#WFD – Baked Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Brie and Basil

Pour sauce over the chicken breasts and serve.

POLOKWANE -Baking your chicken is a healthy way to cook as it locks in all the goodness and nutrition in your dish.

What’s for Dinner says the combination of basil and brie in this dish is a special treat.

Ingredients

  1. 6 chicken breasts, deboned (skinless)
  2. 1 pinch salt and pepper (to taste)
  3. 100g brie cheese, thinly sliced
  4. 250ml basil leaves, whole
  5. 150ml piquant peppers, finely chopped
  6. 15ml olive oil
  7. 1 x KNORR Creamy Mushroom Sauce
  8. 250ml boiling water
  9. 20ml fresh italian flat leaf parsley, chopped

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C Using a sharp knife, cut into the thickest section of each breast to form a pocket, without cutting right through.
  2. Season the cavity with salt and pepper.
  3. Place a slice of cheese, basil and piquant peppers inside each breast cavity.
  4. Do not stuff it too full. Place the chicken breast onto a baking tray and drizzle with olive oil.
  5. Bake in a preheated oven for 200°C 30 min until the chicken is cooked and the filling has started to melt.
  6. Empty sachet contents into a jug.
  7. Fill up to 250 ml mark with boiling water.
  8. Stir with a fork for a minute until thick and smooth.
  9. Stir in parsley.
  10. Pour sauce over the chicken breasts and serve.

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