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Hasselback Chicken Stuffed with Mozzarella, Tomato and Basil

Hasselback Chicken stuffed with mozzarella, tomato and basil is a delicious recipe to enjoy for dinner tonight!

Hasselback Chicken Stuffed with Mozzarella, Tomato and Basil from Walking on Sunshine.

Hasselback Chicken Recipe

I have been on a chicken for dinner “kick” lately!  And I’m making sure I take photos and write the ingredients down as I go along so I can blog about the recipes for you too.  Today I’m sharing with you this amazing recipe for Hasselback Chicken Stuffed with Mozzarella, Tomato and Basil.

The term Hasselback has been around for awhile; usually for potatoes where you make slits in the potato, like an accordion, being careful not to slice the potato all the way through.  Then you stuff the slits with bacon and cheese.

Now, people are making Hasselback everything…apples, sweet potatoes and even chicken! I haven’t tried Hasselback potatoes yet; have you?  I’m going to soon though.  And I know my son is really going to love that recipe because he loves bacon.

Helpful Kitchen Tools

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You don’t really need much to prepare this recipe, but here’s a list of my favorite kitchen tools: 

  • Cutting Board – I like these plastic ones that can easily be sterilized with bleach after preparing chicken. 
  • Knife Set – a good sharp knife is essential for cutting the slits in the chicken.
  • Rectangle Baking Dish – pretty enough to bring to the table! 

How to Make Hasselback Chicken

Make sure you print out the recipe below and save it for later!

Ingredients: 

  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 8 to 10 slices mozzarella cheese
  • 5 to 6 grape tomatoes; sliced in half
  • Fresh basil leaves
  • 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning – or your favorite seasonings! Garlic powder, fresh garlic or even oregano are also good. 
  • Salt and Pepper
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil

Directions: 

  1. Place the chicken breasts on a cutting board. Using a sharp knife, cut slits across the chicken breast about 3/4 of the way through being careful not to cut all the way through.
  2. Depending on the size of your chicken breast, you’re going to want around 6 to 8 slits per chicken breast.
  3. Stuff each slit with a slice of mozzarella cheese, half a grape tomato and a basil leaf.

Add sliced mozzarella cheese, grape tomatoes and basil leaves into slits in chicken breast for Hasselback Chicken from Walking on Sunshine Recipes.

 

Chicken Stuffed with Mozzarella, Tomato and Basil on cutting board with waxed paper from Walking on Sunshine Recipes

How Long to Bake Hasselback Chicken

  1. Place the chicken breasts in a baking dish that has been coated with non-stick baking spray.
  2. Brush each chicken breast with olive oil.
  3. Sprinkle each chicken breast with salt, pepper and Italian seasoning.
  4. You can also use your favorite seasonings: garlic powder, oregano…it’s okay to be creative! 
  5. Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 30 minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165 degrees.

Chicken Stuffed with Mozzarella, Tomato and Basil in baking dish with seasoning from Walking on Sunshine Recipes

 

What to Serve with Hasselback Chicken

For our dinner, I served rice pilaf with steamed green beans as our sides, but here are a few other ideas your family might enjoy: 

Hasselback chicken stuffed with mozzarella, tomato and basil is a new way to enjoy chicken for dinner tonight from Walking on Sunshine Recipes.

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Yield: 2 servings

Hasselback Chicken Stuffed with Mozzarella, Tomato and Basil

Hasselback Chicken Stuffed with Mozzarella, Tomato and Basil
Hasselback Chicken is stuffed with mozzarella, tomato and basil making it a new and delicious way to enjoy chicken for dinner!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 8 to 10 slices mozzarella cheese
  • 5 to 6 grape tomatoes; sliced in half
  • Fresh basil leaves
  • 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • Salt and Pepper
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil

Instructions

  1. Place the chicken breasts on a cutting board. Using a sharp knife, cut slits across the chicken breast about 3/4 of the way through being careful not to cut all the way through.
  2. Depending on the size of your chicken breast, you're going to want around 6 to 8 slits per chicken breast.
  3. Stuff each slit with a slice of mozzarella cheese, half a grape tomato and a basil leaf.
  4. Place the chicken breasts in a baking dish that has been coated with non-stick baking spray.
  5. Brush each chicken breast with olive oil.
  6. Sprinkle each chicken breast with salt, pepper and Italian seasoning.
  7. Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 30 minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 160 degrees.

Notes

You can also drizzle a little balsamic vinegar on top of the cooked chicken right before serving.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

2

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 670 Total Fat: 41g Saturated Fat: 21g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 17g Cholesterol: 214mg Sodium: 1127mg Carbohydrates: 5g Fiber: 1g Sugar: 2g Protein: 69g
The nutrition information is calculated automatically. I cannot guarantee its accuracy. If this data is important to you, please verify with your trusted nutrition calculator.
© Lois
Cuisine: Italian / Category: Main Dishes


Chicken Stuffed with Mozzarella, Basil and Tomatoes from Walking on Sunshine Recipes
Hasselback Chicken stuffed with slices of mozzarella cheese, grape tomatoes and fresh basil leaves.
Hasselback chicken stuffed with mozzarella, tomato and basil is a new way to enjoy chicken for dinner tonight from Walking on Sunshine Recipes.

 

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Comments

    • I found that the combination of the mozzarella and the basil was essential to this recipe. I hope you made it again with basil.

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  5. This looks delicious. I have never thought to stuff my chicken like this, but it's definitely something I'll have to do now!

    Thank you for sharing this with us on the #HomeMattersParty. We hope to see you again when we open our doors at 12 AM EST on Friday.

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  9. This was delicious! Very moist and tasty. I made an angel hair pasta side with similar ingredients to compliment the vegetables in the chicken. I think it is one of the best chicken breast dishes I have ever made. I had fresh basil, tomatoes, and oregano from the garden so it was extra special. Can't wait until I make it again.

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  10. This looks great! We do make Hasselback potatoes- my hubs is a chef and we have an historic inn and all our guests love them- and we do have fresh basil from our garden… and we all love Caprese salad- so we are DEFINITELY making this soon!

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  11. It was just like the photo. I served it with fresh oven roasted asparagus drizzled in a garlic and olive oil mixture(Thin pencil like asparagus). It was a great combination. I bought a basil plant the day before so I used FRESH basil. Yum

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    • This chicken dish is absolutely amazing. I have made it many times. Great to prepare ahead and take to friends and reheat if necessary. Cook with finger potatoes cut in half with salt pepper hot pepper shake and olive oil. In oven about 20 to 25 minutes for chicken and potatoes. So fast and easy.

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      • Your potato recipe sounds yummy too! Thanks for visiting and the nice compliment for the chicken recipe. Made MY day!

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  14. Hi Lois:
    I love your recipe for Hasselback Chicken! I'm putting together a recipe roundup and would like to feature your recipe link with the image. We will not repost the recipe and will also link the image to your site as well. Please let me know if this is ok- thanks! Scott

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  22. I made this this past weekend. I used fresh mozzarella and there was a lot of liquid. I took everything out at the end and put it in another dish to brown the chicken. The mozzarella formed a delicious skin over the chicken (maybe I overdid the mozzarella). IT was delicious.

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    • No, it shouldn’t affect the cooking time at all. Just make sure the chicken is cooked to an internal temperature of 165 degrees F. Let me know if you try the recipe! Thank you for visiting.

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  30. Do you have the nutritional value of this? I’ve made it 3 times now and it’s quickly become one of our favorite meals. I’ve tried to estimate the carbs, sugars, etc. but maybe you have it available. If so, thanks!

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    • I’m sorry, I don’t have that info available on my recipes…yet! Here’s a site that you can add all the ingredients and have them convert everything for you: https://www.verywellfit.com/
      Thanks for visiting and for leaving such a nice comment and rating on my recipe!

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    • You’re so kind. Thank you so much for the comment and for visiting. Love that your family enjoys the recipe too!

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    • I don’t see why it wouldn’t! I’m sure the cooking times would be different, so just cook the turkey loin until it registers the proper internal temperature that’s recommended on the package. I’ve never cooked a turkey loin before, so I can’t help you on that. Let me know how it comes out!

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  38. My husband and I love this recipe and it looks just as beautiful as the magazine photo. Perfectly yummy! Will be using it again this evening for a small birthday dinner group.

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    • Magazine photo??? Thanks. I took it with my phone right before we ate. I never realized this recipe would be so popular. Thanks for visiting!

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  40. Love this idea! I’m always attracted to hasselback recipes and I like this one because it seems like it would be low carb. Can’t wait to try it!

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  41. You can never go wrong with a great chicken recipe for dinner. Perfect for any night of the week. What a great recipe to entertain with too. The presentation is awesome.

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  42. Looks so delicious! You know we’ve never tried hasselback anything. Now coz of this I want to try to hasselback everything lol. Yum 🙂

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  44. What a special way to treat a chicken breast. We eat lots of chicken and I’ve never thought of doing it the Hasselback way. That is so clever to put the cheese tomato and basil in-between the slices. This is definitely a recipe I’m looking forward to making. We’ve gotten in a rut with our chicken.

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