Ham and Cheese Stuffed Chicken

This chicken was SO delicious!! Will definitely be making this dish more often!

Ingredients1/4 cup grated Swiss cheese
2 tsp Dijon mustard
ground pepper to taste
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (1-1 1/4 pounds total)
1 egg white
1/2 cup plain dry breadcrumbs
2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil


Directions
Preheat oven to 400°F.

Lightly coat dish with cooking spray.

Mix cheese, ham, mustard and pepper in a small bowl.

Cut a horizontal slit along the thin, long edge of a chicken breast half, nearly through to the opposite side.

Open up the breast and place about one-fourth of the filling in the center.

Close the breast over the filling, pressing the edges firmly together to seal.
Repeat with the remaining chicken breasts and filling.

Lightly beat egg white with a fork in a medium bowl. 

Place breadcrumbs in a shallow glass dish.
Hold each chicken breast half together and dip in egg white, then dredge in breadcrumbs. (Discard leftovers.)

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

Add chicken breasts; cook until browned on one side, about 2 minutes.

Place the chicken, browned-side up, in the prepared dish.

Bake until the chicken is no longer pink in the center or until an instant-read thermometer registers 170°F, about 30 minutes or so.

ENJOY!!