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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Nov 6, 2014
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Your family will love these stuffed chicken breasts that are big on flavor! The chicken and salad make a great meal for 300 calories per serving.

Pepperoni-Stuffed Chicken Breasts

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 45 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 7
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Ingredients

Stuffed Chicken Breasts

  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (1 lb)
  • 12 slices turkey pepperoni
  • 1/2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese (2 oz)
  • Cooking spray
  • 1/4 cup Progresso™ Italian style panko crispy bread crumbs

Mixed Greens Salad

  • 2 cups mixed salad greens
  • 1/4 cup light balsamic dressing
Make With
Progresso Breadcrumbs

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheet with foil. Place chicken breasts flat on cutting surface. With knife parallel to cutting surface, cut lengthwise slit in each chicken breast, forming a pocket, keeping other 3 sides intact. Stuff each chicken breast with pepperoni and mozzarella cheese, pressing edges of each chicken breast to seal.
  • Step 
    2
    Place chicken breasts on cookie sheet. Spray tops of chicken with cooking spray. Sprinkle bread crumbs evenly over chicken breasts. Spray with cooking spray.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (at least 165°F). Serve chicken with salad greens tossed with dressing.

Nutrition

300 Calories
15g Total Fat
34g Protein
8g Total Carbohydrate
3g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
300
Calories from Fat
130
Total Fat
15g
23%
Saturated Fat
3 1/2g
18%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
95mg
31%
Sodium
720mg
30%
Potassium
340mg
10%
Total Carbohydrate
8g
3%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
3g
Protein
34g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
35%
35%
Vitamin C
2%
2%
Calcium
15%
15%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 3 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 1 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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