Stuffed Herbed Chicken with Boursin Cheese

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Health score
23%
Stuffed Herbed Chicken with Boursin Cheese
45 min.
2
623kcal

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Ingredients

  •  chicken breasts boneless skinless
  • leaves basil fresh green to cover each chicken breast (or other - beet , swiss chard, spinach)
  • Tbsp walnuts toasted finely chopped
  • 2.5 oz boursin garlic and herb cheese room temperature
  • 0.3 cup breadcrumbs 
  • Tbsp parmesan cheese grated
  •  eggs beaten well
  • servings salt 
  • servings bell pepper 
  • 2.5 oz cream cheese softened
  •  garlic clove minced
  • teaspoons parsley fresh minced
  • teaspoons chives fresh minced
  • pinch cayenne 
  • 0.3 teaspoon freshly cracked peppercorns black
  • pinch salt 

Equipment

  • oven
  • plastic wrap
  • baking pan
  • toothpicks
  • cutting board
  • meat tenderizer

Directions

  1. Pound the chicken breasts to 1/4 inch thickness: Preheat oven to 350°F. Put each chicken breast between two layers of plastic wrap, on a chopping board, and use a meat mallet to pound until 1/4-inch thick.
  2. Blanch the basil: Dip each basil (or other bitter green) leaf in boiling water, drain and set aside.
  3. Mix walnuts into Boursin or cheese mixture: If you are not starting with Boursin herbed cheese, make your own by mixing together the Herbed Cheese ingredients mentioned above.
  4. Mix the walnuts into the cheese mixture, set aside.
  5. Layer chicken with cheese and basil, roll up:
  6. Lay the chicken breasts flat, season each side with salt and pepper.
  7. Spread the cheese-walnut mixture over each breast, covering the surface of the breasts.
  8. Layer on the basil leaves. Starting at the shortest end of the chicken breast, roll up as tightly as possible and tuck in the ends to form a neat roll. Secure each breast with 2 toothpicks.
  9. Dredge in flour, egg, and breadcrumbs: Put flour, beaten egg, and breadcrumbs combined with the Parmesan cheese on to 3 separate flat dishes. Dredge each chicken breast roll first in the flour, then the egg, and finally the Parmesan bread crumbs. (Skip this step if you are going low carb and/or gluten-free.)
  10. Transfer chicken breasts to a greased baking dish, seam side down.
  11. Bake at 350°F for 40-50 minutes, depending on the size of the breast, until the internal temperature is 165°F, the juices run clear, and the chicken is slightly browned.
  12. Let rest for 5 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts

Calories623kcal
Protein24.65%
Fat59.99%
Carbs15.36%

Properties

Glycemic Index
125
Glycemic Load
1.83
Inflammation Score
-10
Nutrition Score
31.108695672906%

Flavonoids

Cyanidin
0.27mg
Apigenin
0.32mg
Luteolin
0.46mg
Isorhamnetin
0.1mg
Kaempferol
0.17mg
Myricetin
0.05mg
Quercetin
0.27mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:623.24kcal
31.16%
Fat:41.73g
64.19%
Saturated Fat:20.31g
126.96%
Carbohydrates:24.03g
8.01%
Net Carbohydrates:20.76g
7.55%
Sugar:7.2g
8%
Cholesterol:233.45mg
77.82%
Sodium:973.99mg
42.35%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:38.58g
77.16%
Vitamin C:98.43mg
119.31%
Selenium:54.11µg
77.29%
Vitamin A:3496.53IU
69.93%
Vitamin B3:13.96mg
69.8%
Vitamin B6:1.23mg
61.47%
Phosphorus:455.32mg
45.53%
Manganese:0.73mg
36.32%
Vitamin B2:0.48mg
28.07%
Vitamin B5:2.6mg
25.96%
Vitamin B1:0.35mg
23%
Potassium:767.11mg
21.92%
Folate:83.84µg
20.96%
Calcium:197.98mg
19.8%
Magnesium:72.55mg
18.14%
Zinc:2.24mg
14.91%
Copper:0.29mg
14.41%
Vitamin E:2.08mg
13.85%
Iron:2.48mg
13.76%
Fiber:3.27g
13.08%
Vitamin K:12.89µg
12.28%
Vitamin B12:0.67µg
11.08%
Vitamin D:0.59µg
3.94%