# stuffed chicken

A delicious and easy-to-make stuffed chicken recipe featuring pesto, tomato, and mozzarella cheese, cooked to perfection in an air fryer.

- Total time: 12 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- chicken breasts
- pesto
- tomato slices
- freshly grated mozzarella cheese
- olive oil
- salt
- pepper
- garlic powder
- oregano
- paprika

## Instructions

1. Slice your chicken breasts on the side that has the fold on the bottom, being careful not to slice it all the way through.
2. Add some pesto on the bottom half of the chicken.
3. Place a few tomato slices on top of the pesto.
4. Sprinkle freshly grated mozzarella cheese over the tomato slices.
5. Close the chicken and secure it with some toothpicks to prevent the filling from oozing out.
6. In a small bowl, mix together olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder, oregano, and paprika.
7. Brush this mixture all over the chicken until evenly coated.
8. Add the chicken to an air fryer.
9. Cook at 400 degrees for 12 minutes, flipping halfway through.

## Equipment

- air fryer
- small bowl
- toothpicks
- brush

## Tips

- remove the toothpicks before serving

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKf_-VyMJ1r/?igsh=MWljbHMydnB6em1hZQ==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a4a6c59d-a4fe-4e2f-9824-7bf0c5726a6a
- Extracted: 2025-08-19

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