Gluten-free Sun Dried Tomato and Basil Stuffed Chicken Breasts are easy, mouthwatering, and ready in 30 minutes!
Craving the convenience of an easy chicken recipe for dinner tonight, but not the predictable, ho-hum dishes you’re used to making?
Try Sun Dried Tomato and Basil Stuffed Chicken Breasts — a quick-cooking chicken recipe that’s anything but boring!
Looks like a lowly ol’ chicken breast right? Wrong-o! Stuffed inside is a mixture of not one, but two types of sun dried tomato and basil-flavored cheeses, chewy sun dried tomatoes, and fresh basil.
From start to finish you can get this dish prepped, cooked, and on the table in under 30 minutes. Promise!
While quick and easy, this chicken feels anything but. The fresh flavors will wow and, hello, anything stuffed is usually a crowd pleaser.
Start by making the Sun Dried Tomato and Basil stuffing which, as I mentioned, is spiked with two types of cheeses. The first is Laughing Cow wedges. Love these babies!
To keep with the theme I use their Light Mozzarella Sun Dried Tomato & Basil Wedges. You’ll need four — peel then pop them into a large mixing bowl.
Next add 1/4 cup Tomato & Basil crumbled feta cheese. It is full of flavor!
Now add 1/4 cup chopped sun dried tomatoes. I prefer sundried tomatoes packed in oil vs dehydrated.
Finally add 1/4 cup fresh chopped basil.
Mix everything up then set it aside.
Next, slice a pocket into the thickest part of 4 chicken breasts. Use a sharp knife and make sure not to cut all the through to the other side.
Stuff 1/4 of the stuffing into each pocket, then seal with a couple toothpicks.
Brush both sides of the chicken breasts with extra virgin olive oil, and season with salt and pepper, then saute for 4-5 minutes a side, or until the chicken is cooked all the way through. Be sure not to crank the heat above medium otherwise the chicken will burn before it’s fully cooked.
Remove the toothpicks, steam up some veggies, then dig in and enjoy!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts
- 4 Laughing Cow Sun Dried Tomato & Basil wedges
- 1/4 cup Tomato and Basil feta cheese crumbles
- 1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes packed in oil, chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
- salt and pepper
- extra virgin olive oil
Directions
- Slice a pocket into the thickest part of the chicken breasts, being careful not to cut all the way through. Combine Laughing Cow wedges, feta cheese, sun dried tomatoes, and basil in a bowl then divide mixture into fourths and stuff a quarter of the filling into each pocket. Close pockets with toothpicks then brush both sides of the chicken with extra virgin olive oil and season lightly with salt and pepper.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat then saute chicken for 4-5 minutes a side, or until cooked all the way through. Remove toothpicks then serve.
Nutrition
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Could you bake this chicken breast? My hubs doesn’t like sauteed chicken!
Sure!
Just out of curiousity, why do you often pan sear your chicken rather than bake or grill it?
I just find it quick and easy, plus the stove top doesn’t heat up the house like the oven does.
What a great use of the laughing cow cheese. We love it in our house!
Love sun-dried tomatoes. I bet you could grill this too right?
I think so! As long as you can keep the heat at a medium range.
Just wanted you to know that I did grill these tonight! What a flavorful meal! I set 3 burners on low and laid the stuffed breasts on a cast iron skillet with olive oil for approx. 15+ minutes. I couldn’t find that particular laughing cow cheese so substituted regular Mozzerella instead. Absolutely delicious Kristin! Thanks for all the recipes you pass along. And congratulations on that sweet babe!
This seems like the perfect nice n’ easy recipe for tonight’s dinner. Thank you!
This looks amazing!! I can’t wait to try it out. And yes, there is nothing like parenthood to make you appreciate a hundred-fold everything your parents ever did for you. And for wondering how in the world they ever let us go when they did. College? Forgetaboutit : )
It is crazy to think that your little precious man will be a grown adult one day. I wonder if he’ll say “suckers!”… ;) that pic was too cute.
Wow this looks amazing. This is going on my meal plan for next week.
This is one of my favorite fillings! I love sun-dried tomatoes, feta cheese and basil! Such a perfect meal in my eyes!
I love sun dried tomatoes– pinning this! (:
These look delicious! I have never stuffed a chicken breast before; I think it’s time to give it a shot.
Oh, Kristin! These look amazing on so many levels! I love, love Laughing Cow light cheeses, but haven’t tried the flavored fetas. Guess what’s going on my grocery list ASAP!?!? Oh – and I just have to smile as you describe your visions of little Lincoln’s future! Somehow my two little ones are already 11! (Middle schoolers *gasp*! No idea how that happened so fast – probably magic.) It does get so much busier, but in lots and lots of really awesome ways! :D
Oh how I love easy chicken breast recipes! And I love that Ben is already insisting that there will be golf practice and not soccer practice :)