Lasagna Stuffed Chicken

 Lasagna Stuffed Chicken is all the flavors you love from lasagna stuffed inside a chicken breast and it's smothered in cheesy, saucy goodness.  What's not to love?

Ingredients

• 2 chicken breasts
• 1 cup whole ricotta cheese
• 1 egg
• 3 tsp. Italian seasoning, dived
• 2 cloves crushed garlic
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella, divided
• 1 cup marinara sauce
• additional salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

1. Butterfly chicken breasts and place into a lightly greased baking dish.
2. In a small mixing bowl, stir together ricotta cheese, egg, 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning, garlic, salt, and I cup mozzarella cheese.
3. Spoon about 1/2 cup of sauce onto one half of each chicken breast. Spread ricotta mixture on top of the sauce and fold chicken breasts over to close.
4. Drizzle remaining marinara sauce over chicken.  Top with remaining mozzarella cheese.  Sprinkle with remaining Italian seasoning and season with salt and pepper.
5. Bake in a 400 degree over for 20 - 25 minutes, until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.

This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled. Stuffed chicken is a great way to shake up traditional lasagna. It was very tasty and if you use the low fat ricotta cheese and reduced fat mozzarella cheese you could make this pretty low carb and low fat but still taste like you are having lasagna!
This recipe is a KEEPER in our house!

Where did we find this?  thestayathomechef.com