Cheese-Stuffed Chicken Breast

122 Reviews
94% would make this recipe again

Chicken breasts stuffed with cheese and pear slices, then baked.

This recipe is incompatible with your food profile

Preparation : 10 min Cooking : 20 min
310 calories/serving

Ingredients

2 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless 600 g
1 1/2 tbsp olive oil 23 mL
1 pinch salt [optional] 0.2 g
ground pepper to taste [optional]
100 g Oka cheese, or cheddar, sliced
1 pears, peeled, cored, then thinly sliced 150 g

Before you start

Keep the serving plates warm on the stove while you're preparing the dish.

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 190ºC/375ºF.
  2. Peel and core the pears, then slice them thinly. Set aside.
  3. Cut each whole chicken breast in half lengthwise. Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the chicken breasts, then sear until golden-brown, about 3 min on each side. Season with salt and pepper. Remove the pan from the heat, then let it rest a few minutes.
  4. Butterfly the chicken breasts by splitting the thickness in half with a cut starting on one side and slicing to almost, but not completely through to the other side. With the butterflied breasts folded back together, insert the cheese and pear slices inside the cut. Lay the chicken breasts in an ovenproof dish along with any of the cooking juices.
  5. Bake in the middle of the oven until the chicken is cooked and the top is browned, 15 min. Serve on the warmed plates.

Nutrition Facts Table

per 1 serving (180 g)

Amount

% Daily Value

Calories

310

Fat

13 g

21 %

Saturated 5.3 g
+ Trans 0.2 g

27 %

Cholesterol

110 mg

Sodium

230 mg

10 %

Carbohydrate

5 g

2 %

Fibre

1 g

4 %

Sugars

3 g

Net Carbs

4 g

Protein

40 g

Vitamin A

4 %

Vitamin C

2 %

Calcium

14 %

Iron

9 %
More info

DIABETES Exchange

1 serving of this recipe is equivalent to :
Food Group Exchanges
Fruits ½
Meat and Alternatives 5
Fats 2
More info
Check out our Meal Plans for Type 2 Diabetes

Leave a review

You have to be logged in to leave a review
Your rating :
Would I make this recipe again?
Show Tips

Reviews are a valuable resource: they indicate whether members and their families are happy or not with a recipe. To be useful to other members, reviews should focus on the actual cooking and eating experience related to the recipe being reviewed.

Reviews written by someone who has not actually made or tasted the recipe, comments about other reviewers, other recipes or links to other sites, may be edited or deleted by our staff. Negative reviews are not deleted if the language is appropriate. If you come across an inappropriate review, please contact us.

Reviews

122 Reviews (117 with rating only) 94% would make this recipe again
Sort By: Most Recent | Rating | Most Helpful

My Notes

Show Tips

This space is reserved for your personal notes on the recipe. These notes are private and will only be visible to you. Here's an example of what these notes could say for a given recipe:

  • I replaced oregano by rosemary and it turned out great
  • use my large pan with the copper bottom
  • leave under the grill 3 minutes instead of 1 to get a golden crust

This recipe is in the following categories

Poultry | Main courses/Entrées | Bake

Top Reviews

View All Reviews
april 20, 2010 | I would make this recipe again

This was gorgeous! I stuffed it with pears slices, herbes de Provence and Gouda cheese. I also wrapped each breast half in a slice of Rosemary ham before putting it in the oven. Mmmmmm. Will be making this again for sure.

Useful 1
Anonyme
october 20, 2021

bland and boring. would not make again.

Useful 0
Anonyme
october 20, 2021

Followed the recipe exactly. Found the chicken to be pretty tasteless - cheese (cheddar) and pear slices didn't lend much flavor. Marinated - it might have a chance.

Useful 0

This website uses cookies to give the best user experience, monitor the site performance, offer social networks features, or display advertisements. By clicking "ACCEPT", you consent to the use of cookies in accordance to our privacy policy.