Pizza-stuffed Chicken

Name: Pizza-stuffed Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: · 4 chicken breasts – about 660g; · 20 thin slices of large mushrooms; · ½ red pepper – deseeded and cut into 5 strips; · ½ red onion – thinly sliced; · 8 slices tomato; · 80 reduced-fat cheddar – grated; · 1 tsp dried Italian herbs; · Calorie controlled cooking spray

5 steps

Prep:10minCook:25min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:29:57 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories300.9 kcal (15%)

Total Fat17.1 g (24%)

Carbs4.1 g (2%)

Sugars2 g (2%)

Protein31.5 g (63%)

Sodium205.9 mg (10%)

Fiber0.9 g (3%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

660gchicken breasts

20 slicesmushrooms

thin, large

0.5red pepper

deseeded and cut into 5 strips

0.5red onion

thinly sliced

8 slicestomato

80greduced-fat cheddar

grated

1 tspdried italian herbs

cooking spray

calorie controlled

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 220°C (425°F), Fan 200°C (390°F), gas mark 7.

Step 2

Take each chicken breast and make five cuts widthways across the breast, three-quarters of the way through from the top to bottom. Be careful not the cut all the way through.

Step 3

In each cut place the following: one slice of mushroom, one slice of pepper and couple slices of onion. Place on a baking tray and cook in the over for 20 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.

Step 4

When cooked, arrange two tomato slices on each breast and top each with 20g of grated cheese and a pinch of the Italian herbs. Return to the oven and cook for another 5 minutes or until the cheese has melted and is golden brown.

Step 5

Remove from the oven and serve.