Oh man, do I have the easiest, most delicious, dinner for you tonight. Seriously! I made this chicken the other night as a way to use up whatever I had left in the fridge and it turned out so good. Adam loved it, but that doesn’t come as too much of a surprise. The man would eat a shoe if it was covered in feta.
Plump chicken breasts are stuffed with a Mediterranean-inspired blend of tomatoes and feta cheese, then baked to perfection. If you can even believe it, this recipe only has FOUR ingredients! Told ya it was simple. It’s perfect for a quick weeknight meal or you could jazz it up for company.
To make this, just cook some canned diced tomatoes with a little feta until most of the liquid has absorbed and the mixture is creamy. And when I say a “little” feta, I clearly mean a heaping half cup of feta.
My three cooking rules go as follows — when in doubt, add more feta, booze and garlic salt.
That, my children, is the secret to life.
Friday night dinner is DONE.
I served these with roast brussels and a rosemary quinoa brown rice blend that the folks over at Fair Trade gifted me a couple weeks ago when I had lunch at their office in Oakland. It was the perfect little dinner and incredibly satisfying {especially when followed by banana pudding}.
Happy Friday, friends!
Tomato and Feta Stuffed Chicken Breasts
serves 2-4
Ingredients:
2 large chicken breasts, skin on — about 1.5 lbs
1 cup diced tomatoes with basil, garlic and oregano
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
pinch of salt and pepper
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a 8″ baking dish with nonstick spray.
Simmer the diced tomatoes over medium heat for about 10-15 minutes, until most of the liquid has absorbed. Add the feta cheese and stir well to combine. Remove from heat.
Carefully cut a deep pocket in both chicken breasts. Spoon filling in as far back as you can, filling up the pocket completely. Place stuffed chicken breasts in your baking dish and sprinkle each with salt and pepper.
Bake chicken breasts for 40-45 minutes, until skin is golden brown and chicken has cooked through completely.
Time:
1 hour
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That looks delicious! Thanks for giving an idea for dinner tonight
This is perfect – love these flavours (and I’m totally with Adam on the eating a shoe covered in feta thing).
Ooh this does sound delicious! Stuffed chicken of any sort is one of my favourite dinners. I usually make it with sauteed mushrooms in white wine, but I’m totally trying your version too!
Happy Friday!
That looks yummy!!!
I love your 3 rules of cooking – especially the feta and booze!!
This looks soooo yummy!
I love stuffed chicken breasts. Eating chicken so much can get boring–so stuffing it jazzes it up a bit. I recently did sundried tomatoes and parmesan. This combo looks great, too!
I love how simple this recipe is – it looks absolutely delicious!
This is so delicious looking! Great recipe, Jenna!
I LOVE feta! Looks delicious!
Mediterranean-style food is one of my favorites! Gotta love the feta!
It even looks simple enough that I could make it!
Have a great weekend
M boyfriend always cracks open a beer when a pan is getting sticky. It always does the trick!
Side note: taking in your salted caramel chocolate cookie bars to work today!
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This sounds incredible..I looooooove feta!
Oh, I like your secret to life.
This looks scrumdiddlyumptious.
Feta…chicken….tomatoes. I love ALL these things
LOL What Bev said above!!
this looks so perfect for a friday night after a way too long work week
SO making this tonight. Great idea!
This is definitely going on my to-cook list! Thanks!
This looks amazing. I’m going to try it tonight and include some kalamata olives in the mix!
I love feta & baked tomatoes. Have a great weekend, Jenna!
Holy easy batman! This looks fantastic!
PS. I wholeheartedly agree with your feta philosophy. Especially in salads!
I love your three rules for cooking. This looks fabulous!
This dish looks amazing. I especially love that it looks so gourmet but only has four ingredients! That’s my kind of cooking
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I love simple chicken recipes! Always great to have new ideas to vary things up!
You always come up with the simplest & yummiest looking food! Kudos!
Anything stuffed looks impressive, yet you’ve made it so simple; love it Jenna!
That looks absolutely delicious! I love how simple the ingredients are. Those are always the best meals.
stuffed chicken breasts are my jam!!! I want these stat!
Love this! Warm tomatoes + feta is one of my favourite combinations. I bet you and Adam would love this Ellie Krieger recipe too! http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ellie-krieger/baked-shrimp-with-tomatoes-and-feta-recipe/index.html
This looks so easy and good! I can’t wait to make it! BTW, just started your book last night. I love your voice and ability to share your story!
I am kind of like Adam when it comes to feta. This looks amazing to me.
Easy recipes that make my mouth water also make me extremely happy. This one will be happening very soon.
oh my goodness… this looks IN.CRED.IBLE.
My mom made these for me growing up! I miss them! Have to figure out a vegetarian recipe now
This chicken breast looks wonderful. The cheese and tomatoes stuffed into a chicken breast perfect dinner idea.
Yum! I’ll have to make this for my college friends! They will love it!
So I just made this for lunch (early dinner?) today, with roasted cauliflower and a romaine-fennel salad, and it was amazing. The chicken breast came out so tender and flavorful! Please keep up all of these delicious, hearty meals from which you can actually get up and walk
Ohhhhh Jenna! I love that the ingredient list on for this chicken recipe is short and to the point! It makes this healthy delicious chicken so easy to fashion up after work! My bf would LOVE this chicken too and I’m excited to try it! Like Adam, I’m a big feta lover and this chicken looks addicting! Smart thinking, lady!
This looks delicious! I love feta cheese and like the idea of stuffing the chicken breast with it! Nothing beats getting a taste of it with every bite.
I made these for dinner last night but with fresh tomatoes instead of canned. So good! Thanks for another great recipe!!!
I made this tonight with some frozen tomatoes from my summer garden. I was a little low on feta, so I also added a big dollop of mascarpone cheese, and it was delightful. Thanks for the dinner idea!
I fixed this recipe last night for my husband and we loved it! I added in chopped onions with the tomatoes and then put in spinach with the cheese, it was fantastic!
Impressive… love this idea. A dairy-free variation might have to make it’s way over to my blog too!
I made this last night and it was DELISH! My husband is skeptical of anything new and he cleaned his plate!!
Bone in chicken? And skin on?
I made these for dinner a couple weeks back and have to say that i cannot WAIT to make them again! Its amazing how little goes into this and what a tremendous flavor comes out. I had a bit of trouble figuring out how to stuff the chicken at first but once i got that down, i was good to go. SO amazing! Served with buttermilk mashed potatoes and green beans.
Is it possible to make this dish with boneless-skinless chicken breasts? or won’t it work?
Nope, it should work just fine!
I added a splash of white wine and green onions to the tomatoes while they cooked, I didn’t have any oregano so just used basil and it smells delicious. Can’t wait to taste it, I know it will be amazing. Can’t miss with feta!
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