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Blue Cheese-Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Type: Chicken, Poultry
Courses: Main Course
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

4   Boneless skinless chicken breast halves - - (abt 1 lb total) (medium)
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
1/2 cup 73g / 2.6ozChopped pecans - toasted
1   Cream cheese - (3 oz) - softened
1/4 cup 36g / 1.3ozCrumbled blue cheese - (1 oz)
2 tablespoons 30mlButter or margarine - melted
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlPaprika

Recipe Instructions

Rinse chicken, pat dry with paper towels. Place each half between two pieces of plastic wrap. Working from center to edges, pound lightly with the flat side of a meat mallet to 1/4 inch thickness. Remove plastic wrap. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

In a small bowl combine pecans, cream cheese, and blue cheese. Place about 1/4 cup cheese mixture on each chicken piece. Fold in the sides: roll up jelly-roll style, pressing edges to seal.

Place chicken in a 2-quart square baking dish. In a small bowl combine margarine or butter and paprika. Brush chicken with mixture. Bake, uncovered, in a 350 degree oven for about 30 minutes or until chicken is tender and no longer pink.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Calories: 363

Carbs: 4g

Protein: 26g

Fat: 28g

Sodium: 417mg

Fiber: ?

ECC =?

Source:
Carb Health Recipes at http://www.e-clipse.com

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