feta, sun-dried tomato, and herb stuffed chicken

this recipe came about from a base recipe and then adding things i found in my pantry. it turned out fantastic. again, i love feta. i usually top pasta with it, but i loved this recipe, which used it in chicken. it feels like authentic italian, and i dig it.

INGREDIENTS:
3-4 chicken breasts, split down the middle
tomato basil feta
4 tbsp melted butter
italian breadcrumbs

SIDENOTE:
i've mentioned this before on the blog, but if you don't have tomato basil feta, make your own. take regular feta, and add chopped up sun-dried tomatoes and dried basil. i actually prefer this method to the pre-flavored tomato and basil feta. you can even add a sprinkle of garlic salt. it gives it a great flavor.

DIRECTIONS:
1. preheat oven to 350.

2. lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.

3. spread 2 tablespoons of italian breadcrumbs in the bottom of the baking dish.

4. lay chicken breasts flat on a flat working surface, either a cutting board or a piece of wax paper. place a spoonful of feta mixture inside chicken breast. fold each breast in half.

 
5. arrange chicken in baking dish.

6. cover chicken with remaining breadcrumbs.

7. pour melted butter evenly over all the chicken.

8. bake 25-30 minutes or until juices run clear and chicken is no longer pink in the center.

end result:

beautiful presentation and great flavor. this is a great recipe to serve for company. it looks like a gourmet treat that you slaved over, but it's actually pretty simple. and by "pretty simple," i mean pretty and simple. :)

fin.