Asparagus Stuffed Chicken Breasts
This may seem a little complicated, but its actually just like making a sandwich.All you do is layer up your ingredients, roll them up in your chicken breast and bake in the oven.If you are looking for something new to do with chicken, then be sure to give this a try - it really does have loads of flavour!
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon fine lemon zest
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 4 slices mozzarella cheese
- 16 asparagus spears trimmed
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- ¼ cup fresh breadcrumbs
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F
- Place the chicken breasts one at a time in a plastic food bag and pound with a meat mallet until they are each ¼ inch thick
- Season with salt and pepper
- Combine the mayonnaise, parsley and lemon zest in a bowl
- Spread the mayonnaise mixture evenly over the chicken breasts
- Top each with a slice of the cheese and 4 asparagus spears
- Roll up allowing the asparagus tips to poke out of each end
- Bush with a little of the melted butter
- Mix the remaining melted butter with the breadcrumbs
- Top each chicken breast with the crumbs patting them down so they can form a crust
- Place the chicken breast rolls seam side down onto a parchment-lined baking sheet
- Bake for 25 – 30 minutes or until done and the juices are running clear and then broil for 2 – 3 minutes to brown the crust
Nutrition Facts per serving
Calories: 354kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 33gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 113mgSodium: 505mgPotassium: 586mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 983IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 178mgIron: 2mg
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