Description
Delicious stuffed chicken breasts filled with ham and cheese, cooked in a savory sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 4 slices deli ham (thin-sliced)
- 4 slices Provoline cheese
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (¼ stick)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Cut out a wide pocket horizontally in each chicken breast, being careful not to cut all the way through.
- Stuff each chicken breast with 1 slice of ham and 1 slice of cheese.
- In a small dish, combine the onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
- Sprinkle each stuffed chicken breast with the seasoning.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Once heated, add the chicken breasts to the pan, cooking for 4-5 minutes on each side until browned, but not cooked through.
- Remove the chicken breasts from the pan.
- Melt the butter in the skillet. Add in the garlic and thyme, sautéing for a minute.
- Add in the dijon mustard and chicken broth. Whisk to smooth out any lumps and scrape up any browned bits from the pan.
- Whisk in the flour.
- Turn the heat down to low, and add the chicken breasts back to the pan.
- Cover the pan, and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Uncover, and spoon the sauce over the chicken breasts before serving.
Notes
- Cooking time may vary based on the thickness of the chicken breasts.
- You can substitute the cheese with any cheese of your choice.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Pan-fried
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 4g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 90mg