Boursin Stuffed Chicken Breasts

This may go down in history as one of the most delicious and simple entrees of all time.  Butterflied chicken breasts stuffed with cheese and basil.  Can you say yum?  If you are not familiar with boursin cheese, I'm sorry.  I mean, let me tell you about it.  It's a soft, creamy cheese (similar to cream cheese) that is studded with different flavors.  For this recipe I used the herb and garlic variety but almost any variety would be delicious.  If you can't find boursin cheese feel free to use herb studded goat cheese or even your favorite cream cheese flavor.  The possibilities are endless.  I stuffed my chicken breasts then secured them with 3-4 toothpicks each.  Know that some cheese will ooze out.  It's okay.  Just scoop it on top before serving.  I put this together in the afternoon and baked it off at dinner time.  Super easy when you are trying to help your kids with homework and such.  Enjoy!

Boursin Stuffed Chicken Breasts (Shelly Redmond)

4 small boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1 1/2 lb.), butterflied (need help with the butterfly maneuver?  Here are step by step instructions:  how to butterfly a chicken breast
1 (5 oz.) package Boursin cheese of your choice (I used garlic and herb), cut in 4 even pieces
4 large basil leaves 
1 T. extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper

Preheat the oven to 375.  Spray a foil lined baking sheet with cooking spray and set aside.  Stuff each chicken breast with 1/4 of the boursin cheese and lay a basil leaf on top of the cheese.  Fold the chicken breasts over and secure with toothpicks.  Place the chicken breasts on the prepared baking sheet and brush each one evenly with olive oil.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper.  Bake for 40-45 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.  Allow to sit for 10 minutes before slicing.  Spoon any cheese that has oozed out on top of the sliced chicken breast as a sauce!  I served this with Farro with Cucumbers, Feta and Sun Dried Tomatoes.  

4 servings (376 calories each serving) according to my calculator on loseit.com