John This is chicken breast fillets stuffed with mozzarella cheese, basil leaves and cherry tomatoes. Baked in the oven where the mozzarella cheese melts beautifully over the chicken fillet. The result is a wonderful moist chicken with a great burst of flavour provided by the cherry tomato, with a subtle basil undertone.
There are not many ingredients or very many steps required to make this dish. The main time taken is in stuffing the chicken. It is not overly time consuming but does take a little longer than you first may think.
This chicken dish will match well with either a salad or range of vegetables.
| Prep Time | 20 minutes |
| Cook Time | 25 minutes |
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Ingredients
- 4 Chicken Fillets breast fillets
- 300 g Mozarella Cheese Sliced - approximate amount
- 200 g Cherry Tomatoes sliced in half
- Basil Leaves whole leaves
- 2 tsp Ground Basil
- Pepper to season
- 2 tsp Olive Oil
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C (fan forced)
- Place each chicken breast on a cutting board and make sliced cuts across each fillet. Make each cut about 3/4 through the fillet, do not cut all the way through. Maker about 6 - 8 cuts depending on size of the fillet.
- Within each cut on the chicken fillet, place a slice of mozarella, a basil leaf and cherry tomatoes
- Place the chicken fillets in a baking dish, and brush with olive oil and sprinkle with ground basil and pepper.
- Place baking dish in oven and cook for approx 25 minutes.
- Remove from oven and serve with salad or vegetables.
