Chicken Breasts with Savory Apple Stuffing

Chicken Breasts with Savory Apple Stuffing
From: The Good Carb Cookbook

4 Skinless Bone-in Chicken Breast halves
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

Stuffing:
4 slices firm whole wheat bread
1/4 c finely chopped onion
1/4 c finely chopped celery
1 c chopped, peeled granny smith apple (1 med)
1/2 tsp fines herbs or 1/4 tsp each thyme and sage
1/4 c + 2T chicken broth

Sprinkle both sides of chicken with salt and pepper. Tear bread into pieces and put in a blender and process into coarse crumbs.

Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Add the onion, celery, apple, herbs and 2T chicken broth and place skillet over medium heat. Cover the skillet and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 2 min. or until vegetables and apples start to soften. Remove from heat and toss in bread crumbs.

Tossing gently, slowly add enough of the remaining broth to make a moist but not wet stuffing that holds together. Set aside.

Coat a 9"x13" pan with cooking spray and lay the chicken in the pan with the bone side up. Mound a quarter of the stuffing into the depression of the breastbone of each piece of chicken. Spray the tops of the chicken lightly with cooking spray.

Cover the pan with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 40 min. Remove the foil and bake for 20 additional minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

4 servings

248 cal, 3.1g fat, 82 mg chol, 2.9g fiber