Breaded Ham and Cheese Stuffed Chicken with Pesto
Thinly sliced chicken is stuffed with ham and cheese, dredged in Italian breadcrumbs, and pan fried for a crispy stuffed chicken; then, it's served over creamy pesto for an impressive chicken dinner
Ingredients
2 Boneless/Skinless Chicken Breast
Ham, thinly sliced
Mozzarella Cheese, grated
Italian Bread Crumbs
Egg, beaten
Flour for dredging
Salt, Pepper, Onion and Garlic powders and Crushed Red Pepper
1 Tablesppon Butter
¼ c Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Jar of Pesto Sauce
¼ c Heavy Whipping Cream, more or less for your liking
Directions
Butterfly chicken breasts and cut in half lengthwise. Pound chicken to about even ¼ inch thickness
Sprinkle with seasonings above
Place sliced ham and cheese on each piece of chicken and roll. Place toothpick in rolled up stuffed chicken.
Set up 3 shallow dish, one for flour, one for egg, and one for the breadcrumbs. Roll in flour, dust off extra. Roll in egg, and let the excess drip, the. Roll in bread crumbs.
Place on elevated rack to allow breading to adhere to chicken for about 10 minutes
Warm EVOO with 1 Tablespoon of butter in skillet. When oil is heated place rolls in oil and butter. Brown on all sides. Chicken should cook through rapidly as it was pounded thin.
While the chicken is cooking, add heavy whipping cream to pesto sauce to desired consistency. Heat in saucepan.
To serve, pour prepared pesto on the bottom. Add Stuffed chicken to the top. Top with parmesan and red pepper flakes.