Recipe: Appetizing Apple and Gouda Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Apple and Gouda Stuffed Chicken Breasts. Apple and Gouda Stuffed Chicken Breast. How to make apple, cheese & bacon stuffed chicken breast: Add diced bacon, apples and onions to a large sauté pan. Cook until bacon is crispy and apples and onions are tender.

In a bowl, mix diced sweet potatoes with olive oil, smoked paprika, thyme and sea salt until evenly coated. Arrange sweet potatoes in a single layer around chicken breasts. Open the chicken breasts and place a couple of apple slices in the center. You can cook Apple and Gouda Stuffed Chicken Breasts using 7 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Apple and Gouda Stuffed Chicken Breasts

1. You need 1/2 cup of creamy Italian dressing.
2. You need 3 of boneless and skinless chicken breasts.
3. Prepare 1 of diced apple.
4. Prepare 1/2 cup of aged Gouda, shredded.
5. Prepare 2/3 cup of Italian bread crumbs.
6. It's 6 of toothpicks.
7. You need 1 gallon of plastic bag.

Season with salt and pepper then close. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Transfer chicken to other half of baking sheet, seared side up. Shingle cooked apples on chicken and cover apples with Gouda slices.

Apple and Gouda Stuffed Chicken Breasts step by step

1. Place chicken in the gallon bag and pour dressing into the bag. If you feel like you need more dressing to effectively coat the chicken, do so. Seal the bag and move the chicken around so all sides become coated with dressing. Place in the refrigerator to "marinate" while you prepare..
2. preheat oven to 350°F.
3. combine diced apples and shredded cheese in a small bowl and set aside..
4. place bread crumbs in a dish - you will be using this to coat the chicken so plan accordingly.
5. place your baking dish, lined with foil or parchment paper, beside the "breading" station. Place a filet knife beside the breading station and place toothpicks on the baking dish. Now you should have everything ready before touching raw chicken!.
6. remove chicken from the fridge; remove chicken from the bag and place each breast in the bread crumbs; coat each breast with crumbs.
7. place breaded chicken on baking pan; slice each breast in half lengthwise ( like a hot dog bun) and stuff with apple and Gouda mixture.
8. "seal" the breast with toothpicks; bake for 30 minutes or until done.
9. If you have leftover apple and gouda , you can place the mixture on top of the breasts so it will cook and melt over the chicken.

Reserve pan; no need to wipe clean. Season both sides of chicken with the cayenne mixture. Place small piece (s) of cheese on chicken and roll up, pressing firmly. Wrap each stuffed breast with a bacon slice and then brown over medium heat until bacon just begins to crisp. Divide apple mixture between chicken breasts, and roll up each breast.