Sausage & Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast
Italian Sausage and Cheese that is stuffed inside a large Chicken Breast, seasoned and browned in butter then baked in the oven. It turned out delicious! I used hot Italian sausage but you could use mild if you don’t like it hot. This chicken breast was so large that we split it for dinner.
Ingredients
Also butter for browning.
Place the chicken breast into a large bag
and gently pound so that the meat is an
even thickness. Try not to break the outer
part of the chicken or pound too thin or
the chicken may break when you stuff it.
Using a sharp knife carefully slice a hole
in the middle section from the side, trying
not to cut through the chicken top or
bottom and making a pouch.
Place one cooked Italian sausage inside the
chicken. My chicken was huge so I inserted
2 sausages, you may have a smaller chicken
breast and only be able to use one sausage.
Place the cheese around the sausage.
Using toothpicks, seal the chicken pouch
closed. Sprinkle the top with the salt,
pepper and herbs.
Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat.
Add the chicken, herb side down.
Sprinkle salt, pepper and herbs on top.
Cook until chicken begins to brown. Do not
actually cook the chicken, only brown it.
Watch it carefully and turn it over
to brown the other side.
Place the chicken into a baking dish that
has been sprayed with cooking oil, then
remove the toothpicks.
Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for
35 – 45 minutes or until the chicken is
165 degrees. Check temperature frequently
and don’t overcook or the chicken will be dry.
Serve immediately and enjoy, we sure did!
Sausage & Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast
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Ingredients
- 1 large chicken breast
- 1 – 2 cooked Italian sausage
- basil to taste
- oregano to taste
- parsley to taste
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
- 2 Tbsp. shredded cheese
- 1 – 2 Tbsp. butter
I use about ¼ tsp of each of the spices and herbs on each side of the chicken.
If you are making more than one chicken breast just increase the ingredients by that amount.
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Place the chicken breast into a plastic bag and gently pound to an even thickness. Don’t pound too thin or it will tear when you stuff it.
- Use a sharp knife and cut the side of the breast (middle part only not the ends) making a pouch. Try not to cut through the chicken breast. If you do you can always repair it with toothpicks.
- Place the cooked Italian sausage inside the pouch. If it is a large breast you may be able to put two sausage inside like I did.
- Place the cheese in the pouch then seal up the pouch with toothpicks.
- Sprinkle the seasonings and herbs on top of the chicken.
- In a skillet over medium heat, melt the butter.
- Place the chicken breast seasoned side down into the skillet.
- Season the top side and cook just until browned. You are not cooking the chicken, only browning it. Turn over and brown the other side. Watch carefully because you don’t want to cook the chicken or it will be dry.
- Place the chicken into a baking dish that has been sprayed with cooking oil and remove the toothpicks.
- Bake uncovered for 35 – 45 minutes or until the center of the chicken is 165 degrees. Check the temperature frequently so you don’t overcook it and dry it out.
- Serve immediately.
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Categories: Cheese, Chicken, Sausage/Kielbasa, Spices/Seasoning
Wow! I like the look of that. 😊😊😊
Thank you Jack! I wasn’t sure if it would turn out until I cooked it and cut it in half.
Looks delicious 😋; will you move in with us so we can eat well? 😊.
Hahaha you need to talk to my husband he may give you quite a fight! Thank you for that nice compliment Tangie!
Now that looks a hearty meal!!!
It definitely was and that is why we ended up splitting it!!! It was a great combination. Thank you!
This looks delish!!
Thank you Betsy! We love hot Italian sausage and chicken so this was a huge hit but mild Italian sausage would have tasted just as good.
Ive been buying, and rendering, italian sausage from a market and using it in so many dishes. What flavor and muchof the work done ahewad of time. This is on the list! Thanks for the inspiration.
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You’re very welcome!!! It was so much fun to make. I will be posting another stuffed chicken breast recipe soon….broccoli & cheese!
Oh, Diane, I’m so glad you decided to eat healthier 🙂 I have to proudly tell you that I dont eat meat for one month now! So I will be so glad if you give me some vegetarian (not vegan) receipes 🙂 Thanks for mayo and Coleslaw! And by the way: my leg was broken 3 days ago and when I’m sitting and watching tv and thinking about one thing – food 🙂
OH NO!!!! How long will you be laid up? What an inconvenience that must be! I wish I could send you your meals to make it easier. I am definitely making better choices but not completely…lol I will be posting a mashed Brussels sprouts recipe that I made yesterday that was so delicious I made a meal out of it! I don’t think I could give up meat. I have been working on lower carbs but not for every meal. 11#’s off so far! Take it easy and get that leg better fast!
Looks pretty good, dear Diane!
Maybe I will try it some day.
Thank you for sharing and have a peaceful weekend! 🙂
Thank you so much Katherine! 💕
Loved this one. Yum
Thanks I have one more stuffed chicken to post!
Looks great!
Thank you!!!❤
Looks naughty and delicious 😀
😂🤣😂🤣 Thank you!!!
Thank you!
Love your blog
Thank you SO much!!!!
Wow, that looks totally delicious.
Thank you so much! We really enjoyed it!
I’m going to give this a go
Diane, you’d be amazed how many of your recipes I print off! This is one of them! 😀 Stuffed chicken has to be one of my all-time favorite meals. I’m especially fond of crab stuffed chicken or simply herb and garlic butter stuffed chicken. But this sounds divine! Thank you yet again for knocking it out of the park. Please do take a bow! 😁
Thank you SO MUCH Holly!!!! You put a smile on my face! Have a great weekend!
Wow another unique stuffed chicken! Looks so good, Diane! 😍
Thank you we love hot Italian sausage so it was a win-win for us!