Description
Yummy flavors light up these boneless, skinless chicken breasts. Prosciutto, garlic, onion, red bell pepper, spinach and feta go inside the chicken, and a delicious crust goes on the outside. Air fryers do a terrific job with meat, and you don’t have to heat up your big oven. Enjoy these stuffed chicken breasts with a simple green salad and a nice, crusty bread, or slice in 1/2-inch slices and use as a hearty appetizer!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- ½ cup diced red onion
- ½ cup diced red bell pepper
- ½ cup diced fresh mushrooms
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- ½ cup chopped fresh spinach
- ½ teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
- 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
- ½ cup crumbled feta cheese
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 4 slices prosciutto
- 12 toothpicks
- ¾ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ¾ cup fine dry bread crumbs
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 serving avocado oil cooking spray
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat until hot. Add onion; cook and stir until softened
- about 3 minutes. Add red bell pepper and mushrooms
- and cook
- stirring occasionally
- for an additional 3 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and stir in chopped spinach and garlic. Continue stirring until the spinach is slightly wilted. Season with Italian seasoning
- salt
- and pepper and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
- Stir in feta cheese crumbles
- breaking up any large pieces.
- Pat chicken pieces dry and place on a secure cutting board. Cut a ‘pocket’ into each breast by inserting a knife in the thickest part of the breast and slicing parallel to the cutting board
- leaving about 1 inch at each tip. Be careful not cut all the way through the thinnest edge of the breast.
- Preheat the air fryer to 370 degrees F (190 degrees C) if preheating is recommended by the manufacturer.
- Separate prosciutto slices and place on a clean prep surface. Place 2 tablespoons of vegetable-feta mixture on top and roll around the filling
- creating an oblong bundle. Tuck 1 prosciutto-wrapped bundle into each sliced chicken breast
- and close the opening with toothpicks.
- Combine Parmesan cheese
- breadcrumbs
- parsley
- salt
- and pepper on a plate. Dip each stuffed chicken breast into beaten egg
- then dredge in breadcrumb mixture. Spray with avocado oil spray.
- Transfer to the air fryer basket and cook until browned
- about 15 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 4