Servings: 4
Calories: 400kcal
Equipment
- Grill
Ingredients
- 1 Chicken breast per person
Ham & Swiss (per breast)
- 2 slices Swiss cheese
- 2 slices quality deli style ham rosemary or black forest ham are great for this
- Salt & fresh pepper
Broccoli & Cheddar (makes enough to stuff 4 breasts)
- 1 cup finely chopped broccoli florets
- 1 cup sharp cheddar
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- Fresh pepper
Rub
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 1 tsp quality olive oil
Instructions
- Let’s start by butterflying the chicken breasts. Recognizing that there are 2 edges to; a flat edge and a rounded edge, the easiest way to butterfly the breast is to lay the breast on a cutting board and, using a sharp knife, slice into the middle of the rounded edge. Don’t cut all the way through it; you want to be able to open the breast like a book. Do this with all the breasts that you will be prepping.
- If you are using the broccoli cheddar stuffing you want to mix the chopped broccoli, cheddar and mayonnaise in a bowl and season with pepper. Using about a quarter of the filling, place it onto the opened breast and spread evenly. Now, using one edge, begin to roll the breast over itself until its closed up and tube-like. If you are using butcher's twine, truss the stuffed breast 3-4 times to make sure its closed up tight and not going to let anything fall out. If using the toothpick method, using 3-4 toothpicks to close it up also works well
- If choose to stuff your breast with ham and Swiss, lay down a piece of cheese on the opened chicken followed by a slice of ham. Salt and pepper it, then repeat with the last cheese slice and ham. Roll then truss or toothpick the stuffed chicken.
- In a small bowl, mix together the rub ingredients. Using 1 tsp of olive oil per breast being cooked, coat and rub the spice mix all over each chicken breast. Let rest for a couple minutes.
- Let the grill come up to temperature (400 F) and run for a few minutes to get the grates good and hot! Once the grill is ready, take the stuffed chicken and place it seam side down on the grill grates. Let the breasts cook for 3-4 minutes and rotate 90 degrees so that you can get those beautiful grill marks. Flip and continue to cook until internal temperature reaches roughly 157 F. Remove from the grill and allow to rest for 3-4 minutes. Remove the toothpicks or butcher's twine and serve!
Nutrition
Calories: 400kcal
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