Chicken Breasts In Phyllo

9 ingredients
18 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp. butter
  • 1/2 c. sliced fresh mushrooms
  • 1/4 c. chopped fresh tomatoes
  • 1/4 tsp. chopped thyme
  • 1/4 c. diced, smoked Mozzarella cheese
  • pinch of salt and pepper
  • 4 boneless chicken breast halves
  • 8 sheets phyllo dough
  • 1/2 c. (1 stick) butter

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 375°.
  2. 2
    Over medium heat, melt butter (2 tablespoons) in skillet; add mushrooms and tomatoes.
  3. 3
    Let mixture cook dry (about 4 minutes).
  4. 4
    Turn off; pour mixture into mixing bowl.
  5. 5
    Add thyme and cheese; mix and add pinch of salt and pepper and mix again.
  6. 6
    Open chicken breast; sprinkle with pinch of salt and pepper.
  7. 7
    Stuff with cheese mixture.
  8. 8
    Fold breast around itself.
  9. 9
    Lay 1 sheet of phyllo dough on clean surface; brush sheet with melted butter and place another
  10. 10
    sheet over the buttered sheet and brush with melted butter.
  11. 11
    Cut phyllo in half, making 2 squares.
  12. 12
    Place one square on top of other,
  13. 13
    making total of 4 layers of dough.
  14. 14
    Place chicken breast in middle of phyllo square. Fold around breast, sealing breast inside dough.
  15. 15
    Place on baking sheet, seam side down.
  16. 16
    Repeat process for other 3 breasts.
  17. 17
    Bake for 20 to 30 minutes, depending on size of breasts.
  18. 18
    Serve immediately while dough is crispy.

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