Chicken Stuffed with Sundried Tomatoes, Olives, and Mozzarella
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I’m usually pretty great at making meal plans for the week and sticking to them, but lately it’s been tough. I either haphazardly throw together a plan/grocery list only to find out I missed a day entirely or forgot a few ingredients, or I end up not wanting to eat what I’d planned (or don’t feel like cooking in general). In cases like this, my go-tos tend to be either shrimp dishes (quick and easy) or stuffed meat dishes (easy to make with what’s on hand).
This particular night, it was a stuffed chicken dish. I always have sundried tomatoes, so that was a no-brainer. As much as I love olives (especially kalamata) I don’t think I’ve ever used them as a meat stuffing, so I decided to add those too. Normally I end up using feta or goat cheese in chicken dishes like this, but we had some sliced mozzarella around, which happened to be perfect (and provolone would be equally great).
This came together with almost no effort. While the chicken finished cooking in the oven, I made a quick bulgur side with peas on the stove (which basically meant letting the bulgur do its thing in some chicken broth and then just stirring in some peas at the last minute). A 2 minute pan sauce at the end completed this quick and tasty dish.
Chicken Stuffed with Sundried Tomatoes, Olives, and Mozzarella
2 boneless/skinless chicken breasts
6-8 kalamata olives, pitted and chopped
3 Tbsp. sundried tomatoes, sliced
2 slices mozzarella or provolone cheese
1/4 cup flour
1/4 tsp. thyme
salt and pepper
2 tsp. olive oil
2 Tbsp. chicken broth
2 Tbsp. white wine
Preheat the oven to 350.
Cut a pocket into your chicken breasts and fill each one with the sundried tomatoes, kalamata olives, and a slice of mozzarella cheese.
Mix together the flour with salt and pepper and the thyme. Lightly dredge the chicken breasts in the flour mixture.
Heat an oven-proof skillet over medium heat and add the oil. Once smoking, add the chicken breasts and sear, about 2 minutes per side. Place the pan in the oven until chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes.
Remove the chicken from the skillet and place the pan on the stovetop over medium heat. Add the chicken broth and wine, scraping up the browned bits and reducing the liquid by half. Spoon the sauce over the chicken breasts.
What a great way to dress up chicken. I always have sun-dried tomatoes and olives on hand. Can’t wait to try this dish!
Love it…so simple yet so satisfying! I haven’t made a stuffed chicken breast in ages.
I love that this has all of my favorite Mediterranean ingredients in one place. Especially the olives! I generally always have a jar but have nothing to do with them, other than eat them straight!
I love stuffing chicken breasts – this does look so good Elly.
I just pulled some chicken from the freezer for supper. I had something in mind but have been known to be swayed easily by a delicious dish.
This is definitely going to be dinner for my family this week. It looks sooooo good!
That looks superb! Your photos are so inviting and even though its early in the morning here, I’m already getting hungry for lunch!!!
Absolutely fantastic! Thanks for sharing such a great recipe!!!
Made this tonight, YUM!!! I used black olives instead of kalamata, since that’s what I had on hand. It was great!
So glad you liked it, Carissa!