Cheese & Ham Stuffed Chicken
Make your midweek dinners a little more exciting with this tasty recipe. Stuffed chicken breast in a delicious sauce. This is another versatile dish that can be served with potatoes, rice, or even pasta.
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Ingredients
- 2 Chicken breasts
- 2 Slices of ham
- 2 Slices of gouda cheese
- 50 g Plain flour
- ½ tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Black pepper
- ½ tsp Paprika
- ½ tsp Garlic granules
For the sauce:
- 20 g Butter
- 20 g Plain flour
- 300 ml Chicken stock
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 10 g Parsley chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Cut a wide pocket in the side of each chicken breast being careful not to cut through.
- Place a slice of cheese on top of each piece of ham, then roll it up. Stuff the rolled cheese and ham into each chicken breast.
- In a dish, add the flour, salt, pepper, paprika, and garlic granules and mix well. Coat the stuffed chicken breasts in the seasoned flour.
- Heat some cooking oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat. Cook the chicken until they are golden brown on both sides, then remove them from the pan.
- For the sauce, turn the heat down to a medium, then add in the butter, flour, chicken stock, and Dijon mustard. Stir well and cook until it’s smooth, then get the chicken back into the pan.
- Cover with a lid and simmer for ten minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce has thickened. If the sauce gets too thick then add a splash of water.
- Sprinkle in the parsley, then stir it well. Taste for seasoning then dish it up, spoon over some of the sauce, and enjoy.
1 comments on “Cheese & Ham Stuffed Chicken”
Such an easy step by step recipe to follow with delicious results at the end. Used this recipe to prepare supper for my family the other night and all were delighted. The chicken cooks perfectly in the time stated and the creamy sauce is absolutely delicious.