Brad'S pepperoni stuffed chicken breast. You can stuff chicken breasts with several different ingredients and you can't really go wrong with pepperoni and cheese. These chicken breasts are stuffed with sliced pepperoni and mozzarella cheese. Your family will love these stuffed chicken breasts that are big on flavor!

Chicken breasts are pounded thin and rolled up around a filling of pepperoni and mozzarella. They're topped with spaghetti sauce and baked, then served over pasta for a family-pleasing We substituted turkey pepperoni for the "real" stuff and low-fat cheese as well as finding a low-sodium spagetti sauce. Stuff ¼ of the cheese and the pepperoni slices into the pocket of each chicken breast. you can have Brad'S pepperoni stuffed chicken breast using 7 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Brad'S pepperoni stuffed chicken breast

You need 2 large of boneless skinless chicken breasts.
You need 1 packages of sliced pepperoni.
You need 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese.
It's 4 large of basil leaves.
You need 3 of strips of bacon cut in half.
It's 1 of egg beaten with a little milk.
You need 1 of garlic and herb bread crumbs.

I tore some of the slices to make them fit better. Dip each chicken breast in the flour, then the egg and finally the breadcrumb mixture. Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Pepperoni & Mozzarella Stuffed Chicken Breasts.

Brad'S pepperoni stuffed chicken breast instructions

Rinse chicken and pat dry.
Place on a cutting board. Butterfly breasts starting with the thick side.
Heat oven to 350.
Place mozzarella, pepperoni, and basil leaves on butterflied chicken.
Fold back the chicken and lay strips of bacon over breasts.
Bake for 35 minutes or until 145°F.
Brush chicken with milk and egg mix. Dust with bread crumbs. Bake 10 more minutes . If crumbs are not brown turn on broiler a.few minutes.

Slice each breast in half diagonally to create two diamond-like shaped pieces. Using a small, sharp knife, cut a pocket into the side of each breast piece. This can be slightly tricky on thinner pieces so be careful. Transfer to oven and cook until chicken is just about cooked through and cheese is melted. Pepperoni Stuffed Chicken Parmesan: This twist on the traditional Chicken Parmesan will blow you away!