Pesto Rice-Stuffed Chicken Recipe

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Pesto Rice-Stuffed Chicken Recipe

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Juicy stuffed chicken is perfect for basil fans, but I've just as easily used shredded cheese in place of the pesto for my pickier eaters. —Rachel Dion, Port Charlotte, Florida

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8 servings

TOTAL TIME:

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 20 min.

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VERIFIED BY Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Diabetic Exchange

MAKES:

8 servings

TOTAL TIME:

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 20 min.

Ingredients

3/4 cup uncooked instant rice
1/2 cup chopped seeded tomato
1/4 cup prepared pesto
1/8 teaspoon salt
8 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (6 ounces each)
2 tablespoons canola oil, divided

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°. Cook rice according to package directions.
In a small bowl, combine tomato, pesto, salt and rice. Cut a pocket horizontally in the thickest part of each chicken breast. Fill each with 3 tablespoons rice mixture; secure with toothpicks.
In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. In batches, brown chicken breasts on each side, adding additional oil as needed. Transfer to a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan.
Bake 18-22 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Discard toothpicks before serving. Yield: 8 servings.

Originally published as Pesto Rice-Stuffed Chicken in Simple & Delicious December/January 2016

Nutritional Facts

1 stuffed chicken breast half: 278 calories, 10g fat (2g saturated fat), 94mg cholesterol, 210mg sodium, 9g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 0 fiber), 35g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 5 lean meat, 1 fat, 1/2 starch.

3/4 cup uncooked instant rice
1/2 cup chopped seeded tomato
1/4 cup prepared pesto
1/8 teaspoon salt
8 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (6 ounces each)
2 tablespoons canola oil, divided

Preheat oven to 375°. Cook rice according to package directions.
In a small bowl, combine tomato, pesto, salt and rice. Cut a pocket horizontally in the thickest part of each chicken breast. Fill each with 3 tablespoons rice mixture; secure with toothpicks.
In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. In batches, brown chicken breasts on each side, adding additional oil as needed. Transfer to a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan.
Bake 18-22 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Discard toothpicks before serving. Yield: 8 servings.