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🍽️ Chicken Breast with Paprika-Feta Filling on Fruit Rice
725 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 4 chicken breast fillets à approx. 140 g (with skin)
- 100 g pickled bell peppers (jar)
- 80 g feta
- 250 g basmati rice
- 350 g mixed fruit (banana, mango, pineapple, apple and melon)
- salt
- pepper (from the mill)
- 20 g butter
- 500 ml poultry broth
- 50 g crème fraîche
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tbsp hot mustard
- 4 sage leaves
Instructions
- 1. Rinse the chicken breast under cold running water and pat it completely dry with a kitchen towel.
- 2. Cut a horizontal slit into the thickest side of the breast to create a pocket, being careful not to cut all the way through.
- 3. Pat the bell peppers and the feta cheese dry as well.
- 4. Cut the feta cheese into four long strips.
- 5. Wrap each strip of feta in a piece of the bell pepper.
- 6. Insert the stuffed pepper rolls into the pocket you created in the chicken breast.
- 7. Secure the opening with toothpicks to prevent the filling from falling out.
- 8. Rinse the rice in a sieve under cold water and let it drain well.
- 9. Peel the fruit and remove the core.
- 10. Cut the fruit into small cubes or thin slices.
- 11. Mix the fruit with the drained rice.
- 12. Season the rice and fruit mixture with salt and pepper to taste.
- 13. Grease a baking dish or gratin dish with some butter.
- 14. Spread the rice and fruit mixture into the prepared dish.
- 15. Pour the broth over the rice.
- 16. Season the chicken breasts generously on the outside with salt and pepper.
- 17. Place the stuffed chicken breasts directly on top of the rice.
- 18. Place small pieces of the remaining butter on top of the chicken.
- 19. Preheat the oven and bake the dish for about 40 minutes until golden brown.
- 20. Whisk the crème fraîche, egg yolk, and mustard together in a small bowl.
- 21. Slice the sage leaves into thin strips.
- 22. Spread the crème fraîche mixture evenly over the chicken breasts.
- 23. Sprinkle the chicken with the sage strips.
- 24. Let the dish finish cooking in the oven for the last 15 minutes.
- 25. Remove the dish from the oven and carefully remove the toothpicks.
- 26. Finally, adjust the seasoning of the rice with salt and pepper.
- 27. Serve the dish hot.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 725
- Protein: 65 g · Fett/Fat: 23 g · Carbs: 63 g