Ricotta & Basil Stuffed Chicken Breasts
WITH Jazmyn McKinnie
Dinner/Lunch • 30 mins • Serves: 4 • Cost: $18.20 approx. ($4.55/serve)
INGREDIENTS
- 450g chicken breasts
- 150g Ricotta
- 100g semi sundried tomatoes
- 1 bunch of basil
- 50g parmesan
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 2 garlic cloves
- Rocket leaves (or any other salad greens)
- Red onion
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Balsamic vinegar
METHOD
- Preheat oven to 1800C (fan-forced)
- Roughly chop the basil and sun-dried tomato, grate the parmesan, crush the garlic.
- Place the ricotta, garlic, tomatoes, basil, lemon juice, parmesan and salt and pepper in a large bowl, then mix.
- Lay the chicken breast flat on a chopping board, then using a knife slit along the length of the breast, only going about ¾ of the way deep – you should be able to open the chicken breast like a book.
- Place the chicken breasts on a lined baking tray, stuff them with the ricotta mix then drizzle olive oil over the top of the breasts and season with salt and pepper.
- Bake chicken in the oven for 20mins.
- Finely slice red onion, mix with rocket and stir through a dash of balsamic, olive oil and salt and pepper.
Serve!