Brad'S pepperoni stuffed chicken breast. Brad'S pepperoni stuffed chicken breast instructions. Butterfly breasts starting with the thick side. Place mozzarella, pepperoni, and basil leaves on butterflied chicken.

Season to taste with garlic powder, salt, pepper and Italian style seasoning. Place chicken breasts flat on cutting surface. Place the chicken breasts in a large bowl. You can cook Brad'S pepperoni stuffed chicken breast using 7 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Brad'S pepperoni stuffed chicken breast

You need 2 large of boneless skinless chicken breasts.
Prepare 1 packages of sliced pepperoni.
You need 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese.
You need 4 large of basil leaves.
It's 3 of strips of bacon cut in half.
You need 1 of egg beaten with a little milk.
It's 1 of garlic and herb bread crumbs.

Add olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning to the bowl and toss to combine/coat the chicken. Pour half of the marinara into the bottom of the baking dish and spread into a thin layer. Lightly season each piece with salt and pepper. Slice each breast in half diagonally to create two diamond-like shaped pieces.

Brad'S pepperoni stuffed chicken breast instructions

Rinse chicken and pat dry.
Place on a cutting board. Butterfly breasts starting with the thick side.
Heat oven to 350.
Place mozzarella, pepperoni, and basil leaves on butterflied chicken.
Fold back the chicken and lay strips of bacon over breasts.
Bake for 35 minutes or until 145°F.
Brush chicken with milk and egg mix. Dust with bread crumbs. Bake 10 more minutes . If crumbs are not brown turn on broiler a.few minutes.

Using a small, sharp knife, cut a pocket into the side of each breast piece. This can be slightly tricky on thinner pieces so be careful. In another dish pour beaten eggs and in a third dish,place breadcrumbs. Pour sauce evenly over chicken breasts in the baking dish. Roll the chicken up lengthwise and secure the ends with toothpicks.