Crispy Cheese-Filled Chicken

Name: Crispy Cheese-Filled Chicken
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 85 grams reduced-fat extra-sharp Cheddar cheese; 907 grams skinless, bone-in chicken breast halves; 237 milliliters coarsely crushed cornflakes; 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard; 2 teaspoons salt-free lemon-herb seasoning (such as Mrs. Dash); 118 milliliters nonfat buttermilk

Crispy Cheese-Filled Chicken might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 4 servings with 385 calories, 55g of protein, and 13g of fat each. If you have cheddar cheese, nonfat buttermilk, lemon-herb seasoning, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the nonfat buttermilk you could follow this main course with the Buttermilk Panna Cotta with Strawberries as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 37

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Oven

Cut a 2-inch-long slit in side of meaty portion of each breast without cutting all the way through the breast. Slice cheese into 4 portions; brush with mustard.

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Mustard

Cheese

Place 1 cheese slice in each slit; secure with wooden picks.

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Cheese

Combine cereal and seasoning. Dip chicken in buttermilk; dredge in cereal mixture.

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Buttermilk

Seasoning

Whole Chicken

Cereal

Dip

Place chicken in a 13- x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Whole Chicken

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Baking Pan

Bake at 375 for 1 hour.

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Oven

Remove picks, and serve immediately.

Tip: These stuffed bone-in chicken breasts are also tasty filled with Swiss cheese or provolone. Instead of the lemon-herb seasoning, you can use extra-spicy herb seasoning or Italian seasoning.

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Italian Seasoning