Chicken Breast Stuffed with Brie Cheese,
Red Pepper and Green Onions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C)
Baking sheet sprayed with vegetable spray

• 2 oz. Brie cheese, at room temperature (50 g)
• 3 tbsp finely chopped red peppers (45 mL)
• 3 tbsp finely chopped green onions (about 2 medium) (45 mL)
• 1 tsp minced garlic (5 mL)
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp 2% milk (25 mL)
• 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs (125 mL)
• 1 lb skinless, boneless chicken breasts (about 4) (500 g)
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil (15 mL)

Preparation

1. In small bowl, mix Brie, red peppers, green onions and garlic. In small bowl whisk together egg and milk. Put bread crumbs on a plate.

2. Between sheets of waxed paper, pound breasts to 1/4-inch (5 mm) thickness. Put 1 tbsp (15 mL) Brie mixture at a short end of each breast. Roll up tightly; secure edge with a toothpick.

3. Dip each chicken roll in egg wash, then in bread crumbs. Heat oil in large nonstick skillet sprayed with vegetable spray, cook over high heat for 3 minutes, turning often, or until browned on all sides. Put on prepared baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes or until just done at center. Remove toothpicks before serving.

Tip

• Instead of serving each breast whole slice each crosswise into medallions and fan out on plates.

• Replace chicken with turkey, veal, or pork scallopini.

• Brie is a high-fat cheese, but 1/2 cup (2 oz) (50 g) divided among 4 servings makes it acceptable.

Make Ahead

• Prepare chicken breasts early in the day; sauté, then refrigerate. Bake for an extra 5 minutes just prior to serving.

Per Serving
Calories 284
Protein 33 g
Fat total 11 g
Fat saturated 4 g
Carbohydrates 12 g
Sodium 637 mg
Cholesterol 134 mg
Fiber 0 g

Recipes from Rose Reisman's Enlightened Home Cooking

Chicken Breast Stuffed with Brie Cheese, Red Pepper and Green Onions

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Rose Reisman's Enlightened Home Cooking
by Rose Reisman
Cover Photograph by Mark T. Shapiro
Robert Rose, Inc.
$18.95/trade paperback
16 color photographs throughout
Books available: August 1996
Publication date: September 1996
Foreword by Dr. Roy M. Clark, Chair of the National Breast Cancer Fund, Canada and Sharon Green, Executive Director, Y-ME
ISBN: 1-896503-16-0
Reprinted with permission