asparagus and cheddar stuffed chicken breasts

Name: Asparagus and Cheddar Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 - chcken breasts, flattened with a meat mallet; 12 - thin asparagus spears; 1 cup(s) cheddar cheese, shredded; - lemon pepper; - kitchen string

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debbie lopez

Northen, CA

Updated on Mar 10, 2015

This is commonly sold in our local meat departments during the spring, but making your own at home will coast half as much as what you would pay buying it in the meat department.

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 40 Min

method Bake

yield 4 serving(s)

Ingredients

4 - chcken breasts, flattened with a meat mallet
12 - thin asparagus spears
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- lemon pepper
- kitchen string

How To Make asparagus and cheddar stuffed chicken breasts

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Step 2

Place 3 asparagus spears in the center of each flattened chicken breast and top each with 1/4 cup cheddar cheese.
Step 3

Bring in sides of chicken and tie in 1 or 2 places with kitchen string.
Step 4

Season to taste (we like quite a bit) with lemon pepper seasoning and place in a baking dish. Add 1/4 inch of water to dish; cover and cook for 20 minutes.
Step 5

Remove cover and cook for 20 minutes more or until chicken is cooked through.
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