Feta Cheese and Bacon Stuffed Chicken Breasts
photo by davedawn2002
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 8 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 4 crushed garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- salt and pepper
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1⁄2 cup crumbled reduced-fat feta cheese
- 1⁄4 cup chopped turkey bacon (cooked)
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a small bowl combine olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper.
- Butterfly cut the chicken.
- mix together feta and bacon.
- stuff each breast with feta and bacon mixture. secure sides of chicken with toothpicks (if needed).
- Pour oil mixture over top of breasts.
- Bake uncovered for 30 - 35 minutes.
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Reviews
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YUM! I normally don't like the way I cook new recipes the first time, but this was EXCELLENT!! I had pretty big breasts and I cooked mine approx 55 min... The only (slight) changes I made was based on what I had in the house: I used Turkey Bacon, President Spreadable Feta, and pre-minced garlic (2 tsp). The flavor of the chicken was just to DIE for and it smelled sooooo good while cooking! I added it to my cookbook and will be making again!
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This was a delicious, easy recipe! I used regular feta cheese and added more turkey bacon than the 1/4 cup. With the chicken breasts, I ended up butterflying half of the breasts and just making "pockets" within the remaining chicken breasts (cutting into one side only to create the pocket). The chicken breasts with pockets ended up being much less dry, so I'll do this for all of the breasts next time. Also, using toothpicks to secure the sides of all of the chicken to fully cover the stuffing helps keep the chicken moist, too. My husband LOVED this dish, so I made another variation the following week using a stuffing of mozzarella and prosciutto. Then, I covered the tops of the breasts with a homemade tomato sauce. This variation was also delicious! Thanks for a delicious recipe that's easy to modify for lots of variations!
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I used regular bacon and full fat feta but didn't add any salt since both the bacon and cheese were salty enough. Since the breasts I had were huge, I added another 15 minutes to the cooking time. This recipe is one I will use when we have company because the ingredients work well with each other, are easy to assemble and are delicious.
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