Pecan Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Cream Cheese and Broccoli
Pecan Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Cream Cheese and Broccoli might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe makes 10 servings with 382 calories, 23g of protein, and 27g of fat each. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have lemon juice, butter, chicken breast halves, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Instructions
To Make Broccoli/Cream Cheese Filling: In a medium saucepan over low heat, heat the lemon juice, butter or margarine, garlic, basil and pimento until butter or margarine has melted.
Add the 1 cup pecans, broccoli and onion and cook until broccoli is tender; then add the sour cream and cream cheese and mix all together until smooth.
Let cool, cover and refrigerate to chill for 30 minutes.
Place 1 to 2 tablespoons of the broccoli/cream cheese filling in the center of each chicken breast, roll up, tuck in sides and fasten with toothpicks.
Put the egg beat in a shallow dish or bowl, and mix the bread crumbs and 1/2 cup pecans together in another shallow dish or bowl. Dip the chicken rolls in the egg, then in the pecan mixture.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat and saute coated chicken rolls in skillet until well browned on both sides, about 2 to 4 minutes each side.
Place browned rolls in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and chicken meat is white.
Serve with a small portion of leftover broccoli/cream cheese mixture on top of each chicken breast.