEN
Boneless breasts of chicken stuffed with a Mediterranean cheese stuffing.
Provided by Amy Marino
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- TO MAKE FILLING: In a large bowl beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the feta cheese, dill weed and garlic powder. Beat until smooth and creamy.
- Put a dollop of 1/4 of the filling on each breast, then roll and tie the breasts with cooking string to seal. Brush each breast with melted butter/margarine and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Bake uncovered in the preheated oven for 20 minutes or until the juices run clear.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 338.7 calories, Carbohydrate 2.4 g, Cholesterol 133.6 mg, Fat 21.6 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 32.6 g, SaturatedFat 13.4 g, Sodium 437.1 mg, Sugar 1.1 g
MEDITERRANEAN STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS
Found in a Diabetic Living email I somehow got signed up for. I find the best recipes in that email! Submitting this one for ZWT9.
Provided by Chef PotPie
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 35m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1. Using a sharp knife, cut a pocket in each chicken breast by cutting horizontally through the thickest portion to, but not through, the opposite side. Set aside.
- 2. In a small bowl, combine feta, artichoke hearts, roasted peppers, green onion, and oregano. Spoon evenly into pockets in chicken breasts. If necessary, secure openings with wooden toothpicks. Sprinkle chicken with black pepper.
- 3. Coat an unheated large nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Preheat skillet over medium heat. Add chicken. Cook for 12 to 14 minutes or until no longer pink (170 degrees F), turning once.
MEDITERRANEAN STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS
The stuffed chicken breasts are delicious with a distinct Mediterranean flair.
Provided by Vickie Parks
Categories Chicken
Time 45m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- 1. Preheat broiler.
- 2. Cut bell pepper in half lengthwise and remove seeds and membranes. Place pepper halves on foil-lined baking sheet, skin side up. Broil 15 minutes or until blackened. Place in air-tight container for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, finely chop the 2 bell pepper halves.
- 3. Mix together chopped bell pepper, garlic, cheese, olives, basil, Greek seasoning, salt, and pepper in a bowl.
- 4. Cut a horizontal slit in thickest portions of each chicken breast to form a pocket (but do not cut all the way through). Spoon the pepper/feta/olive mixture into each pocket. Close the opening with a toothpick. Season chicken on both sides with salt and pepper, and sprinkle the top side with dried basil.
- 5. Place chicken on broiler rack, and broil 6-8 minutes each side, or until done (it may take additional time, depending on thickness of the chicken breasts). Remove from oven, loosely wrap with foil and let stand 10 minutes before serving.
MEDITERRANEAN-STYLE STUFFED CHICKEN
These tender chicken breasts are stuffed with a delicious blend of cream cheese, bacon and Mediterranean-style ingredients.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 1h10m
Yield Makes 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat oven to 325°F.
- Combine first 6 ingredients. Add 1 Tbsp. thyme; mix well. Use small sharp knife to cut pocket in thick long side of each chicken breast, being careful to not cut through to opposite side. Fill pockets with cream cheese mixture.
- Heat oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 3 to 4 min. on each side or until browned on both sides. Transfer to 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; cover. Reserve drippings in skillet.
- Bake 25 to 30 min. or until chicken is done (165ºF). Meanwhile, add wine and broth to drippings in skillet; cook on medium heat 10 min. or until liquid is reduced by half, stirring frequently to scrape up browned bits from bottom of skillet. Stir in remaining thyme.
- Slice chicken. Serve topped with sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 370, Fat 22 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 165 mg, Sodium 500 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 32 g
MEDITERRANEAN STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST WITH COUSCOUS
This is not a quick recipe to make but the results are outstanding. I've had someone tell me, who doesn't like spinach, that he can just eat the stuffing. That tells me something. It's worth it to make.
Provided by George Levinthal
Categories Chicken
Time 2h15m
Number Of Ingredients 36
Steps:
- 1. Combine first five seasoning ingredients in a small bowl. Place each breast pieces in a plastic bag and pound until it's a uniform 1/4" thick. Brush infused oil on both sides of the chicken breasts and pat on the dry ingredients. Cover and set in the refrigerator for 20 to 30 minutes
- 2. Sauté the spinach in 1 tbsp of the infused oil and 1/2 cup of chicken stock until just wilted. Drain and squeeze most of the moisture out. Sauté the garlic and shallots with 1 tbsp of infused olive oil in a small sauté pan until soft. In a medium bowl combine the remaining ingredients and add the spinach.
- 3. Pre-heat the oven to 350 deg. F
- 4. Remove from the chicken from the refrigerator and place on a flat surface. Depending upon the size of the breast put 1/3 to 1/2 cup of the stuffing on one side of each of the four pieces of chicken, lengthwise leaving a small amount to sprinkle on the chicken. Roll the chicken in the long direction and hold together with long tooth picks. Place in a 9" x 13" baking dish sprayed with non-stick spray. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads about 160 deg. F. Check after about 15 minutes to make sure it's not getting dry. Remove toothpicks, slice in three to four pieces on the bias and serve over the couscous (recipe below).
- 5. Heat 1 tbsp infused oil in a 2 qt. pot and sauté the onions over medium heat until slightly soft. Add the pine nuts and continue to cook a couple more minutes until the pine nuts are slightly browned. Turn the heat to high and pour in the chicken stock and bring to a full boil. Add the couscous and the remaining ingredients, stir, cover and remove from the heat. Let sit for five minutes, fluff with a fork
- 6. Fill a 1 cup sized ramekin with the couscous for each of the servings and turn over onto the four plates. Arrange the chicken on top. Before serving, whisk together, yogurt, honey, lemon juice and zest and drizzle about 1 to 2 tbsp over the chicken and couscous. Sprinkle with some fresh chopped parsley and serve.
20-MINUTE STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST RECIPE - HOW TO MAKE STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST | THE MEDITERRANEAN DISH
20 minutes is all it takes to make this easy stuffed chicken breast with a delicious herb, spinach and cheese mixture! Grab our tips and recipe.
Provided by @MakeItYours
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Make the filling. In a mixing bowl combine the ricotta cheese, mozzarella, Parmesan, chopped walnuts (save ¼ cup walnuts for later), spinach, sundried tomatoes, parsley, garlic and oregano. Add a pinch of kosher salt and black pepper. Drizzle with a little bit of extra virgin olive oil. Mix until well combined.
- Pat the chicken breast dry and season on both sides with Kosher salt and black pepper.
- Now, you need to make a pocket in each chicken breast. Lay a chicken breast flat on a cutting board. Place a hand firmly on top of the breast. Insert a good chef's knife in the thickest part of the breast and cut through to make a pocket about 3 to 4 inches wide (only cut ¾ of the way in or you will split the chicken breast).
- Spoon the stuffing mixture into the pocket of each chicken breast (try to equally divide the stuffing among all four pieces).
- In a large cast iron skillet, heat 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil over medium-high heat until shimmering but not smoking. Add the chicken in and cook on one side for 5 to 7 minutes, then turn over and cook on the other side for another 5 minutes or so (chicken's internal temperature should register 165 degrees F).
- Remove from heat and allow the chicken 3 to 5 minutes to rest. If you like, slice the chicken up into smaller pieces and garnish with the remaining walnuts, a bit of parsley and sundried tomatoes. Enjoy!
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