balsamic goat cheese stuffed chicken breasts

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 shallot, finely diced
• 1 cup balsamic vinegar
• 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 2 ounces goat cheese, divided

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir shallot until translucent, about 5 minutes. pour balsamic vinegar into skillet and bring to a boil. reduce heat to low and simmer until balsamic vinegar mixture is reduced by half, about 10 minutes. stir often.
• cut chicken breasts from one side through the middle horizontally to within one-half inch of the other side. open the two sides and spread them out like an open book.
• spread half the goat cheese one half of each chicken breast and drizzle 1/3 of the reduced balsamic vinegar mixture over the goat cheese. close the chicken breasts over the goat cheese and secure with toothpicks. arrange chicken into a baking dish. drizzle with remaining 1/3 of the balsamic reduction.
• bake in the preheated oven until the chicken is no longer pink inside, the filling is hot, and the juices run clear, 30 to 35 minutes. an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the center of a filled breast should read at least 160 degrees f (70 degrees c).